John 18:6

When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

Berean Standard Bible

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

5“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.

7So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

Psalms 70:2May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

Luke 9:54When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume 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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