John 18:37

Then Pilate said to him: You are a king, then? Jesus answered; You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I born, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might testify to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, hears my voice.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

In Context

36Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not hence.

38Pilate said to him: What is truth? And when he had said this, he again came out to the Jews, and said to them: I find no fault in him.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:11And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying: Are you the king of the Jews? Jesus replied to him: You say it.

Mark 15:2And Pilate asked him: Are you the King of the Jews? And he answering, said: You say it.

Luke 23:3And Pilate asked him, saying: Are you the king of the Jews? He answered and said to him: You say it.

John 7:17If any one will do his will, he shall know with respect to the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak of myself.

John 8:47He that is of God, hears God’s words. For this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.

Matthew Henry on John 18:29-40

Christ in the Judgment-Hall; Christ Arraigned before Pilate. 28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. 29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him… Read the whole commentary →

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