George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
John 18:21
Why askest thou me? Caiphas, in quality of judge, was to examine the crimes laid to the charge of the accused, by the testimony of witnesses. (Witham)
Why askest thou me? Caiphas, in quality of judge, was to examine the crimes laid to the charge of the accused, by the testimony of witnesses. (Witham)
JOHN 18:13-27 _order of verses_ {A} Because the usual sequence of these verses involves difficulties (in ver. John 18:13 Jesus is brought before Annas first and what follows is apparently before him,...
WHY ASKEST THOU ME? ASK THEM ... - Jesus here insisted on his rights, and reproves the high priest for his unjust and illegal manner of extorting a confession from him. If he had done wrong, or taught...
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...
THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. PETER'S DENIAL. Jesus is brought to Annas, the father-in-law of the actual High Priest of that year (John 11:51). This preliminary stage, known only to our author, is not...
SPAKE OPENLY TO THE WORLD. The Lord ignores the question concerning his disciples, but answers with reference to himself. He had taught openly in the synagogue and temple; he had entered into no consp...
THE ARREST IN THE GARDEN (John 18:1-11)...
HAVE SAID. said. BEHOLD. Greek. _ide._ App-133....
_which heard_ Better, WHO HAVE HEARD; and -I have said" should again be I SPAKE. _they know_ Or, THESE _know_, as if implying that they were present and ought to be examined. According to Jewish rule...
ἘΡΩΤΑ͂ΙΣ; ἘΡΏΤΗΣΟΝ (אBC1LX) for ἐπερωτᾷς; ἐπερερώτησον (John 18:7). 21. ἼΔΕ ΟΥ̓͂ΤΟΙ. As if implying that they were present and ought to be examined. Witnesses for the defence were heard first. Οὖτοι...
THE JEWISH OR ECCLESIASTICAL TRIALS 12–27. Much space is given in all four Gospels to the Jewish and Roman trials, space apparently disproportionate to the brief account of the Crucifixion. But the tw...
VER 19. THE HIGH PRIEST THEN ASKED JESUS OF HIS DISCIPLES, AND OF HIS DOCTRINE. 20. JESUS ANSWERED HIM, I SPOKE OPENLY TO THE WORLD; I EVER TAUGHT IN THE SYNAGOGUE, AND IN THE TEMPLE, WHERE THE JEWS A...
_JESUS IS QUESTIONED BY THE HIGH PRIEST -- JOHN 18:19-27:_ The High Priest asked Jesus about His disciples. He likely was asking about their authority to do their work. Jesus said He taught openly and...
ΈΡΏΤΗΣΟΝ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΈΡΩΤΆΩ (G2065) спрашивать, допрашивать. Inch, _aor._, "начни спрашивать у них" (не у меня). ΆΚΗΚΟΌΤΑΣ _perf. act. part. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать. _Perf._ подчеркивает р...
DISCOURSE: 1718 JESUS SMITTEN IN THE HIGH PRIEST’S PALACE John 18:19. The high-priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever ta...
THE HIGH PRIEST THEN ASKED JESUS— The court being duly constituted, and the prisoner placed at the bar, the trial began about break of day. See Luke 22. 66. The high priest asked our Lord, what his di...
TRIAL BY THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES _Text:_ .John 18:12-27 12 So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him, 13 and led him to Annas first; for he was fa...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 18:12-27 Below is an Analysis of the second section of John 18: — The structure of our present passage is quite complex. From Christ being led away to Annas, th...
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. For the exposition, see the note at , etc., as far as page 204, second paragraph. O...
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...
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...
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION BEFORE ANNAS (peculiar to this Gospel). The object of Annas's examination, which was irregular and informal, was obviously to induce Jesus to incriminate Himself in view of the...
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...
WHY ASKEST THOU ME? — Comp. John 5:31. The pronoun “Me” is not the emphatic word as it is generally taken to be. The stress is on the interrogative, “_Why,_ for what purpose, dost thou ask Me? If you...
“Why do you interrogate me? Ask those who have heard, what I said to them.” Similarly Socrates appeals to his disciples. The οὗτοι might be construed as if Jesus looked towards some who were present....
_Examination before Annas_....
