John

John 18:12–14

¹²Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him. ¹³They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. ¹⁴Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.

Read all of John 18

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

John 18:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
the	Ἡ	Hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
band of soldiers	σπεῖρα	speira	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4686 a cohort
commander	χιλίαρχος	chiliarchos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5506 a military tribune
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
officers	ὑπηρέται	hypēretai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5257 a servant, an attendant
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαίων	Ioudaiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
arrested	συνέλαβον	synelabon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4815 I seize, apprehend, become pregnant
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν	Iēsoun	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
bound	ἔδησαν	edēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1210 I bind
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

John 18:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They brought	ἤγαγον	ēgagon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G71 I lead
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
Annas	Ἅνναν	Hannan	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G452 Annas
who was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
father-in-law	πενθερὸς	pentheros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3995 a father-in-law
of Caiaphas	Καϊάφα	Kaiapha	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2533 Caiaphas
high priest	ἀρχιερεὺς	archiereus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G749 high priest, chief priest
year	ἐνιαυτοῦ	eniautou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1763 a year

John 18:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Caiaphas	Καϊάφας	Kaiaphas	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2533 Caiaphas
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
who had advised	συμβουλεύσας	symbouleusas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4823 I give advice
the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαίοις	Ioudaiois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
it would be better if	συμφέρει	sympherei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4851 I collect, am profitable to
one	ἕνα	hena	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
man	ἄνθρωπον	anthrōpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
died	ἀποθανεῖν	apothanein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G599 I am dying, am about to die
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
people	λαοῦ	laou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 18:12 John 18:3 · Matthew 26:57 · Acts 21:37 · Matthew 27:2 · Mark 14:53 · Acts 21:31 · Acts 22:24–28 · Genesis 22:9 · Judges 16:21 · Mark 15:1 · Luke 22:54

John 18:13 John 18:24 · Matthew 26:3 · Luke 3:2 · Matthew 26:57 · John 11:51 · Acts 4:6

John 18:14 John 11:49–52

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.