4. Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen to him, went out and said to them, “Whom are you looking for?”
5. They answered him, “Jesus the Nazorean.” He said to them, “I AM.” Judas his betrayer was also with them.
6. When he said to them, “I AM,” they turned away and fell to the ground.
7. So he again asked them, “Whom are you looking for?” They said, “Jesus the Nazorean.”
8. Jesus answered, “I told you that I AM. So if you are looking for me, let these men go.”
9. This was to fulfill what he had said, “I have not lost any of those you gave me.”
10. Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus.
11. Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its scabbard. Shall I not drink the cup that the Father gave me?”
12. So the band of soldiers, the tribune, and the Jewish guards seized Jesus, bound him,
13. and brought him to Annas first. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
14. It was Caiaphas who had counseled the Jews that it was better that one man should die rather than the people.
15. Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Now the other disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered the courtyard of the high priest with Jesus.
16. But Peter stood at the gate outside. So the other disciple, the acquaintance of the high priest, went out and spoke to the gatekeeper and brought Peter in.
17. Then the maid who was the gatekeeper said to Peter, “You are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.”
18. Now the slaves and the guards were standing around a charcoal fire that they had made, because it was cold, and were warming themselves. Peter was also standing there keeping warm.
19. The high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his doctrine.
20. Jesus answered him, “I have spoken publicly to the world. I have always taught in a synagogue or in the temple area where all the Jews gather, and in secret I have said nothing.