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  • John 18:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 12 Then the soldiers and the military commander and the officers of the Jews seized* Jesus and bound him.

  • John 18:12
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 12 Ἡ The οὖν therefore σπεῖρα band καὶ and ὁ the χιλίαρχος chiliarch καὶ and οἱ the ὑπηρέται subordinates τῶν of the Ἰουδαίων Jews συνέλαβον took with τὸν the Ἰησοῦν Jesus καὶ and ἔδησαν bound αὐτὸν him

  • John 18:12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 12 Then the soldier band and the military commander* and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him,

  • John 18:12
    The Bible in Living English
    • 12 So the cohort and the military tribune and the Jews’ officers arrested Jesus and bound him,

  • John 18:12
    American Standard Version
    • 12 So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,

  • John 18:12
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 12 The band therefore and the captain, and the officers of the Jews apprehended Jesus and bound him,

  • John 18:12
    King James Version
    • 12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 18:12 it-2 130

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 18:12 ad 977

  • John
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 18:12

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 130

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 18:12

      military commander: The Greek term khi·liʹar·khos (chiliarch) literally means “ruler of a thousand,” that is, soldiers. It refers to a Roman military commander called a tribune. There were six tribunes in each Roman legion. The legion, however, was not divided into six different commands; rather, each tribune commanded the whole legion for one sixth of the time. Such a military commander had great authority, including the power to nominate and assign centurions. The Greek word could also refer to high-ranking military officers in general. A Roman military commander accompanied the soldiers who arrested Jesus.

      the Jews: Apparently referring to the Jewish authorities or religious leaders.​—See study note on Joh 7:1.

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