Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Parallel translations
- WEB Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas, the high priest.
- KJV Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
- BSB Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
- NKJV Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
- NASB So Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
- NLT Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.
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Quick answer
Annas sends the bound Jesus to Caiaphas the high priest. The proceedings move to the next stage.
Overview
After the preliminary questioning, Annas transfers Jesus, still bound, to his son-in-law Caiaphas, where the formal council would meet (recorded more fully in the other Gospels). The continued binding underscores Jesus' submission to an unjust process. John's brief note keeps the focus moving toward the trial before Pilate.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- John 18:13and led him to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
- Matt 26:57Those who had taken Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.
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