約翰福音18:1-14

 

18:1 耶穌說了這話，就同門徒出去，過了汲淪溪。在那裡有一個園子，他和門徒進去了。
18:2 賣耶穌的猶大也知道那地方，因為耶穌和門徒屢次上那裡去聚集。
18:3 猶大領了一隊兵，和祭司長並法利賽人的差役，拿著燈籠、火把、兵器，就來到園裡。
18:4 耶穌知道將要臨到自己的一切事，就出來對他們說：「你們找誰？」
18:5 他們回答說：「找拿撒勒人耶穌。」耶穌說：「我就是！」賣他的猶大也同他們站在那裡。
18:6 耶穌一說「我就是」，他們就退後倒在地上。
18:7 他又問他們說：「你們找誰？」他們說：「找拿撒勒人耶穌。」
18:8 耶穌說：「我已經告訴你們，我就是。你們若找我，就讓這些人去吧。」
18:9 這要應驗耶穌從前的話，說：「你所賜給我的人，我沒有失落一個。」
18:10 西門•彼得帶著一把刀，就拔出來，將大祭司的僕人砍了一刀，削掉他的右耳；那僕人名叫馬勒古。
18:11 耶穌就對彼得說：「收刀入鞘吧，我父所給我的那杯，我豈可不喝呢？」
18:12 那隊兵和千夫長，並猶太人的差役就拿住耶穌，把他捆綁了，
18:13 先帶到亞那面前，因為亞那是本年作大祭司該亞法的岳父。
18:14 這該亞法就是從前向猶太人發議論說「一個人替百姓死是有益的」那位。

 

When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.

² Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. ³ So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.

⁴ Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”

⁵ “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.

“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) ⁶ When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

⁷ Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”

“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.

⁸ Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” ⁹ This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”^[a]

¹⁰ Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)

¹¹ Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”

¹² Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him ¹³ and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. ¹⁴ Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.

 

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    主耶穌被捕像犯人一樣被帶到到亞那面前，因為亞那是本年作大祭司該亞法的岳父。這該亞法就是從前向猶太人發議論說「一個人替百姓死是有益的」那位。

 

    可見這群祭司是對主耶穌不友善，甚至要犧牲主耶穌來換取他們既得的利益，也因為這樣主耶穌最先被帶到他們那裏去。