1 When Jesus finished praying, he went with his followers across the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and Jesus and his followers went into it.
2 Judas knew where this place was, because Jesus met there often with his followers. Judas was the one who turned against Jesus.
3 So Judas came there with a group of soldiers and some guards from the leading priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns, and weapons.
4 Knowing everything that would happen to him, Jesus went out and asked, “Who is it you are looking for?”
5 They answered, “Jesus from Nazareth.”“I am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, the one who turned against Jesus, was standing there with them.)
6 When Jesus said, “I am he,” they moved back and fell to the ground.