One night — garden, arrest, hearings
John 18:1 leads from the farewell discourse to a garden across the Kidron, followed by arrest and hearings before Annas and Caiaphas. The Synoptics connect supper with the Mount of Olives and Gethsemane. Narrative order and details vary.
Scripture
- John 18:1–27 — John narrates the Kidron crossing, garden, arrest, Annas and Caiaphas, and Peter’s denials.
- Mark 14:26–32 — Departure to the Mount of Olives, loyalty and denial predictions, and Gethsemane follow supper.
Primary sources
John 18:1 opens the scene:
John places Jesus and his disciples in a garden across the Kidron after the farewell discourse; this supports the narrative sequence without fixing a surveyed location or resolving the Passover dating dispute.
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.
Passage context and translation
John narrates the Kidron crossing, garden, arrest, Annas and Caiaphas, and Peter’s denials.
After the excerpt
Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples.
Sources and further reading
- John 18: garden, arrest, and hearings (WEB Updated)
Primary narrative; Annas and Caiaphas appear in verses 12-27. - Mark 14: departure to the Mount of Olives and Gethsemane (WEB Updated)
Compare verses 26-32 with John's sequence; narrative differences remain visible.