John 18:11

John 18:11

9 that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, ^a“Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none.”

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.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Into the sheath (eiv thn qhkhn). Old word from tiqhmi, to put for box or sheath, only here in N.T. In Matthew 26:52 Christ's warning is given.

The cup (to pothrion). Metaphor for Christ's death, used already in reply to request of James and John (Mark 10:39; Matthew 20:22) and in the agony in Gethsemane before Judas came (Mark 14:36; Matthew 26:39; Luke 22:42), which is not given by John. The case of to pothrion is the suspended nominative for note auto (it) referring to it.

Shall I not drink? (ou mh piw). Second aorist active subjunctive of pinw with the double negative ou mh in a question expecting the affirmative answer. Abbott takes it as an exclamation and compares John 6:37; Mark 14:25.

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