Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 18:5

"They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am [he]. And Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them." — John 18:5 (ASV)

They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he.

Or, rather, I Am, pronouncing the words with a divine dignity which had a startling effect upon them.

And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

What a hardened wretch he must have been to be able to stand with them! One would have thought that, having betrayed his Master, he would have hidden himself away for shame, but no, Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. His heart must have been steeled.