23 Bible Verses about Arresting Christ

When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”

Although they were looking for a way to arrest Him, they feared the crowds, because they regarded Him as a prophet.

Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on Him that very hour, because they knew He had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

Then they tried to seize Him. Yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come.

The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it so they could arrest Him.

Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him.

He spoke these words by the treasury, while teaching in the temple complex. But no one seized Him, because His hour had not come.

Then they were trying again to seize Him, yet He eluded their grasp.

and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill Him.

After two days it was the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a treacherous way to arrest and kill Him.

His betrayer had given them a sign: “The One I kiss, He’s the One; arrest Him!”

His betrayer had given them a signal. “The One I kiss,” he said, “He’s the One; arrest Him and take Him away under guard.”

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal, to capture Me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me.

But Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as though I were a criminal, to capture Me?

Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke in advance about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

“Friend,” Jesus asked him, “why have you come?”

Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested Him.

Then they took hold of Him and arrested Him.

They seized Him, led Him away, and brought Him into the high priest’s house. Meanwhile Peter was following at a distance.

Then the company of soldiers, the commander, and the Jewish temple police arrested Jesus and tied Him up.

“I told you I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you’re looking for Me, let these men go.”