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John 18:3
New Catholic Bible

3 Therefore, Judas went to that garden with a detachment of soldiers,[a] together with temple guards provided by the chief priests and the Pharisees, equipped with lanterns and torches and weapons.

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  1. John 18:3 Detachment of soldiers: this refers to a complement of Roman troops—either 600 (a cohort) or 200 men, hinting at Roman complicity in the plot against Jesus even prior to his trial before Pilate. Lanterns and torches: these may stress that the hour of darkness has come.
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