KJ3 Literal Translation
John 18
1 Judas gives Jesus over. 10 Peter smites off Malchus’ ear. 15 Peter’s denial. 28 The arraignment of Jesus before Pilate.
1Having said these things, Jesus went out with His disciples across the torrent Kidron, where there was a garden into which He and His disciples entered.
2And Judas, the one giving Him over, also knew the place, because Jesus many times assembled there with His disciples.
3Therefore Judas, having taken the cohort and under-officers from among the chief priests and the Pharisees, comes there with lights and torches and weapons.
4Therefore, knowing all the things coming upon Him, going forth, Jesus said to them, Whom do you seek?
5They answered Him, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said to them, I AM! And Judas, the one giving Him over, also stood with them.
6Therefore as He said to them, I AM, they went away into the rear and fell to the earth.
7Therefore again He asked, Whom do you seek? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.
8Jesus answered, I told you that I AM; therefore if you seek Me, allow these to go,
9(that the Word might be fulfilled which He said, “Of those whom You have given to Me, I lost not one of them, no one).”
10Then having a sword, Simon Peter drew it and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. And there was a name to the slave, Malchus.
11Therefore Jesus said to Peter, Put your sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it, not at all?
12Then the cohort, even the chiliarch and the under-officers of the Jews together, seized Jesus and bound Him.
13And they led Him away first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest of that year.
14And Caiaphas was the one who had given counsel to the Jews that it was profitable for one man to perish on behalf of the people.
15And Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus, and that disciple was known to the high priest and entered together with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest,
16but Peter stood at the door outside. Therefore the other disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the portress, and brought Peter in.
17Then the slave woman, the portress, said to Peter, Are you not also of the disciples of this man? That one said, I am not.
18Now the slaves and the under-officers stood, and they were warming themselves, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold; and Peter was with them, standing and warming himself.
19Then the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and about His doctrine.
20Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple where the Jews always come together, and I spoke nothing in secret.
21Why do you question Me? Question the ones hearing what I spoke to them: behold, these know what I said!
22But on His having said these things, one of the under-officers standing by gave Jesus a slap, saying, Do You answer the high priest thus?
23Jesus answered him, If I spoke badly, bear witness about the bad thing; but if well, why do you smite Me?
24Then having bound Him, Annas sent Him forth to Caiaphas the high priest.
25And Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Therefore they said to him, Are you not also of His disciples? That one denied and said, I am not.
26One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, says, Did I not see you in the garden with Him?
27Then again Peter denied, and immediately a cock sounded.
28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the praetorium, and it was early. And they did not enter into the praetorium that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.
29Then Pilate went out to them and said, What accusation do you bring against this man?
30They answered and said to him, If this one were not an evildoer, then we would not have given Him over to you.
31Then Pilate said to them, You take Him and judge Him according to your own Law. Then the Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to kill, no one,
32(that the Word of Jesus which He said might be fulfilled, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die).
33Then Pilate again entered into the praetorium and called Jesus, and said to Him, Are You the King of the Jews?
34Jesus answered him, Do you say this from yourself, or did others tell you about Me?
35Pilate answered, Not, am I a Jew? Your nation, even the chief priests gave You over to me! What did You do?
36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom was of this world, My servants would have fought that I might not be given over to the Jews. But now My kingdom is not from here.
37Then Pilate said to Him, Therefore, then are you not a king? Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this purpose I have come into the world, that I might witness to the Truth. Everyone being of the Truth hears My voice.
38Pilate says to Him, What is truth? And saying this, he again went out to the Jews and said to them, I do not find not even one cause of death in Him!
39But there is a common custom to you that I should release one prisoner to you at the Passover. Then do you will that I should release the King of the Jews to you?
40Then all cried out again, saying, Not this one, but Barabbas! But Barabbas was a plunderer.
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