Mat 26:47-56, Luk 22:47-53, Joh 18:3-12 | ISV | STEP | Jesus Is Arrested Just then, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. A large crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests and elders of the people.

Matthew 26:47-56

47 Jesus Is Arrested Mark 14:43-50; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:3-12Just then, while Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. A large crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests and elders of the people.Mark 14:43; Luke 22:47; John 18:3; Acts 1:16 48 Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, “The one I kiss ^{▼▼People customarily greeted their friends with a kiss.} is the man. Arrest him.”

49 So Judas ^{▼▼Lit. he} immediately went up to Jesus and said, “Hello, Rabbi!” ^{▼▼Rabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher.} and kissed him tenderly.2Sam 20:9

50 Jesus said to him, “Friend, why are you here?” ^{▼▼Or do what you came for} Then the other men ^{▼▼Lit. they} came forward, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.Ps 41:9; 55:13

51 Suddenly, one of the men with Jesus reached out his hand, drew his sword, and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.John 18:10 52 Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place! For all who use a sword will be killed by a sword.Gen 9:6; Rev 13:10 53 Don't you think that I could call on my Father, and he would send me more than twelve legions of angels now?2Kings 6:17; Dan 7:10 54 How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say this must happen?”Isa 53:7; Isa 53:24; Luke 24:25, 44, 46

55 At this point ^{▼▼Lit. In that hour} Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I were a bandit? ^{▼▼Or revolutionary} Day after day I sat teaching in the temple, yet you didn't arrest me. 56 But all of this has happened so that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.”

Then all the disciples deserted him and ran away.Lam 4:20; Matt 26:54; John 18:15

Luke 22:47-53

47 Jesus Is Arrested Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-50; John 18:3-11While Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} was still speaking, a crowd came up. The man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them, and he came close to Jesus to kiss ^{▼▼People customarily greeted their friends with a kiss.} him.Matt 26:47; Mark 14:43; John 18:3 48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

49 When those who were around him saw what was about to take place, they asked, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” 50 Then one of them struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear.Matt 26:51; Mark 14:47; John 18:10

51 But Jesus said, “No more of this!” So he touched his ear and healed him.

52 Then Jesus said to the high priests, the temple police, and the elders, who had come for him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as if I were a bandit? ^{▼▼Or revolutionary}Matt 26:55; Mark 14:48 53 While I was with you day after day in the temple, you didn't lay a hand on me. But this is your hour, when darkness reigns!” ^{▼▼Lit. your hour and the power of darkness}John 12:27

John 18:3-12

3 So Judas took a detachment of soldiers and some officers from the high priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.Matt 26:47; Mark 14:43; Luke 22:47; Acts 1:16

4 Then Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen, went forward and said to them, “Who are you looking for?”

5 They answered him, “Jesus from Nazareth.” ^{▼▼Nazareth. 18:5 Or Jesus the Nazarene; the Gk. Nazoraios may be a word play between Heb. netser, meaning branch (see Isa 11:1), and the name}

Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, the man who betrayed him, was standing with them.

6 When Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} told them, “I am he,” they backed away and fell to the ground.

7 So he asked them again, “Who are you looking for?”

They said, “Jesus from Nazareth.” ^{▼▼Nazareth. 18:7 Or Jesus the Nazarene; the Gk. Nazoraios may be a word play between Heb. netser, meaning branch (see Isa 11:1), and the name}

8 Jesus replied, “I told you that I am he. So if you are looking for me, let these men go.” 9 This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken, “I did not lose a single one of those you gave me.”John 17:12

10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.Matt 26:51; Mark 14:47; Luke 22:49-50 11 Jesus told Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shouldn't I drink the cup that the Father has given me?”Matt 20:22

12 Jesus before the High Priest Matthew 26:57-58; Mark 14:53-54; Luke 22:54Then the soldiers, along with their commander and the Jewish officers, arrested Jesus and tied him up.