John 18:3
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
ὅπλον
weapons.
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ὅπλον
Weapon, instrument, tool. Hoplon. The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh. Spiritual battles require spiritual weapons. Scripture prayer fasting and faith are your arsenal.
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ἔρχομαι
comes
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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σπεῖρα
cohort
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σπεῖρα
a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)
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Ἰούδας
Judas
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Ἰούδας
Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region
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ὑπηρέτης
officers
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ὑπηρέτης
an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
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Φαρισαῖος
Pharisees
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Φαρισαῖος
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
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λαμβάνω
having procured
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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φανός
lanterns
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φανός
a lightener, i.e. light; lantern
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ἐκεῖ
there
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ἐκεῖ
there; by extension, thither
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λαμπάς
torches
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λαμπάς
a "lamp" or flambeau
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