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Verse John 18:6. _THEY WENT BACKWARD, AND FELL TO THE GROUND._] None
of the other evangelists mentions this very important circumstance.
Our Lord chose to give them this proof of _his_ infinite power...
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THEY WENT BACKWARD ... - The cause of their retiring in this manner is
not mentioned. Various things might have produced it. The frank, open,
and fearless manner in which Jesus addressed them may have...
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III. “I LAY DOWN MY LIFE, THAT I MIGHT TAKE IT AGAIN.”
Chapter s 18-21
CHAPTER 18
_ 1. The Arrest in the Garden. (John 18:1 .)_
2. Before Annas and Caiaphas; Peter's Denial. (John 18:12 .)
3. Befo...
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JOHN 18 F. THE ARREST, THE TRIAL, AND THE PASSION.
John 18:1. The Arrest. Jesus leaves the room, or the city, and crosses
the Kedron (_cf._ 2 Samuel 15:23) to a garden where He often went, so
that the...
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JUDAS, ALSO, WHICH BETRAYED HIM, STOOD WITH THEM.
To the Lord's question, his foes replying that they sought Jesus of
Nazareth, he calmly replied, "I am he." Then follows. scene designed
to show all t...
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When Jesus had said these things he went out with his disciples across
the Kedron Valley to a place where there was a garden, into which he
and his disciples entered; and Judas, his betrayer, knew the...
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THE ARREST IN THE GARDEN (John 18:1-11)...
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BACKWARD. Greek. _eis_ (App-104.) _ta opiso_.
TO THE GROUND. Greek _chamai._ Only here, and John 9:6....
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_As soon then as he had said_ Better, WHEN THEREFORE (see on John
18:3) HE SAID. The Evangelist intimates that what followed was the
immediate consequence of Christ's words.
_went backward, and fell_...
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ὩΣ ΟΥ̓͂Ν ΕἾΠΕΝ. WHEN THEREFORE HE SAID; intimating that
what followed was the immediate consequence of His words. They fell
backwards, recoiling from the majesty of goodness, not forwards in
adoration...
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THE BETRAYAL...
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Ver 3. Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the
chief priests and Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and
weapons. 4. Jesus therefore, knowing all things that shoul...
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_JESUS BETRAYED AND ARRESTED IN A GARDEN -- JOHN 18:1-11:_ When Jesus
ended that amazing prayer that is recorded in John 17:1-26 He and His
disciples crossed the Kidron Valley and went into a garden....
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ΆΠΉΛΘΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G565)
уходить,
ΈΠΕΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΊΠΤΩ (G4098) падать,
ΧΑΜΑΊ (G5476) на землю....
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DISCOURSE: 1717
CHRIST’S ENEMIES SMITTEN DOWN BY A WORD
John 18:4. Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon
him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? They answered him,
Jesus...
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THEY WENT BACKWARD, AND FELL TO THE GROUND.— As there were scribes
and priests among them, they must have read of the destruction of
those companies, which came to seize the prophet Elijah, Exodus 1:1...
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BETRAYAL AND ARREST
_Text: John 18:1-11_
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When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples
over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he entered,
himself and his disc...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 18:1-11
Below is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us: —
"As the last section (13 to 17) involved His death, it must take
place. He has given in...
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Darkness is the day, for evildoers. The Lord worked in the day. Satan
fears the light. Even in the night they need a squad of soldiers and
armed deputies to take a gentle, unarmed Man and His timid di...
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FELL TO THE GROUND] To show that He could not be arrested against His
will (see John 10:18), Jesus, before giving Himself up, showed His
preternatural power; or perhaps the falling was an effect of
su...
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CHRIST BEFORE ANNAS, CAIAPHAS, AND PILATE
1-14. Christ's arrest and trial before Annas (cp. Matthew 26:30 = Mark
14:26 = Luke 22:39). The narrative is now parallel with the synoptic
account, with whic...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 18
JUDAS *BETRAYS JESUS 18:1-11
V1 After Jesus had said this prayer, he left with his *disciples.
They crossed the vall...
