Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest — The transaction between Annas and Caiaphas suggests hierarchical authority: Annas appears to conduct preliminary examination while Caiaphas, as sitting high priest, presides over official trial. The binding continues, emphasizing Jesus' physical restraint alongside his unbound spiritual freedom. John omits Caiaphas' interrogation, moving instead to Peter's denials and then the Roman trial.

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