Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
John 18:6 They went backward, and fell to the ground. This statement of John is omitted by the other gospels. As Christ answers them, either his majesty and their own terror so impressed them, that, awed, they fell backward to the earth, or his divine power was exerted to prostrate them. Then the Lord submitted himself "as a lamb to the slaughter" (Isaiah 53:7 Jer 11:19 Ac 8:32), and his power is not again exerted until he rises from the tomb, except to heal the smitten servant of the high priest.
John 18:2-14 Judas . . . knew the place. For notes on the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus, see Matthew 26:47-58. Compare Mark 14:43-54 Lu 22:47-54.
Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing John 18:6:
John 18:2-14
John 18:6
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