John 18:6

And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

In Context

5Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

7So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:2When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.

Psalms 70:2\70:1\Let your salvation come quickly, O God; come quickly to my help, O Lord.

Luke 9:54And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

Matthew Henry on John 18:2-13

Christ in the Garden; The Treachery of Judas; The Ear of Malachus Cut Off; Christ Yields Himself a Prisoner. 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. 2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. 3 Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and… Read the whole commentary →

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