John 18:21

Why do you question me? Question those who have heard what I spoke to them. Sure, they know what I said.”

Family 35 New Testament

In The King James Version

Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.

In Context

20Jesus answered him: “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogue and temple, where the Jews always congregate, and I have spoken nothing in secret.

22But upon His saying these things one of the operatives standing by slapped Jesus saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?”

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Cross References

Matthew 26:59The chief priests and the elders, in fact the whole Council, kept looking for false witnesses against Jesus so that they could put Him to death,

Luke 22:67“If you are the Messiah, tell us.” But He said to them: “If I tell you, you simply will not believe.

Acts 24:18in the midst of which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor confusion.

Matthew Henry on John 18:14-28

Christ before Annas and Caiaphas; The Fall of Peter; Christ Arraigned; Peter Again Denies Christ. 13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. 14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. 16 But Peter stood… Read the whole commentary →

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