23 Bible Verses about Arresting Christ

When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.”

And although they were trying to arrest Him, they feared the people, because they regarded Jesus as a prophet.

And they were looking for a way to seize Him, but they were afraid of the crowd; for they knew that He spoke this parable in reference to [and as a charge against] them. And so they left Him and went away.

The scribes and the chief priests tried to [find a way to] arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people; because they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

So they were eager to arrest Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His time had not yet come.

Now the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it so that they might arrest Him.

Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things [under their breath] about Him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent guards to arrest Him.

Jesus said these things in the treasury, as He taught in the temple [courtyard]; and no one seized Him, because His time had not yet come.

So they tried again to seize Him, but He eluded their grasp.

and plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill Him.

It was now two days before the Passover and [the festival of] Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were searching for a deceitful way to arrest Jesus and kill Him;

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”

Now the betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away safely [under guard].”

At that moment Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Day after day I used to sit in the porches and courts of the temple teaching, and you did not arrest Me.

Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?

Day after day I was with you, teaching in the [courts and porches of the] temple, and you did not seize Me; but this has happened so that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”

“Brothers and sisters, it was necessary that the Scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the lips of David [king of Israel] about Judas [Iscariot], who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Jesus said to Judas, “Friend, do what you came for.” Then they came and seized Jesus and arrested Him.

They laid hands on Him and seized Him.

Then they seized Him, and led Him away and brought Him to the [elegant] house of the [Jewish] high priest. And Peter was following at a [safe] distance.

So the cohort and their commander and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him,

Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you want Me, let these men go on their way.”