23 Bible Verses about Arresting Christ

Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet.

And they kept looking out for an opportunity to seize Him, but were afraid of the people; for they saw that in this parable He had referred to *them*. So they left Him and went away.

At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.

On hearing this they wanted to arrest Him; yet not a hand was laid on Him, because His time had not yet come.

Now the High Priests and the Pharisees had issued orders that if any one knew where He was, he should give information, so that they might arrest Him.

Some of them wanted at once to arrest Him, but no one laid hands upon Him.

The Pharisees heard the people thus expressing their various doubts about Him, and the High Priests and the Pharisees sent some officers to apprehend Him.

These sayings He uttered in the Treasury, while teaching in the Temple; yet no one arrested Him, because His time had not yet come.

This made them once more try to arrest Him, but He withdrew out of their power.

and consulted how to get Jesus into their power by stratagem and put Him to death.

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the High Priests and Scribes were bent on finding how to seize Him by stratagem and put Him to death.

Now the betrayer had agreed upon a sign with them, to direct them. He had said, "The one whom I kiss is the man: lay hold of him."

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man: lay hold of him, and take him safely away."

Then said Jesus to the crowds, "Have you come out as if to fight with a robber, with swords and bludgeons to apprehend me? Day after day I have been sitting teaching in the Temple, and you did not arrest me.

"Have you come out," said Jesus, "with swords and cudgels to arrest me, as if you had to fight with a robber?

Day after day I used to be among you in the Temple teaching, and you never seized me. But this is happening in order that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.'

"Brethren, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled--the prediction, I mean, which the Holy Spirit uttered by the lips of David, about Judas, who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.

"Friend," said Jesus, "carry out your intention." Then they came and laid their hands on Jesus and seized Him firmly.

whereupon they laid hands on Him and held Him firmly.

And they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the High Priest's house, while Peter followed a good way behind.

So the battalion and their tribune and the Jewish police closed in, and took Jesus and bound Him.

"I have told you," replied Jesus, "that I am he. If therefore you are looking for me, let these my disciples go their way."