John 18
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When Jesus had spoken these words, n he went out with his disciples across o the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.
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Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew p the place, for q Jesus often met there with his disciples.
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r So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
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Then Jesus, s knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, t "Whom do you seek?"
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They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, "I am he." Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.
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u When Jesus said to them, "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground.
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So he asked them again, t "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."
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Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go."
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v This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: "Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one."
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Then Simon Peter, w having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.)
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So Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword into its sheath; x shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?"
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So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him.
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First they y led him to z Annas, for he was the father-in-law of a Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
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It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews b that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.
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c Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the court of the high priest,
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d but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in.
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e The servant girl at the door said to Peter, "You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?" He said, "I am not."
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Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. f Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.
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g The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
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Jesus answered him, "I have spoken h openly i to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. j I have said nothing in secret.
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Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said."
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When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, k "Is that how you answer the high priest?"
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Jesus answered him, "If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?"
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l Annas then sent him bound to l Caiaphas the high priest.
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m Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "You also are not one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "I am not."
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One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of n the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Did I not see you o in the garden with him?"
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Peter again denied it, and p at once a rooster crowed.
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q Then they led Jesus r from the house of Caiaphas to s the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, t so that they would not be defiled, u but could eat the Passover.
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v So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"
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They answered him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you."
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Pilate said to them, w "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death."
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x This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken y to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
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z So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, a "Are you the King of the Jews?"
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Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?"
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Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?"
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Jesus answered, b "My kingdom c is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, d my servants would have been fighting, that e I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world."
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Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, f "You say that I am a king. g For this purpose I was born and for this purpose h I have come into the world - i to bear witness to the truth. j Everyone who is k of the truth l listens to my voice."
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Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" After he had said this, m he went back outside to the Jews and told them, n "I find no guilt in him.
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o But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
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They cried out again, p "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.
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Matthew 26:30
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Matthew 26:36
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go over there and pray.
Mark 14:26
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Mark 14:32
And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray.
Luke 22:39
And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.
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2 Samuel 15:23
And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness.
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Luke 22:40
And when he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation.
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Luke 21:37
And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.
Luke 22:39
And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.
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John 18:3 - 11
So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
Matthew 26:47 - 56
While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.
Mark 14:43 - 50
And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
Luke 22:47 - 53
While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him.
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John 18:3 - 11
So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
Matthew 26:47 - 56
While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.
Mark 14:43 - 50
And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
Luke 22:47 - 53
While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him.
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John 13:1
Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
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John 18:7
So he asked them again, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth.
John 1:38
Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?
John 20:15
Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.
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John 10:18
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.
Matthew 26:53
Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
Revelation 1:17
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last.
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John 18:4
Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, "Whom do you seek?
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John 17:12
While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
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Luke 22:38
And they said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them, "It is enough.
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Matthew 20:22
Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?" They said to him, "We are able.
Matthew 26:39
And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.
Matthew 26:42
Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.
Isaiah 51:22
Thus says your Lord, the Lord, your God who pleads the cause of his people: "Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more.
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Matthew 26:57
Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.
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John 18:24
Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Luke 3:2
During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
Acts 4:6
With Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.
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John 18:24
Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
John 18:28
Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas.
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John 11:50
Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.
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Matthew 26:58
And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end.
Mark 14:54
And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire.
Luke 22:54
Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, and Peter was following at a distance.
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John 18:16 - 18
But Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in.
Matthew 26:69 - 70
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean.
Mark 14:66 - 68
And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came.
Luke 22:55 - 57
And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
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John 18:16 - 18
But Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in.
Matthew 26:69 - 70
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean.
Mark 14:66 - 68
And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came.
Luke 22:55 - 57
And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
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Acts 12:13
And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
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John 18:25
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "You also are not one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "I am not.
Mark 14:54
And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire.
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John 18:19 - 24
The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
Matthew 26:59 - 68
Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death.
Mark 14:55 - 65
Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.
Luke 22:63 - 71
Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him.
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John 7:26
And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?
Matthew 26:55
At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.
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John 8:26
I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.
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Isaiah 45:19
I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right.
Isaiah 48:16
Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there." And now the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.
John 7:4
For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.
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Acts 23:4
Those who stood by said, "Would you revile God's high priest?
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John 18:13
First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
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John 18:13
First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
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John 18:25 - 27
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "You also are not one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "I am not.
Matthew 26:71 - 75
And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.
Mark 14:69 - 72
And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, "This man is one of them.
Luke 22:58 - 62
And a little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not.
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John 18:25 - 27
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "You also are not one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "I am not.
Matthew 26:71 - 75
And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.
Mark 14:69 - 72
And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, "This man is one of them.
Luke 22:58 - 62
And a little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not.
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John 18:10
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.)
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John 18:1
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.
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John 13:38
Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.
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Matthew 27:2
And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor.
Mark 15:1
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.
Luke 23:1
Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate.
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John 18:24
Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
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John 18:33
So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?
John 19:9
He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
Matthew 27:27
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him.
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Acts 10:28
And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.
Acts 11:3
"You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
John 11:55
Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves.
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John 19:14
Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!
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John 18:29 - 38
So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?
Matthew 27:11 - 14
Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You have said so.
Mark 15:2 - 5
And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so.
Luke 23:2 - 3
And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.
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John 18:29 - 38
So Pilate went outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?
Matthew 27:11 - 14
Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You have said so.
Mark 15:1 - 5
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.
Luke 23:1 - 3
Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate.
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John 19:6
When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.
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John 13:18
I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, 'He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.
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John 12:32 - 33
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.
Matthew 20:19
And deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.
Matthew 26:2
"You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."
Mark 10:33
Saying, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles.
Luke 18:32
For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon.
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John 19:9
He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
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John 19:12
From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.
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John 6:15
Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
Daniel 2:44
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever.
Daniel 7:14
And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Daniel 7:27
And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.
Luke 17:21
Nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.
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John 8:23
He said to them, "You are from below; I am from...
John 15:19
If you were of the world, the world would love ...
John 17:14
I have given them your word, and the world has ...
John 17:16
They are not of the world, just as I am not of ...
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world - the desires of t...
1 John 4:5
They are from the world; therefore they speak f...
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Matthew 26:53
Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
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John 19:16
So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus.
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Luke 22:70
So they all said, "Are you the Son of God, then?" And he said to them, "You say that I am.
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John 12:27
Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
Romans 14:9
For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
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John 16:28
I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.
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John 3:11
Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
John 3:32
He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
John 5:31
If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not deemed true.
John 8:13 - 14
So the Pharisees said to him, "You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.
John 8:18
I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.
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1 John 4:6
We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
John 8:47
Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.
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1 John 2:21
I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
1 John 3:19
By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him.
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John 10:16
And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
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John 19:4
Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.
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John 19:4
Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.
John 19:6
When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.
Luke 23:4
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no guilt in this man.
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John 18:39 - 40
But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?
Matthew 27:15 - 18
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.
Matthew 27:20 - 23
Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
Mark 15:6 - 14
Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.
Luke 23:18 - 23
But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas" -
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John 18:39 - 40
But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?
Matthew 27:15 - 18
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.
Matthew 27:20 - 23
Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
Mark 15:6 - 14
Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.
Luke 23:18 - 23
But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas" -
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Acts 3:14
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
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