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John 18 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for John 18, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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John 18 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀρχιερεύς | archiereús | G749 | 11 | chief priest, chief of the priests |
| Πέτρος | Pétros | G4074 | 10 | Peter, rock |
| ἀποκρίνομαι | apokrínomai | G611 | 10 | answer |
| Ἰουδαῖος | Ioudaîos | G2453 | 9 | Jew, of Judæa |
| μαθητής | mathētḗs | G3101 | 9 | disciple |
| ὑπηρέτης | hypērétēs | G5257 | 5 | minister, officer, servant |
| Καϊάφας | Kaïáphas | G2533 | 4 | Caiaphas |
How preachers through history handled this text
37 public-domain excerpts on John 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Simon Peter denied his Master. The particulars have been noticed in the remarks on the other Gospels. The beginning of sin is as the letting forth of water. The sin of lying is a fruitful sin; one lie needs another to support it, and that another. If a call to expose ourselves to danger be clear, we may hope God will enable us to honour him; if it be not, we may fear that God will leave us to shame ourselves. They said nothing concerning the miracles of Jesus, by which he had done so much good, and which proved his doctrine. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on John 18:13–27 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Kidron — John 18:1
- Nazareth — John 18:5
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