John 18:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹³ They led Him to Annas first [Note: This man was a former head priest. See Luke 3:2], for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was head priest that year.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ and led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ And they brought Him first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ and led him to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

Common English Bible

¹³ and led him first to Annas. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. (

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And they led him away, first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ And they led him away to Annas first, for he was father in law to Caiphas, who was the high priest of that year.

John 18:13 Cross References

Matthew 26:3

Then the leading priests and elders of the [Jewish] people were gathered in the courtroom of the head priest, named Caiaphas.

Matthew 26:57

And those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas, the head priest, where the experts in the Law of Moses and the [Jewish] elders were gathered.

Luke 3:2

[During this time], while Annas and Caiaphas [Note: This man was Annas’ son-in-law. See John 18:13] were head priests, God’s message came to John [the Immerser], son of Zacharias, [when he was] in the desert [of Judea].

John 11:49

But a certain member of the Sanhedrin, [named] Caiaphas, who was head priest that year, said to [the rest of] them, “You do not know what you are talking about.

John 11:51

Now he did not say this on his own [i.e., he was not aware of the significance of his words], but since he was head priest that year, he was prophesying [i.e., predicting] that Jesus should die for the nation.

John 18:24

So, Annas had Him tied up and sent Him [on] to Caiaphas, the head priest.

John 18:28

Then, early in the morning they led Jesus from Caiaphas to [Governor Pilate’s] headquarters. But the Jewish authorities would not enter it, because [if they had] they would have become ceremonially unclean, and could not eat the Passover meal. [Note: This was because they regarded a Gentile house as defiling].

John 19:11

Jesus answered him, “You would not have any authority over me unless it were given to you from above [i.e., from God]. So, the person who turned me over to you is guilty of a worse sin.”

Acts 4:6

[They were]: Annas, the head priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the head priest’s family [members].