48. Judas had planned to give them a signal. He had said, “The man I kiss is Jesus. Arrest him.”
49. At once Judas went to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Teacher!” Then Judas kissed him.
50. Jesus answered, “Friend, do the thing you came to do.”Then the men came and grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
51. When that happened, one of Jesus’ followers reached for his sword and pulled it out. The follower struck the servant of the high priest with the sword and cut off his ear.
52. Jesus said to the man, “Put your sword back in its place. All who use swords will be killed with swords.
53. Surely you know I could ask my Father, and he would give me more than 12 armies of angels.
54. But this thing must happen this way so that it will be as the Scriptures say.”
55. Then Jesus said to the crowd, “You came to get me with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal. Every day I sat in the Temple teaching. You did not arrest me there.
56. But all these things have happened so that it will be as the prophets wrote.” Then all of Jesus’ followers left him and ran away.
57. Those men who arrested Jesus led him to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest. The teachers of the law and the Jewish elders were gathered there.