JOHN CHAPTER 18 1 Thessalonians 18:1-9 Judas betrayeth Jesus: the officers and soldiers at Christ's word fall to the ground. 1 Thessalonians 18:10,11 Peter cutteth off Malchus's ear. 1 Thessalonians 18:12-14 Jesus is led bound to Annas and Caiaphas. 1 Thessalonians 18:15-18 Peter denieth him. 1 Thessalonians 18:19-24 Jesus is examined by the high priest, and struck by one of the officers. 1 Thessalonians 18:25-27 Peter denieth him the second and third time. 1 Thessalonians 18:28-40 Jesus, brought before Pilate, and examined, confesses his kingdom not to be of this world; Pilate, testifying his innocence, and offering to release him, the Jews prefer Barabbas. Chapter Introduction Having so largely discoursed the history of our Saviour's passion, See Poole on "Matthew 26:1", and following verses to Matthew 26:71, See Poole on "Matthew 27:1", and following verses to Matthew 27:66, where (to make the history entire) we compared what the other evangelists also have about it; I shall refer the reader to the notes upon those two Chapter s, and be the shorter in the notes upon this and the following Chapter s. Matthew hath nothing of those discourses, and prayer, which we have had in the four last Chapter s; no more have any of the other evangelists, who yet all mention his going into the mount of Olives, after his celebration of his last supper, Matthew 26:30 Mark 14:26 Luke 22:39. Our evangelist saith, he went over the brook Cedron into a garden. The others say nothing of a garden, but mention his coming to a place called Gethsemane. It is probable that this village was at the foot of Mount Olivet; and the garden mentioned was a garden near that village, and belonging to it (for they had not their gardens within their towns, but without): now the way to this was over the brook Cedron; of which brook we read, 2 Samuel 15:23; David passed over it when he fled from Absalom; and 1 Kings 2:37, where it is mentioned as Shimei's limit, which he might not pass. This brook was in the way towards the mount of Olives; which being passed, he with his disciples went into a garden belonging to the town Gethsemane.
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John 18:1
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.