ThenJesussaidto the chief priestsand officersof the templeand elderswho had comeagainstHim, "Have you comeout with swordsand clubsas you would againsta robber?
And Jehoiadathe priestcommandedthe captainsof hundredswho were appointedover the armyand saidto them, "Bringher out betweenthe ranks,and whoever followsher putto deathwith the sword."For the priestsaid,"Let her not be putto deathin the houseof the LORD."
While He was stillspeaking,behold,Judas,oneof the twelve,cameup accompaniedby a largecrowdwith swordsand clubs,[who came] from the chief priestsand eldersof the people.
At that timeJesussaidto the crowds,"Have you comeout with swordsand clubsto arrestMe as [you would] againsta robber?EverydayI used to sitin the templeteachingand you did not seizeMe.
"For I tellyou that thiswhich is writtenmustbe fulfilledin Me, 'AND HE WAS NUMBEREDWITH TRANSGRESSORS;for that which refersto Me has[its] fulfillment."
And he went awayand discussedwith the chief priestsand officershowhe might betrayHim to them.
But Jesusansweredand said,"Stop!No moreof this."And He touchedhis earand healedhim.
"While I was with you dailyin the temple,you did not layhandson Me; but thishourand the powerof darknessare yours."
"WhileI was with them, I was keepingthem in Your namewhichYou have givenMe; and I guardedthem and not oneof them perishedbut the sonof perdition,sothat the Scripturewould be fulfilled.
Thenthe captainwent alongwith the officersand [proceeded] to bringthem [back] withoutviolence(for they were afraidof the people,that they might be stoned).
