John 18:4

ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει (BC1D Origen) for ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει (אActs 3).

4. ἐξῆλθεν. From what? (1) from the shade into the light; (2) from the circle of disciples; (3) from the depth of the garden; (4) from the garden itself. It is impossible to say which of these is right; the last is not contradicted by John 18:26. The kiss of Judas is by some placed here, by others after John 18:8. While ‘His hour was not yet come’ (John 7:30; John 8:20), He had withdrawn from danger (John 8:59; John 11:54; John 12:36); now He goes forth to meet it. He who had avoided notoriety (John 5:13) and royalty (John 6:15), goes forth to welcome death. His question may have had two objects; to withdraw attention from His disciples (John 18:8), and to make His captors realise what they were doing.