John 18:1

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.

Cross-references

John 18:26 Parallel

John 18:26 confirms the garden as the place of Peter's denial — the same garden Jesus entered in verse 1.

John 13:31-32 announces the Son's glorification — John 18:1 begins the journey to the garden where that glorification through the cross unfolds.

John 14:31 Allusion

In John 14:31, Jesus says 'Rise, let us go'; now in John 18:1 he actually goes to the garden.

John 17:26 Historical context

John 17:26 ends Jesus' high priestly prayer; then John 18:1 begins the arrest narrative as he goes to the garden.

Genesis 2:15 places Adam in Eden's garden to tend it — typologically parallel to Jesus entering the garden of Gethsemane.

Genesis 3:23 has Adam expelled from the garden — contrasting with Jesus voluntarily entering the garden to face arrest.

In 2 Samuel 15:23, David crosses the Kidron in sorrow, prefiguring Jesus crossing it to his arrest.

Matthew 26:36 names the place Gethsemane and records Jesus telling disciples to sit while he prays.

Mark 14:32 Parallel

Mark 14:32 also calls it Gethsemane and includes the command to sit, providing synoptic detail.

Luke 22:39 Parallel

Luke 22:39 says Jesus went to the Mount of Olives 'as was his custom', adding context to the garden visit.

1 Kings 2:37 warns that crossing the Kidron Valley brings death — Jesus crosses it on the way to his own death.

2 Kings 23:4 Historical context

2 Kings 23:4 tells of burning pagan vessels in the Kidron Valley — the same valley Jesus crosses.

Matthew 26:30 is the parallel account: after the hymn, Jesus and disciples go to the Mount of Olives, the same setting as John 18:1.

Matthew 26:47 records Judas arriving with the mob to arrest Jesus, directly continuing the garden scene from John 18:1.

Mark 14:42 Parallel

Mark 14:42 quotes Jesus saying 'Rise, let us go; my betrayer is at hand' — the moment just after the garden setting in John 18:1.