John 18 · Verse 12

John 18:12

Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
John 18:12, King James Version

John 18:12 in other translations

BSBThen the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
WEBSo the detachment, the commanding officer, and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him,
ASVSo the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,
YLTThe band, therefore, and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, took hold on Jesus, and bound him,
DARBYThe band therefore, and the chiliarch, and the officers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound him:
BBEThen the band and the chief captain and the police took Jesus and put cords round him.
WebsterThen the band, and the captain, and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,

What does John 18:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Then the band ... took Jesus--but not till He had made them feel that "no man took His life from Him, but that He laid it down of Himself."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 12. See Mt 26:50.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 The captain - Χιλιαρχος, The chiliarch, or chief over one thousand men - answering nearly to a colonel with us. See the note on Luk 22:4. He was probably the prefect or captain of the temple guard.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 18:1-12

Sin began in the garden of Eden, there the curse was pronounced, there the Redeemer was promised; and in a garden that promised Seed entered into conflict with the old serpent. Christ was buried also in a garden. Let us, when we walk in our gardens, take occasion from thence to mediate on Christ's sufferings in a garden. Our Lord Jesus, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth and asked, Whom seek…

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John 18:12 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἩHē<the>G3588
οὖνounThenG3767
σπεῖραspeirathe cohortG4686
καὶkaiandG2532
ὁhotheG3588
χιλίαρχοςchiliarchoscommanderG5506
καὶkaiandG2532
οἱhoitheG3588
ὑπηρέταιhupēretaiofficersG5257
τῶνtōnof theG3588
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnJewsG2453
συνέλαβονsunelabontook hold ofG4815
τὸνton<the>G3588
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424
καὶkaiandG2532
ἔδησανedēsanboundG1210
αὐτὸνautonHimG846

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Cross references for John 18:12

  • John 18:3

    Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

  • Matthew 26:57

    And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

  • Mark 15:1

    And 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.

  • Luke 22:54

    Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.

  • Acts 22:24-28

    The 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. And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. …

  • Genesis 22:9

    And 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.

  • Matthew 27:2

    And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

  • Judges 16:21

    But 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.

  • Acts 21:37

    And 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 21:31

    And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

  • Mark 14:53

    And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

  • Acts 23:10

    And 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the band.
3; Mt 26:57; Mr 14:53; Lu 22:54
the captain.
Ac 21:31,37; 22:24-28; 23:10,17-22
bound.
Ge 22:9; 40:3; Jud 16:21; Ps 118:27; Mt 27:2; Mr 15:1

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Context

  • John 18:11

    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?

  • John 18:12

    Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,

  • John 18:13

    And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.

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John 18:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces la compañía y el tribuno, y los ministros de los Judíos, prendieron á Jesús y le ataron,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La compagnie de soldats donc, et le chiliarque, et les huissiers des Juifs, se saisirent de Jésus et le lièrent,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die Schar nun und der Oberste und die Diener der Juden nahmen Jesum und banden ihn;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cohors ergo, et tribunus, et ministri Judæorum comprehenderunt Jesum, et ligaverunt eum.