25, 26. These verses give a reason why the Father who is _just_, and who rewards man’s merits, even though these merits are themselves the result of His grace, ought to hear Christ’s prayer. The reason is, because He who prays had known and loved the Father, and they for whom He prays had known and received Himself as the Messias. Moreover, He had made known the Father to them, and would do so still more, afterwards, through the Holy Ghost. *That the love wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I in them.* Here He states His object in making known the Father’s name. It was in order that the special love of the Father might extend to them, and that He Himself might remain intimately united to them by His grace, and by the presence of the Divinity in their souls. With these beautiful and consoling words, which bespoke the special love of the Father for the Apostles, and His own enduring presence with them notwithstanding His departure, Christ concludes this sublime prayer to His eternal Father. CHAPTER XVIII. 1‐7. *Jesus retires to the Garden of Gethsemani, where, having been betrayed by Judas, He freely delivers Himself up, after He had first shown His almighty power, by casting His enemies to the ground.* 8‐11. *He requests that the Apostles be allowed to depart unmolested, and forbids Peter to defend Him with the sword.* 12‐14. *He is seized, bound, and led before Annas.* 15‐27. *He is led before Caiphas, followed by Peter and John, and while being examined there, is thrice denied by Peter.* 28‐38. *He is led before Pilate, the Roman Governor, and examined by him.* 39‐40. *Pilate attempts to release Jesus, but the crowd calls for the release of Barabbas.* 1. Haec cum dixisset Iesus, 1. When Jesus had said these egressus est cum discipulis things, he went forth with his suis trans torrentem Cedron, disciples over the brook ubi erat hortus in quem Cedron, where there was a introivit ipse, et discipuli garden, into which he entered eius. with his disciples.