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THEY WENT BACKWARD, AND FELL TO THE GROUND. — There is nothing in
the narrative to suggest that our Lord put forth miraculous power to
cause this terror. The impression is rather that it was produced...
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XVII. _ THE ARREST._
"When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples
over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into the which He entered,
Himself and His disciples. Now Judas als...
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_The arrest of Jesus_....
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The immediate effect of His calm declaration was: ἀπῆλθον
εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω καὶ ἔπεσον χαμαί, “they
went backwards and fell to the ground”. Job 1:20, πεσὼν
χαμαί; similarly used by Homer, etc., as = χαμᾶζε...
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JESUS ACCEPTS HIS SUFFERING
John 18:1-11
Our Lord went forth from the city and across the brook Cedron to
Gethsemane, but not for the purpose of concealment, as John 18:2
clearly shows. How character...
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From the sacred hours of teaching and prayer our Lord passed to the
final acts in His mighty work. This brought Him to Gethsemane, where
we have a revelation of His majesty and His meekness. He suffer...
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Jesus again shews the Jews his power, and works another miracle before
them, to give them another opportunity of being converted; but they
would not: they still persevere in their hardness of heart; h...
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THE ARREST
Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12. “ _And
Judas_, the one betraying Him
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The meeting of Jesus with the band. “ _Jesus therefore_, _knowing
all that which was to come upon him, went forth and says to them:Whom
are you seeking for?_ 5. _They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth....
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FIRST SECTION: 18:1-11. THE ARREST OF JESUS.
John omits here the account of the agony of Jesus in Gethsemane; but
he clearly assigns to this fact its place by these words of John 18:1:
_where there_ _...
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FOURTH PART: THE PASSION. 18:1-19:42.
The intention of the evangelist, in the following narrative, is
certainly not to give a narration as complete as possible of the
Passion, as if no narrative of th...
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Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went
forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? (5) They answered him, Jesus
of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also,...
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In John 15:1-27 our Lord substitutes Himself for Israel, as the plant
of God, responsible to bear fruit for Him on earth (not merely for
man, as such, openly sinful and lost). He takes the place of th...
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The history of our Lord's last moments begins after the words that He
addressed to His Father. We shall find even in this part of it, the
general character of that which is related in this Gospel (acc...
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AS SOON THEN AS HE HAD SAID UNTO THEM I AM HE,.... Immediately upon
his speaking these words, which were delivered with so much majesty
and authority, and were attended with such a divine power:
THEY...
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As soon then as he had said unto them, I am _he_, they went backward,
and fell to the ground.
Ver. 6. _As soon then as he had said, &c._] Here our Saviour let out
a little beam of the majesty of his...
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_Jesus, knowing all things that should come upon him_ That is,
knowing, not only in general, that he must suffer a variety of
insults, tortures, and even death itself, but also all the particular
circ...
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Jesus is betrayed. Matthew 26:47-56....
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FELL TO THE GROUND; prostrated themselves before him under the
influence of his divine power. This showed that they were completely
in his power; had he seen fit, he could easily have escaped their
ha...
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An exhibition of divine majesty:...
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AS SOON, THEN, AS HE HAD SAID UNTO THEM, I AM HE, THEY WENT BACKWARD,
AND FELL TO THE GROUND....
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BETRAYED AND ARRESTED
(vs.1-12)
The Son of God goes calmly, steadily on to the great conquest of
Calvary, each step of the way perfectly measured by divine wisdom. The
fact of His going into the gard...
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1-12 Sin began in the garden of Eden, there the curse was pronounced,
there the Redeemer was promised; and in a garden that promised Seed
entered into conflict with the old serpent. Christ was buried...
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For a further evidence to the world that Christ was the Son of the
Everlasting Father, it pleased God in all the periods of his life to
show forth by him some acts of the Divine power. What had Christ...
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John 18:6 Now G5613 when G3767 said G2036 (G5627) them G846 G3754 I
G1473 am G1510 (G5748
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‘Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming on him,
went up and says to them, “Who are you looking for?” They answered
him, “Jesus of Nazareth”. Jesus says to them, “I am.” And
Judas als...
