“Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?”
Then Jesus, knowing all that was to happen to him, came forward and said to them, 'Whom are you looking for?' — Jesus' initiative ("came forward") contrasts sharply with Synoptic accounts of arrest by surprise. "Knowing all that was to happen" (eidōs panta ta erchomena ep' auton) reveals Jesus in full possession of events, acting from divine omniscience rather than victimized passivity. His question—simple, direct—invites the arresting party to name their prey.
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