John 18:2-4

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²Now Judas, who was betraying Him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples. ³So Judas, having obtained the Roman ^[a]cohort and some officers from the high priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.^(A) ⁴Then Jesus, knowing all that was about to happen to Him, went to them and asked, “Whom do you want?”

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Footnotes

John 18:3 A “cohort” was a sub-unit of a Roman legion and normally was composed of about 600 troops, but could be fewer in number. The Jewish religious leaders probably made arrangements with Pilate for Judas to have temporary use of the troops.