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John 18:8
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He; if therefore ye seek Me, let these go their way;
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He; if therefore ye seek Me, let these go their way;
Verse John 18:8. _LET THESE GO THEIR WAY_] These words are rather words of _authority_, than words of _entreaty_. I _voluntarily_ give myself up to you, but you must not molest one of these my discip...
LET THESE GO THEIR WAY - These apostles. This shows his care and love even in the hour of danger. He expected to die. They were to carry the news of his death to the ends of the earth. Hence he, the f...
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...
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...
LET THESE GO THEIR WAY. After the guard had recovered from its sudden terror, perhaps wondering how it could have been so smitten to the earth, but still standing as if they did not know what to do, J...
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...
THE ARREST IN THE GARDEN (John 18:1-11)...
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_I have told_ Rather, I TOLD. _let these_ At first Jesus had gone forward (John 18:4) from His company, as Judas from his. Judas had fallen back on his followers while the disciples followed up and g...
ἌΦΕΤΕ ΤΟΎΤΟΥΣ ὙΠΆΓΕΙΝ. He is no hireling (John 10:12); His first thought is for the sheep. At first Jesus had gone forward (John 18:4) from His company, as Judas, to give the kiss, from his. Judas has...
THE BETRAYAL...
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...
_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....
ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ, _см._ John 18:5. ΆΦΕΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΆΦΊΗΜΙ (G863) позволять, ΎΠΆΓΕΙΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΎΠΆΓΩ (G5217) уходить. Здесь иместся в виду уход...
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...
IF THEREFORE YE SEEK ME,— This was not a _request,_ which would have been but little attended to by an inveterate multitude, but a _command;_ for the same divine power which struck them to the ground,...
BETRAYAL AND ARREST _Text: John 18:1-11_ 1 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...
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...
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: JESUS ANSWERED, I HAVE TOLD YOU THAT I AM [HE]. IF THEREFORE YE SEEK ME, LET THESE GO THEIR WAY - Won...
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...
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...
IF THEREFORE YE SEEK ME, LET THESE GO THEIR WAY. — It may be that some of the Roman cohort, not knowing Jesus, were already laying hands on the disciples. In any case, they are exposed to this danger,...
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...
_The arrest of Jesus_....
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...
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...
(4) Jesus answered, I have told you that I am [he]: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: (4) Christ does not neglect the office of a good pastor, not even in his greatest danger....
THE ARREST Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12. “ _And Judas_, the one betraying Him
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...
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_ _...
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....
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,...
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...
8._I have told you that it is I. _Here we see how the Son of God not only submits to death of his own accord, that by his obedience he may blot out our transgressions, but also how he discharges the o...
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...
JESUS ANSWERED, I HAVE TOLD YOU THAT I AM HE,.... This he said, upbraiding them with their stupidity; signifying he was ready to deliver himself up into their hands; and which he did with intrepidity...
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am _he_ : if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: Ver. 8. _Let these go their way_] This seems to indent with the Jews ere he yielded himself their pri...
_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...
Jesus is betrayed. Matthew 26:47-56....
THESE; his disciples. Such was the love of Christ to his disciples, and such his delight in their enjoyment, that he was more ready to save them from their enemies, than to save himself from the agoni...
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...
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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‘Again therefore he asked them, “Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth”. Jesus replied, “I have told you that I am he, if therefore you are looking for me let these go their way....
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-...
John 18:8. JESUS ANSWERED, I TOLD YOU THAT I AM HE: IF THEREFORE YE SEEK ME, LET THESE GO THEIR WAY. And then the Evangelist tells us of the illustration which he beheld in this of the meaning of cert...
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...
LET THESE GO THEIR WAY (αφετε τουτους υπαγειν). Second aorist active imperative of αφιημ. The verb υπαγειν means to withdraw (John 11:44). Jesus shows solicitude for the eleven as he had warned the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 18:8 Jesus is the good shepherd who voluntarily chooses death to save his “sheep” (John 6:39; John 10:28;...
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)
Jesus is betrayed and arrested Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-50; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:1-11;...
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...
1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Peter 5:7; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Ephesians 5:25;...
These. The disciples. Go their way [υ π α γ ε ι ν]. Withdraw....
If ye seek me, let these (my disciples) go — It was an eminent instance of his power over the spirits of men, that they so far obeyed this word, as not to seize even Peter, when he had cut off the ear...