THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN - Chapter 18 - Verse 3
Verse 3. A band. See Barnes "Mt 26:47"
See Barnes "Mt 27:27"; John passes over the agony of Jesus in the garden, probably because it was so fully described by the other evangelists.
Lanterns, &c. This was the time of the full moon, but it might have been cloudy, and their taking lights with them shows their determination to find him.