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10 aThen Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.  
11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink athe cup which My Father has given Me?”  

Before the High Priest

12 Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.
13 And athey led Him away to bAnnas first, for he was the father-in-law of cCaiaphas who was high priest that year.  
14 aNow it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was1 expedient that one man should die for the people.  

Peter Denies Jesus

15 aAnd Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did banother disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.  
16 aBut Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in.  
17 Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, “You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am anot.”  
18 Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself.

Jesus Questioned by the High Priest

19 The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine.
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John 18:12

The chief captain (o xiliarxov). They actually had the Roman commander of the cohort along (cf. Acts 21:31), not mentioned before.

Seized (sunelabon). Second aorist active of sullambanw, old verb to grasp together, to arrest (technical word) in the Synoptics in this context (Mark 14:48; Matthew 26:55), here alone in John.

Bound (edhsan). First aorist active indicative of dew, to bind. As a matter of course, with the hands behind his back, but with no warrant in law and with no charge against him.

To Annas first (prov Annan prwton). Ex-high priest and father-in-law (penqerov, old word, only here in N.T.) of Caiaphas the actual high priest. Then Jesus was subjected to a preliminary and superfluous inquiry by Annas (given only by John) while the Sanhedrin were gathering before Caiaphas. Bernard curiously thinks that the night trial actually took place here before Annas and only the early morning ratification was before Caiaphas. So he calmly says that "Matthew inserts the name Caiaphas at this point (the night trial) in which he seems to have been mistaken." But why "mistaken"?

That year (tou eniautou ekeinou). Genitive of time.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 18:12:

Matthew 27:2
Mark 15:1
John 7:32
John 18:24

 

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