Brookfield Church of Christ
Sep 27, 2026 Sunday School - John
Study in the Book of John
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  • John 17 Recap

    Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to comfort and empower the Apostles in His absence.
    He prayed that God would save mankind through His death and that this action would glorify both Him and God.
    He expressed love for His Apostles because of their faith and prayed that God protect and enable them to do the mission they have been entrusted with.
    He prayed that the love and unity between Him and God based on the Word would extend to the Apostles and all future disciples.

    Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

    John 18:1–3 ESV
    When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
    John 18:4–11 ESV
    Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. So he asked them again, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
    Question #1
    Whom did Jesus ask the soldiers and officers to seek, and how did He respond? (John 18:4–8)
    Question #2
    Why did Peter strike the high priest’s servant, and how did Jesus correct him? (John 18:10–11)
    Question #3
    What does Jesus’ response during His arrest teach about His willingness to submit to the Father’s will?

    Jesus Faces Annas and Caiaphas

    John 18:12–14 ESV
    So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.
    John 11:49–50 ESV
    But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.”
    Jesus Brought Before the Leaders
    Annas
    Caiphas
    Pilate
    Herod
    Pilate

    Illegal Trial of Jesus

    Tried at night
    Held on the eve of a feast
    Verdict and sentence in one sitting
    The case opened against the accused
    Wrong location
    No one spoke in His defense
    The witnesses did not agree
    False witnesses were not punished
    Conviction rested on self-incrimination
    Justice was corrupted by money
    The judges were prejudiced
    The charge was not legally blasphemy
    The accused was beaten before conviction

    Peter Denies Jesus

    John 18:15–18 ESV
    Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. The servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.

    The High Priest Questions Jesus

    John 18:19–24 ESV
    The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
    Question #5
    How did Jesus describe His teaching and public ministry before Annas? (John 18:19–21)

    Peter Denies Jesus the 2nd and 3rd Time

    John 18:25–27 ESV
    Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed.
    Question #4
    What did Peter do when questioned about being one of Jesus’ disciples? (John 18:15–18, 25–27)
    Luke 22:61–62 ESV
    And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

    Jesus Before Pilate the 1st Time

    John 18:28–32 ESV
    Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
    Jesus Speaks of His Kingdom
    John 18:33–40 ESV
    So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him. But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.
    Question #6
    What did Jesus say about the nature of His kingdom when questioned by Pilate? (John 18:33–37)
    Question #7
    What connection did Jesus make between His mission and bearing witness to the truth? (John 18:37)
    Question #8
    Why did Pilate release Barabbas instead of Jesus, and what does this reveal about the crowd’s choice? (John 18:38–40)

      • John 18:1–3NIV2011

      • John 18:4–11NIV2011

      • John 18:12–14NIV2011

      • John 11:49–50NIV2011

      • John 18:15–18NIV2011

      • John 18:12–24NIV2011

      • Matthew 26:57–68NIV2011

      • Luke 22:66–71NIV2011

      • John 18:28–38NIV2011

      • Luke 23:6–12NIV2011

      • John 18:36NIV2011

      • John 18:39–19:16NIV2011

      • John 19:5NIV2011

      • Isaiah 53:5NIV2011

      • John 18:19–24NIV2011

      • John 18:25–27NIV2011

      • Luke 22:61–62NIV2011

      • John 18:28–32NIV2011

      • John 18:33–40NIV2011

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