KJV King James Version
Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
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John 18:12
Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
WEB World English Bible
So the detachment, the commanding officer, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,
ASV American Standard Version
So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The band, therefore, and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, took hold on Jesus, and bound him,
Surrounding context — John 18
9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and [so did] another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἩG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenσπεῖραG4686 · speirabandκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoχιλίαρχοςG5506 · chiliarchosmilitary officerκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑπηρέταιG5257 · hupēretēsservantτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸουδαίωνG2453 · IoudaiosJewσυνέλαβονG4815 · sullambanōto seize/conceive/helpτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦνG2424 · IēsousJesusκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔδησανG1210 · deōto bindαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
John 18:3Judas then, having received a band [of men] and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.Matthew 26:57And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.Luke 22:54Then took they him, and led [him], and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.Acts 21:37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?Acts 21:31And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.Genesis 22:9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.Acts 22:24-28The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.Judges 16:21But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.Mark 14:53And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.Matthew 27:2And when they had bound him, they led [him] away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.Mark 15:1And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] to Pilate.Psalm 118:27God [is] the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, [even] unto the horns of the altar.Acts 23:17-22Then Paul called one of the centurions unto [him], and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring [him] into the castle.Genesis 40:3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.
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