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4 Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” 5 They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6 When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. 7 So he asked them again, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” 8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” 9 This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) 11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
John 18:4-11
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Come and See
God has come down to deliver his people. They asked for Jesus of Nazareth. He declared himself to be the God that is. He is the God that created them and sustains them still. He is the God that comes down to where we are to deliver. He takes our place and bids his captors let us go. He must go to the cross. He must lay his life down. He follows the Father's will in order to save and make new. Our human reason would have it other ways. There is no other way, but the Father's way. To the cross Jesus goes that not one of you be lost. Indeed, he has saved you by his own blood. He has heard your cries, he knows your sorrow, and he comes down to deliver you.
John 18:4-11
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Come and See
God has come down to deliver his people. They asked for Jesus of Nazareth. He declared himself to be the God that is. He is the God that created them and sustains them still. He is the God that comes down to where we are to deliver. He takes our place and bids his captors let us go. He must go to the cross. He must lay his life down. He follows the Father's will in order to save and make new. Our human reason would have it other ways. There is no other way, but the Father's way. To the cross Jesus goes that not one of you be lost. Indeed, he has saved you by his own blood. He has heard your cries, he knows your sorrow, and he comes down to deliver you.
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