John 18:2

²גַּם יְהוּדָה הַמַּסְגִּיר אוֹתוֹ הִכִּיר אֶת הַמָּקוֹם, שֶׁכֵּן פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת נוֹעַד שָׁם יֵשׁוּעַ עִם תַּלְמִידָיו.

John 18 marks the pivot from Jesus’ public ministry to his passion. The chapter opens with his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane, where he identifies himself with the divine name “I am he,” causing his captors to fall backward. Peter’s impulsive sword-stroke and subsequent denial f