18:4 {3} Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
(3) Christ's person (but not his power) was bound by his adversaries, but only when and how he desired.
18:2-14 Judas... knew the place. For notes on the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus, see Mt 26:47-58. Compare Mr 14:43-54 Lu 22:47-54.
18:1-12 Sin began in the garden of Eden, there the curse was pronounced, there the Redeemer was promised; and in a garden that promised Seed entered into conflict with the old serpent. Christ was buried also in a garden. Let us, when we walk in our gardens, take occasion from thence to mediate on Christ's sufferings in a garden. Our Lord Jesus, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth and asked, Whom seek ye? When the people would have forced him to a crown, he withdrew, ch.
