unfoldingWord_en_tn/jhn/18/12.md

# General Information:

Verse 14 tells us background information about Caiaphas. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# the Jews

Here "the Jews" is a synecdoche for the Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus. Alternate translation: "the Jewish leaders" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# seized Jesus and tied him up

The soldiers tied Jesus' hands to prevent him from escaping. Alternate translation: "captured Jesus and tied him up to prevent him from escaping" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])