JESUS BEFORE HIS PERSECUTORS John 18:19-24 Annas was the father-in-law of the high priest. For many years he had worn the high priest's robes, and though now he had nominally retired from his office,...
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...
JESUS CONDEMNED BY THE SANHEDRIN Matthew 26:59-68; Mark 14:55-65; Luke 22:63-71; John 18:19-24. “ Then the high
ARRAIGNMENT OF JESUS AND DENIAL OF PETER Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-62; John 18:13-27. “ And t
I. THE TRIAL BEFORE THE SANHEDRIM: 18:12-27. The following section contains the account of an appearance of Jesus in the house of Annas, the ex-high-priest, an account with which that of the denial of...
“ _The high-priest therefore asked Jesus concerning his disciples and his doctrine._ 20. _Jesus answered him: I have spoken openly to the world; I have always taught in open synagogue and in the templ...
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...
The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine? (20) Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always...
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...
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...
WHY ASKEST THOU ME?.... He seems surprised at the high priest's conduct, that he should put such questions to him, who stood bound before him; was brought there as a criminal, and was the defendant, a...
Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said. Ver. 21. _Why askest thou me?_] We are to be ready always to give an answer to those that ask u...
_The high-priest then asked Jesus_ As he stood before him; of _his disciples, and of his doctrine_ What it was that he taught, and with what view he had gathered so many followers. In these questions...
ASK THEM WHICH HEARD ME; this was the legal and proper way of gaining evidence....
WHY ASKEST THOU ME? ASK THEM WHICH HEARD ME WHAT I HAVE SAID UNTO THEM; BEHOLD, THEY KNOW WHAT I SAID....
The preliminary hearing:...
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...
13-27 Simon Peter denied his Master. The particulars have been noticed in the remarks on the other Gospels. The beginning of sin is as the letting forth of water. The sin of lying is a fruitful sin;...
We are told by those that have written about the Jewish order in their courts of judgment, that their capital causes always began with the defensive part; and that it was lawful for any to speak for t...
John 18:21 Why G5101 ask G1905 (G5719) Me G3165 Ask G1905 (G5657) heard G191 (G5756) what...
‘The High Priest then asked Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching. Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues and in the Temple where all the Juda...
THE MESSIANIC LAMB IS EXAMINED BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST - PETER DENIES JESUS (JOHN 18:13). Just as the Passover lambs had to be examined by the priests before being sacrificed, so now Jesus, God's Pass...
John 18:20-21. JESUS ANSWERED HIM, I HAVE SPOKEN BOLDLY TO THE WORLD: I EVER TAUGHT IN SYNAGOGUE AND IN THE TEMPLE-COURTS, WHERE ALL THE JEWS ASSEMBLE, AND IN SECRET I SPAKE NOTHING. WHY ASKEST THOU M...
We have in this passage the appearance of Jesus before Annas and Caiaphas, together with the three denials of the Apostle peter. The difficulties of the passage, both in itself and in its relation to...
ASK THEM THAT HAVE HEARD ME (ερωτησον τους ακηκοοτας). First aorist (tense of urgent and instant action) active imperative of ερωταω and the articular perfect active participle accusative masculine...
John 18:15. _And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple:_ That is John, of course; he never mentions his own name if he can help it. John 18:15. That disciple was known unto the hig...
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...
The passages, which we are about to read from three of the Evangelists, make up a continuous narrative of our Lord's trial before the high priest. First, John gives us an account of our Saviour's appe...
John 18:12. _Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus and bound him, and led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same...
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,...
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...
INTO THE COURTYARD OF THE HIGH PRIEST'S HOUSE. For notes on the trial before Caiaphas and Peter's denial, see Matthew 26:57-75....
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)
CAIAPHAS QUESTIONS JESUS MATTHEW 26:57-68; MARK 14:53-65; LUKE 22:54 Luke 22:67-71;...
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...
_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...
EXPOSITION B. THE HOUR HAS COME. JOHN 18:1 John 19:42.—1. _The outer glorification of Christ in his Passion_....
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...
Acts 24:12; Acts 24:13; Acts 24:18; Luke 22:67; Mark 14:55;...
Why askest thou me — Whom thou wilt not believe?...