MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022
TEXT: John
18:12-27
12.
Then the soldiers, along with their commander and the Jewish officers, arrested
Jesus and tied him up.
13.
First they brought him to Annas, because he was the father in-law of Caiaphas,
the high priest that year.
14.
Caiaphas was the person who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one
man die for the people.
15.
Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since the other disciple
known to the high priest, he accompanied Jesus into the courtyard of the high
priest.
16.
Peter, however, stood outside the gate. So this other disciple who was known to
the high priest went out and spoke to the gatekeeper and brought Peter inside.
17. The
young woman at the gate asked Peter, “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples,
too, are you?”
“I am not,” he replied.
18.
Meanwhile, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they
had built and were warming themselves because it was cold. Peter was also
standing with them, keeping himself warm.
19.
Then the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his own
teaching.
20.
Jesus answered him, “I have spoken publicly to the world. I have always taught
in the synagogue or in the Temple, where all Jews meet together, and I have
said nothing in secret.
21. Why
do you question me? Question those who heard what I said. These are the people
who know what I said.”
22.
When he said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Jesus on the face
and demanded, “Is that any way to answer the high priest?”
23.
Jesus answered him, “If I have said anything wrong, tell me what it was. But if
I have told the truth, why do you hit me?”
24.
Then Annas sent him, with his hands tied, to Caiaphas the high priest.
25.
Meanwhile, Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Some people asked him,
“You aren’t one of his disciples, too, are you?”
He denied it by saying, “I
am not!”
26.
Then one of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter
had cut off, said, “I saw you in the garden with Jesus, didn’t I?”
27.
Peter again denied it, and immediately a rooster crowed.
(International
Standard Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC: JESUS
BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST
Perhaps Jesus’s appearance
before Annas the father in-law of Caiaphas first was to give legitimacy to what
was done since the law forbids one to be sentenced on the day his trial was
held.
Take note of the words of
Caiaphas in verse 14. Perhaps John who happen to be called “another disciple,
(vs. 15)” used his familiarity with Caiaphas to bring in Peter who later
fulfilled the prophecy of Jesus that he would deny Him three times before a
rooster crow.
Jesus’ response to Annas
further gave evidence of His innocence when He said He has spoken openly to the
world in synagogues or temple and not in secret. He went further to demand for
those who heard Him to testify if there was anything He said that was wrong.
QUESTION:
What stands out for you in today’s passage?
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus, cause that what I may say to others openly to bear witness that I
am your child, Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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