Word for the Week

What Sunday school never taught me about the arrest of Jesus!

Week beginning: 14th March, 2021 | By Richard Borgonon

When Jesus said "I am He" they drew back and fell to the ground.

John 18:6 (NIV 2011)

Imagine the scene as a member of verse 3's "detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons". "Officials" –very likely to be the lawyers of the Temple! You'd expect them