John 18:6
When Jesus told them, “That is who I am,” they lurched backward and fell down on the ground because of his power.
Translation for Translators
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
7He asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” They said, “Jesus, the man from Nazareth.”
Cross References
Psalms 27:2When those who do evil come near me to attack me, they stumble and fall down.
Psalms 70:2Humble those who are happy about my troubles/difficulties, and cause them to be disgraced/ashamed. Chase away those who are trying to kill me.
Luke 9:54When two of his disciples, James and John, heard about that, they said, “Lord, do you (sg) want us (exc) to pray that God will send fire down from heaven, as the prophet Elijah did long ago, and destroy those people?”
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 →