Matthew Poole Commentary - John 18:1 - 18:1

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Matthew Poole Commentary - John 18:1 - 18:1


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JOHN CHAPTER 18



Joh_18:1-9 Judas betrayeth Jesus: the officers and soldiers at

Christ’s word fall to the ground.

Joh_18:10,11 Peter cutteth off Malchus’s ear.

Joh_18:12-14 Jesus is led bound to Annas and Caiaphas.

Joh_18:15-18 Peter denieth him.

Joh_18:19-24 Jesus is examined by the high priest, and struck by

one of the officers.

Joh_18:25-27 Peter denieth him the second and third time.

Joh_18:28-40 Jesus, brought before Pilate, and examined,

confesses his kingdom not to be of this world;

Pilate, testifying his innocence, and offering to

release him, the Jews prefer Barabbas.





Chapter Introduction



Having so largely discoursed the history of our Saviour’s passion, See Poole on "Mat_26:1", and following verses to Mat_26:71, See Poole on "Mat_27:1", and following verses to Mat_27:66, where (to make the history entire) we compared what the other evangelists also have about it; I shall refer the reader to the notes upon those two chapters, and be the shorter in the notes upon this and the following chapters.



Matthew hath nothing of those discourses, and prayer, which we have had in the four last chapters; no more have any of the other evangelists, who yet all mention his going into the mount of Olives, after his celebration of his last supper, Mat_26:30 Mar_14:26 Luk_22:39. Our evangelist saith, he went over the brook Cedron into a garden. The others say nothing of a garden, but mention his coming to a place called Gethsemane. It is probable that this village was at the foot of Mount Olivet; and the garden mentioned was a garden near that village, and belonging to it (for they had not their gardens within their towns, but without): now the way to this was over the brook Cedron; of which brook we read, 2Sa_15:23; David passed over it when he fled from Absalom; and 1Ki_2:37, where it is mentioned as Shimei’s limit, which he might not pass. This brook was in the way towards the mount of Olives; which being passed, he with his disciples went into a garden belonging to the town Gethsemane.