His enemies are represented as believing that his arrest could be secured only by strategy and stealth. Under these circumstances is it reasonable to suppose that the chief priests would send out a torchlight procession to apprehend him? Besides, as it was at the full of the moon, what need had they of lanterns and torches? Again, lanterns were unknown in Palestine. 288 When the band sent to capture him first came up to him what did they do? Matthew and Mark: "They laid hands on him and took him" (Matt. xxvi, 47-50; Mark xiv, 43-46). John: "They went backward and fell to the ground" (xviii, 3-6). 289 What did Peter do when Jesus was arrested? John: "Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear" (xviii, 10). Yet no efforts were made to arrest and punish Peter, notwithstanding he was recognized and pointed out by the kinsman of the wounded man. It may be urged that Jesus had healed the servant's ear. This, even if true, would not have removed the guilt of the militant disciple. Had Peter really committed the deed, it is not probable that he would have visited the house of the high priest and remained in the presence of his enemies. 290 When was Jesus bound? John: When he was arrested (xviii, 12). Matthew and Mark: Not until after his trial before the Sanhedrim when he was taken to Pilate (Matt. xxvii, 2; Mark xv, 1). According to Luke he was not bound. 291 What did they do with Jesus when he was taken? Matthew: "Led him away to Caiaphas" (xxvi, 57). John: "Led him away to Annas first" (xviii, 13). 292 Did he have an examination before his trial? John: He did (xviii, 13-23). Our laws provide for what is known as a preliminary examination before a magistrate. This was forbidden by the Jewish law, and his alleged examination before a priest could not have taken place. 293 Before whom did his preliminary examination take place? John: Before Annas (xviii, 13-23). The Synoptics state that he was examined and tried before Caiaphas. 294 Repeat John xviii, 24. "Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest" (Old Ver.). "Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest" (New Ver.). This verse follows the account of Jesus' preliminary examination and shows clearly that this examination took place before Annas, and that he was not sent to Caiaphas until its conclusion. The King James translators, in order to hide the discrepancy, prefixed the word "now" and changed the tense of the verb, substituting "had sent" for "sent," so that it might appear that Annas had sent him to Caiaphas before the examination commenced.