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one was Jesus. But as Jesus did not try to get away, they seemed to be puzzled about taking Him, as most men ran away if they could when soldiers came to arrest them, but Jesus stood still. Jesus said, "Whom seek ye?" They answered, "Jesus of Nazareth." "I am He," said Jesus. As soon as Jesus said that, they went backward and fell to the ground. When they got up, Jesus said again, ..Whom seek ye?" Again they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus answered, "I told you, that I am He. If you are after Me let these disciples go." Then Peter, who had a sword, thought it time to fight for Jesus, so he cut off the ear of Malchus, the servant of the High Priest. Jesus said, "Put up your sword, Peter. Shall I not do what God my Father wants me to do?" Jesus then touched the ear and put It back in its place on the man's head. They had come with torches; the soldiers had spears, and there were many enemies of Jesus with them, who had sticks and staves, ex– pecting that either Jesus would fight, or His disciples would. This rather
for thirty pieces of silver, he had sold J esus. Then, to show which one was Jesus by a kiss! We don't kiss people, unless we love them very much but Judas was mean enough to betray Jesus with a kiss. When Judas found out they were going to kill Jesus, he saw the awful sin he had done, and took the money back to the priests, and said, "I have betrayed Innocent blood," and threw the money down. But the priests did not care so long as Jesus had been arrested. Judas would not ask Jesus to forgive him, but went and hung himself. The priests took the money, and as it was blood money, they bought a field to bury strangers In.
Memory Verse: "The cup w,hlch surprised them. They took Jesus, bound My Father hath given Me, shall I not Him, and led Him away to Annas, to drink it?" John 18: 11. Jesus was the palace of the High Priest. All the willing to be betrayed by Judas as long disciples left Jesus alone, except John, as that was the thing that God wanted who went to the palace with Him, but for Him. It Is strange to us that God Peter followed away behind. Even if allowed Judas to kiss Jesus, but some the disciples left J esus, not one had day God will make It all clear to us. been so mean as Judas. He had been Let us see to It that we are willing to with Jesus all the time; had seen His do any hard thing- for Jesus, and that wonderful miracles; had heard His we do not betray Jesus by pretending splendid teaching; had been loved by to love Him and then doing things that Jesus as much as the others, and yet, we know cause Him sorrow. ~ ~ ~ AUGUST 19, 1928 JESUS BEFORE PILATE-John 18:28-40 Golden Te>."t: "Then said Pilate to no fault In this man." (Luke 23:4) . the chief priests and to the people, Outline: (2) The Challenge of Jesus, vs. (1) The Charges Against Jesus, vs. 37. (3) The Choice of the Jews, vs. 28-35. 40. find 36- 38-
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