23 Bible Verses about Arresting Christ
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And those along with Him hearing came out to arrest Him: for they continued to say, He is beside Himself.
And seeking to arrest Him, they feared the multitudes, since they held Him as a prophet.
And they were seeking to arrest Him; and they feared the multitude; for they knew that He spoke the parable against them. And leaving Him they went away.
And the chief priests and scribes sought to lay hands on Him at this hour, and feared the people; for they knew that He spoke this parable against them.
Then they were seeking to arrest Him: and no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
And both the high priests and Pharisees had given commandment, if any one should know where He is, he should communicate it, in order that they might arrest Him.
The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him; and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers, that they should arrest Him.
He spoke these words in the treasury, teaching in the temple: and no one arrested Him; because His hour had not yet come.
They sought again to take Him: and He passed out of their hand.
And they immediately passed the verdict that they would take Jesus by stratagem, and kill Him.
And it was the passover and feast of unleavened bread after two days. And the high priests and scribes were seeking how they might kill Him, having taken Him by stratagem.
And the one having betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, The one whom I shall kiss, is He: hold Him fast.
And the one having betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, The one whom I shall kiss, is He: seize Him and lead Him away securely.
And at that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, You have come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to take me: daily did I sit with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not arrest me:
Jesus responding said to them, You have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me:
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me: but in order that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.
Men, brethren, it behooved the scripture which the Holy Ghost predicted through the mouth of David concerning Judas, the one becoming leader to those arresting Jesus, to be fulfilled;
And Jesus said to him, Comrade, unto what do you come? Then having come forward they laid hands on Him, and bound Him.
And taking Him, they led Him away, and led Him into the house of the chief priest. And Peter followed Him a long way off.
Then the band and chiliarch, and the officers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound Him.
Jesus responded, I told you that I am He: if then you seek me, let these depart.