John 18:12-14

“Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.”

"Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people." - John 18:12-14
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What does John 18:12-14 mean?

In John 18:12-14 of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, the passage reads: "Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, and led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year…

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John 18:12-14 - "So the band of soldiers, the tribune, and the Jewish police arrested Jesus and bound him. They brought him to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one person die for the people."
John 14:18 - "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."
John 18:12 - "Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,"
John 12:18 - "For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle."
John 12:14 - "And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,"
John 18:14 - "Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people."
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"Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him," - John 18:12
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"For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle." - John 12:18
"And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written," - John 12:14
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