Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
A band - See the notes at Matthew 26:47; Matthew 27:27. John passes over the agony of Jesus in the garden, probably because it was so fully described by the other evangelists.
Lanterns ... - This was the time of the full moon, but it might have been cloudy, and their taking lights with them shows their determination to find him.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing John 18:3:
Acts 1:16
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