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John 18:5-15 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

5. They answered Him, "Jesus the Nazarene." He said to them, "I am He." And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them.

6. So when He said to them, "I am He," they drew back and fell to the ground.

7. Therefore He again asked them, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."

8. Jesus answered, "I told you that I am He; so if you seek Me, let these go their way,"

9. to fulfill the word which He spoke, "Of those whom You have given Me I lost not one."

10. Simon Peter then, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave's name was Malchus.

11. So Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?"

12. So the Roman cohort and the commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him,

13. and led Him to Annas first; for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

14. Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.

15. Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into the court of the high priest,

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