John 18:6

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

Open English Bible (UK)

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,’ was their answer. ‘I am he,’ said Jesus. (Judas, the betrayer, was also standing with them.)

7So he again asked for whom they were looking, and they answered, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’

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Cross References

Psalms 27:2When the wicked drew near to assail me and eat up my flesh, it was those who distressed and opposed me who stumbled and fell.

Psalms 70:2May those who are seeking my life, be ashamed and confounded.

Luke 9:54When James and John saw this, they said, ‘Master, do you wish us to call for fire to come down from the heavens and 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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