Nov 10 - John 17-18
John
1Jesus said these things, and then, lifting up his eyes toward heaven, he said: "Father, the hour has arrived: glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you2just as you have given authority over all flesh to him, so that he may give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him3And this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent4I have glorified you on earth. I have completed the work that you gave me to accomplish5And now Father, glorify me within yourself, with the glory that I had with you before the world ever was6I have manifested your name to the men whom you have given to me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me. And they have kept your word7Now they realize that all the things that you have given me are from you8For I have given them the words that you gave to me. And they have accepted these words, and they have truly understood that I went forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me9I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given to me. For they are yours10And all that is mine is yours, and all that is yours is mine, and I am glorified in this11And though I am not in the world, these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Father most holy, preserve them in your name, those whom you have given to me, so that they may be one, even as we are one12While I was with them, I preserved them in your name. I have guarded those whom you have given to me, and not one of them is lost, except the son of perdition, so that the Scripture may be fulfilled13And now I am coming to you. But I am speaking these things in the world, so that they may have the fullness of my joy within themselves14I have given them your word, and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I, too, am not of the world15I am not praying that you would take them out of the world, but that you would preserve them from evil16They are not of the world, just as I also am not of the world17Sanctify them in truth. Your word is truth18Just as you have sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world19And it is for them that I sanctify myself, so that they, too, may be sanctified in truth20But I am not praying for them only, but also for those who through their word shall believe in me21So may they all be one. Just as you, Father, are in me, and I am in you, so also may they be one in us: so that the world may believe that you have sent me22And the glory that you have given to me, I have given to them, so that they may be one, just as we also are one23I am in them, and you are in me. So may they be perfected as one. And may the world know that you have sent me and that you have loved them, just as you have also loved me24Father, I will that where I am, those whom you have given to me may also be with me, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me. For you loved me before the founding of the world25Father most just, the world has not known you. But I have known you. And these have known that you sent me26And I have made known your name to them, and I will make it known, so that the love in which you have loved me may be in them, and so that I may be in them.
1When Jesus had said these things, he departed with his disciples across the Torrent of Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he entered with his disciples2But Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus had frequently met with his disciples there3Then Judas, when he had received a cohort from both the high priests and the attendants of the Pharisees, approached the place with lanterns and torches and weapons4And so Jesus, knowing all that was about to happen to him, advanced and said to them, "Who are you seeking?5They answered him, "Jesus the Nazarene." Jesus said to them, "I am he." Now Judas, who betrayed him, was also standing with them6Then, when he said to them, "I am he," they moved back and fell to the ground7Then again he questioned them: "Who are you seeking?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene.8Jesus responded: "I told you that I am he. Therefore, if you are seeking me, permit these others to go away.9This was so that the word might be fulfilled, which he said, "Of those whom you have given to me, I have not lost any of them.10Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and he struck the servant of the high priest, and he cut off his right ear. Now the name of the servant was Malchus11Therefore, Jesus said to Peter: "Set your sword into the scabbard. Should I not drink the chalice which my Father has given to me?12Then the cohort, and the tribune, and the attendants of the Jews apprehended Jesus and bound him13And they led him away, first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year14Now Caiaphas was the one who had given counsel to the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die for the people15And Simon Peter was following Jesus with another disciple. And that disciple was known to the high priest, and so he entered with Jesus into the court of the high priest16But Peter was standing outside at the entrance. Therefore, the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the woman who was the doorkeeper, and he led in Peter17Therefore, the woman servant keeping the door said to Peter, "Are you not also among the disciples of this man?" He said, "I am not.18Now the servants and attendants were standing before burning coals, for it was cold, and they were warming themselves. And Peter was standing with them also, warming himself19Then the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his doctrine20Jesus responded to him: "I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews meet. And I have said nothing in secret21Why do you question me? Question those who heard what I said to them. Behold, they know these things that I have said.22Then, when he had said this, one the attendants standing nearby struck Jesus, saying: "Is this the way you answer the high priest?23Jesus answered him: "If I have spoken wrongly, offer testimony about the wrong. But if I have spoken correctly, then why do you strike me?24And Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas, the high priest25Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Then they said to him, "Are you not also one of his disciples?" He denied it and said, "I am not.26One of the servants of the high priest (a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off) said to him, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?27Therefore, again, Peter denied it. And immediately the rooster crowed28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the praetorium. Now it was morning, and so they did not enter into the praetorium, so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover29Therefore, Pilate went outside to them, and he said, "What accusation are you bringing against this man?30They responded and said to him, "If he were not an evil-doer, we would not have handed him over you.31Therefore, Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him according to your own law." Then the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to execute anyone.32This was so that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled, which he spoke signifying what kind of death he would die33Then Pilate entered the praetorium again, and he called Jesus and said to him, "You are the king of the Jews?34Jesus responded, "Are you saying this of yourself, or have others spoken to you about me?35Pilate responded: "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the high priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?36Jesus responded: "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my ministers would certainly strive so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not now from here.37And so Pilate said to him, "You are a king, then?" Jesus answered, "You are saying that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world: so that I may offer testimony to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.38Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and he said to them, "I find no case against him39But you have a custom, that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore, do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?40Then they all cried out repeatedly, saying: "Not this one, but Barabbas." Now Barabbas was a robber