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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from the Gospel

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of John, Chapter 18. When Jesus had spoken these

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words, he went out with his disciples over the

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brook Kidron, where there was a garden which

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he and his disciples entered. And Judas, who

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betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus

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often met there with his disciples. Then Judas,

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having received a detachment of troops and officers

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from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there

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with lanterns, torches, and weapons. Jesus therefore,

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knowing all things that would come upon him,

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went forward and said to them, Whom are you seeking?

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They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said

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to them, I am he. And Judas, who betrayed him,

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also stood with them. Now when he said to them,

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I am he, they drew back and fell to the ground.

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Then he asked them again, Whom are you seeking?

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And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered,

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I have told you that I am he. Therefore, if you

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seek me, let these go their way, that the saying

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might be fulfilled which he spoke, Of those whom

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you gave me, I have lost none. Then Simon Peter,

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having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's

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servant and cut off his right ear. The servant's

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name was Malchus. So Jesus said to Peter, Put

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your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink

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the cup which my father has given me? Then the

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detachment of troops and the captain and officers

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of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. And

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they led him away to Annas first, for he was

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the father -in -law of Caiaphas, who was high

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priest that year. Now it was Caiaphas who advised

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the Jews that it was expedient that one man should

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die for the people. And Simon Peter followed

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Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that

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disciple was known to the high priest, and went

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with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.

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But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the

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other disciple, who was known to the high priest,

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went out and spoke to her who kept the door and

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brought Peter in. Then the servant girl who kept

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the door said to Peter, You are not also one

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of this man's disciples, are you? He said, I

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am not. Now the servants and officers who had

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made a fire of coals stood there, for it was

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cold, and they warmed themselves, and Peter stood

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with them and warmed himself. The high priest

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then asked Jesus about his disciples and his

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doctrine. Jesus answered him, I spoke openly

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to the world. I always taught in synagogues and

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in the temple, where the Jews always meet, and

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in secret I have said nothing. Why do you ask

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me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to

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them. Indeed, they know what I said. And when

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he said these things, one of the officers who

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stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand,

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saying, Do you answer the high priest like that?

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Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear

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witness of the evil. But if well, why do you

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strike me? Then Anas sent him bound to Caiaphas

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the high priest. Now Simon Peter stood and warned

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himself. Therefore they said to him, You are

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not also one of his disciples, are you? He denied

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it and said, I am not. One of the servants of

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the high priest, a relative of him whose ear

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Peter cut off, said, Did I not see you in the

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garden with him? Peter then denied again, and

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immediately a rooster crowed. Then he led Jesus

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from Caiaphas to the praetorium, and it was early

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morning. But they themselves did not go into

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the praetorium, lest they should be defiled,

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but that they might eat the Passover. Pilate

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then went out to them and said, What accusation

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do you bring against this man? They answered

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and said to him, If he were not an evildoer,

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we would not have delivered him up to you. Then

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Pilate said to them, You take him and judge him

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according to your law. Therefore the Jews said

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to him, It is not lawful for us to put anyone

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to death, that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled

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which he spoke, signifying by what death he would

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die. Then Pilate entered the praetorium again,

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called Jesus and said to him, Are you the king

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of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Are you speaking

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for yourself about this or did others tell you

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this concerning me? Pilate answered, Am I a Jew?

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Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered

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you to me. What have you done? Jesus answered,

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My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom

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were of this world, my servants would fight so

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that I should not be delivered to the Jews. But

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now my kingdom is not from here. Pilate therefore

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said to him, Are you a king then? Jesus answered,

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You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause

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I was born, and for this cause I have come into

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the world, that I should bear witness to the

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truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my

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voice. Pilate said to him, What is truth? And

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when he had said this, he went out again to the

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Jews and said to them, I find no fault in him

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at all. But you have a custom that I should release

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someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore

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want me to release to you the king of the Jews?

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Then they all cried again, saying, Not this man,

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but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. I hope

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you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did

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and I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow

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to continue on our journey. God bless you and

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have a great day.