The crowd has been arranged by the priests. Judas came to betray Jesus with a kiss. However, none of this came as any surprise to Jesus. He knew exactly what was going on and it was all part of the plan.
The disciples wondered if they should fight to defend Jesus, especially as He has earlier told them to take a sword. It was Peter who struck one of the soldiers, Malchus, with a sword.
Jesus did not want to be defended and He healed the soldier. Jesus then addresses the priests. He knew full well why they were adopting such tactics, it was out of fear.
Next Peter denies Jesus three times. The first was to a servant girl, it isn't made specific who the other two were. So much for the boldness Peter had expressed earlier. Then he realised what he had done. It is strange how we will do sinful or stupid things, and immediately after we have done them we regret it realising our stupidity.
The soldiers then mocked Jesus. So Jesus was betrayed by one disciples, denied by another, and mocked by the soldiers.
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