C.
Life's process through death and resurrection for multiplication
18:1—20:13
1.
Delivering Himself in voluntary boldness to be processed
18:1-11
John 18
:1
18:1
When Jesus had said these things,
aHe 1went forth with His disciples across the brook
bKedron, where there was a garden, into which He entered as well as His disciples.
John 18
:2
18:2
And Judas also, who was
abetraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus often gathered there with His disciples.
John 18
:3
18:3
Then Judas, having gotten the cohort and some attendants from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with torches and lamps and weapons.
John 18
:4
18:4
Jesus therefore,
aknowing all the things that were coming upon Him,
1went forth and said to them, Whom do you seek?
John 18
:5
18:5
They answered Him, Jesus the
aNazarene. He said to them,
1bI am. And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them.
John 18
:6
18:6
When therefore He said to them, I am, they drew back and fell to the ground.
John 18
:7
18:7
Then again He asked them, Whom do you seek? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.
John 18
:8
18:8
Jesus answered, I told you that
aI am; if therefore you seek Me, let
1these go away,
John 18
:9
18:9
That the word might be fulfilled which He spoke,
aOf those whom You have given Me, I have not lost one.
John 18
:10
18:10
Then Simon Peter, having a
asword, drew it and struck the slave of the high priest and
bcut off his right ear; and the slave's name was Malchus.
John 18
:11
18:11
Jesus therefore said to Peter, Put the sword into its sheath. The
1cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?
2.
Examined in His dignity by mankind
18:12-38a
a.
By the Jews according to God's law in their religion
vv. 12-27
John 18
:12
18:12
Then the cohort and the commander and the attendants of the Jews
aseized Jesus and bound Him
John 18
:13
18:13
And 1led Him away to Annas first; for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
John 18
:14
18:14
Now it was
aCaiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die for the people.
John 18
:15
18:15
And Simon Peter followed Jesus, as well as another disciple. And that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into the court of the high priest;
John 18
:16
18:16
But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, the one known to the high priest, went out and spoke to
the maid who kept the door and brought Peter in.
John 18
:17
18:17
Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, Are you not also
one of this man's disciples? He said,
aI am not.
John 18
:18
18:18
Now the slaves and the attendants were standing
there, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold, and they were warming themselves; and Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.
John 18
:19
18:19
The high priest then questioned Jesus concerning His disciples and concerning His teaching.
John 18
:20
18:20
Jesus answered him, I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews come together, and I spoke nothing in secret.
John 18
:21
18:21
1Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard
Me, concerning what I spoke to them; behold, these know what I said.
John 18
:22
18:22
And when He said these things, one of the attendants standing by
aslapped Jesus, saying, Is that how You answer the high priest?
John 18
:23
18:23
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken wrongly, testify concerning the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?
John 18
:24
18:24
Annas then sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
John 18
:25
18:25
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Then they said to him, Are you not also
one of His disciples? He denied and said, I am not.
John 18
:26
18:26
One of the slaves of the high priest, who was a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, Did I not see you in the garden with Him?
John 18
:27
18:27
Then Peter denied again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
b.
By the Gentiles according to man's law in their politics
vv. 28-38a
John 18
:28
18:28
aThen they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the
1praetorium, and it was
2early morning. And they themselves did not enter into the praetorium, so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the passover.
John 18
:29
18:29
Pilate therefore went outside to them and said, What accusation do you bring against this man?
John 18
:30
18:30
They answered and said to him, If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered Him to you.
John 18
:31
18:31
Pilate said then to them, You take Him and judge Him according to your
alaw. The Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to kill anyone,
John 18
:32
18:32
That the
aword of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, signifying by what
1kind of death He was to die.
John 18
:33
18:33
Pilate therefore entered again into the praetorium and called for Jesus. And he said to Him, You are the
aKing of the Jews?
John 18
:34
18:34
Jesus answered,
1Are you saying this of yourself, or did others tell you about Me?
John 18
:35
18:35
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Your nation and its chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?
John 18
:36
18:36
Jesus answered, My
akingdom is not
1of this world. If My kingdom were
1of this world, My attendants would be struggling so that I would not be delivered to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not from
2here.
John 18
:37
18:37
Pilate said therefore to Him, So then You are a king? Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. For this I have been
aborn, and for this I have come into the world, that I would testify to the
1btruth. Every one who is of the truth hears My voice.
3.
Sentenced in man's injustice by blind religion with dark politics
18:38b—19:16
John 18
:38
18:38
Pilate said to Him, What is truth? And having said this, he again went out to the Jews and said to them, I find
ano fault in Him.
John 18
:39
18:39
But you have a custom that I release one man to you at the Passover. Is it your will therefore that I release to you the King of the Jews?
John 18
:40
18:40
Then they cried out again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
