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AICNT When he said to them, “I am,” they stepped back and fell to the ground.
OEB When Jesus said “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
WEBBE When therefore he said to them, “I am he,” they went backward and fell to the ground.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So when Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they retreated and fell to the ground.
LSV When, therefore, He said to them, “I AM,” they went away backward, and fell to the ground.
FBV When Jesus said “I am,” they fell back and dropped to the ground.
TCNT When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
T4T When Jesus told them, “That is who I am,” they lurched backward and fell down on the ground because of his power.
LEB So when he said to them, “I am he,”[fn] they drew back[fn] and fell to the ground.
BBE And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.
Moff No Moff YHN (JHN) book available
Wymth As soon then as He said to them, "I am he," they went backwards and fell to the ground.
ASV When therefore he said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
DRA As soon therefore as he had said to them: I am he; they went backward, and fell to the ground.
YLT when, therefore, he said to them — 'I am [he],' they went away backward, and fell to the ground.
Drby When therefore he said to them, I am [he], they went away backward and fell to the ground.
RV When therefore he said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
Wbstr As soon then as he had said to them, I am he , they went backward, and fell to the ground.
KJB-1769 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
KJB-1611 Assoone then as he had said vnto them, I am he, they went backeward, and fell to the ground.
(Assoone then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backeward, and fell to the ground.)
Bshps Assoone then as he sayde vnto them I am he, they went backewarde, & fell to the grounde.
(Assoone then as he said unto them I am he, they went backewarde, and fell to the ground.)
Gnva Assoone then as hee had saide vnto them, I am hee, they went away backewardes, and fell to the grounde.
(Assoone then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went away backewardes, and fell to the ground. )
Cvdl Now whan Iesus sayde vnto the: I am he, they wete bacwardes, and fell to the grounde.
(Now when Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: I am he, they went bacwardes, and fell to the ground.)
TNT Iudas also which betrayed him stode with them.
(Yudas also which betrayed him stood with them. )
Wyc And whanne he seide to hem, Y am, thei wenten abak, and fellen doun on the erthe.
(And when he said to them, I am, they went abak, and fellen down on the earth.)
Luth Als nun JEsus zu ihnen sprach: Ich bin‘s, wichen sie zurück und fielen zu Boden.
(Als now Yesus to to_them spoke: I bin‘s, wichen they/she/them zurück and fell to Boden.)
ClVg Ut ergo dixit eis: Ego sum: abierunt retrorsum, et ceciderunt in terram.[fn]
(Ut therefore he_said eis: I sum: they_are_gone retrorsum, and they_fell in the_earth/land. )
UGNT ὡς οὖν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, ἐγώ εἰμι, ἀπῆλθαν εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω καὶ ἔπεσαν χαμαί.
(hōs oun eipen autois, egō eimi, apaʸlthan eis ta opisō kai epesan ⱪamai.)
SBL-GNT ὡς οὖν εἶπεν ⸀αὐτοῖς· Ἐγώ εἰμι, ἀπῆλθον εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω καὶ ἔπεσαν χαμαί.
(hōs oun eipen ⸀autois; Egō eimi, apaʸlthon eis ta opisō kai epesan ⱪamai.)
TC-GNT Ὡς οὖν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς [fn]ὅτι Ἐγώ εἰμι, [fn]ἀπῆλθον εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, καὶ [fn]ἔπεσον χαμαί.
(Hōs oun eipen autois hoti Egō eimi, apaʸlthon eis ta opisō, kai epeson ⱪamai. )
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Jesus’ Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, and Burial
Matthew 26-27; Mark 14-15; Luke 22-23; John 13-19
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
Jerusalem during the New Testament
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).