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THE ARREST (JOHN 18:1).
Leaving the Upper Room Jesus led His disciples to the Garden of
Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives. The fact that Judas knew where to
find Him suggests either that this was pre-...
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John 18:6. WHEN THEREFORE HE SAID UNTO THEM, I AM HE, THEY WENT
BACKWARD AND FELL TO THE GROUND. It is the Divine majesty and
innocence of Jesus that produced the effect. Like the buyers and
sellers i...
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With the beginning of this chapter we enter upon a new section of the
Gospel, extending to the close of chap. 19. The section contains the
final assault of the devil and the world upon Jesus. But the...
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FELL TO THE GROUND
(επεσαν χαμα). Second aorist active indicative of πιπτω
with first aorist ending (-αν). This recoil made them stumble. But
why did they step back? Was it the former claim of Jesus...
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John 18:6
Judas and His Bond
I. In the occurrence before us, we have a remarkable proof that,
whilst Christ would not thwart the purposes of His enemies who
thirsted for His blood, He was resolved to...
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John 18:4
Consider this incident:
I. As a remarkable momentary manifestation of our Lord's glory.
II. As a manifestation of the voluntariness of our Lord's suffering.
III. An instance, on a small...
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John 18:1. _When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his
disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he
entered, and his disciples. And Judas also, which betrayed...
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John 18:1. _When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his
disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he
entered, and his disciples._
From our Lord's example, we s...
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John 18:1. _When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his
disciples over the brook Cedron,_
A dark, foul brook, through which flowed the blood and refuse from the
temple. King David cross...
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John 18:1. _When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his
disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he
entered, and his disciples._
Our Lord could not cross that...
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CONTENTS: Jesus' betrayal and arrest. Peter's denial. Jesus condemned
and Barabbas released.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Judas, priests, officers, Pharisees, Peter,
Malchus, Annas, Caiaphas, Pilate, Barabbas,...
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John 18:1. _He went over the brook Cedron._ Cedron, or Kidron, was the
name of the deep valley, as well as of the brook which ran through it,
on the east between Jerusalem and the mount of Olives. It...
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JUDAS, THE TRAITOR, KNEW WHERE IT WAS. For notes on the Arrest, see
Matthew 26:47-58.
6. THEY MOVED BACK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. Only John tells us this.
This might fulfill Psalms 27:2. It shows us th...
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1-16. THEN PILATE TOOK JESUS. For notes on these verses, see Matthew
27:19-31. John gives a few more details.
5. LOOK! HERE IS THE MAN. Jesus had been lacerated in the whipping,
and wore the crown of...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 18:6 Falling to the ground is a common and natural
reaction to divine revelation (Ezekiel 44:4; Acts 9:4;...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 18:1 These chapters tell of Jesus’ betrayal by
Judas (John 18:1), his informal hearing before Annas (John 18:12)
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Jesus is betrayed and arrested Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-50; Luke
22:47-53; John 18:1-11;...
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CHAPTER 18
I have commented on the Passion (Matthew 27 and 28.), I shall
therefore only briefly touch on those points which are related by S.
John only. Ver. 1. _When Jesus had spoken these words, He...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 18:1. WENT FORTH.—From the part of the suburbs where the
discourse from John 14:31 had been spoken, and the intercessory prayer
offered. THE BROOK CEDRON (τοῦ Κεδ...
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EXPOSITION
B. THE HOUR HAS COME.
JOHN 18:1
John 19:42.—1. _The outer glorification of Christ in his Passion_....
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Shall we turn to John's gospel, chapter 18.
Jesus has finished His prayer, which we mentioned last week should
properly be entitled the Lord's Prayer. And now, from wherever this
prayer was offered, m...
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2 Kings 1:9; Acts 4:29; Acts 4:30; Luke 9:54; Psalms 129:5;...
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As soon as he said, I am he, they went backward and fell to the ground
— How amazing is it, that they should renew the assault, after so
sensible an experience both of his power and mercy! But probabl...