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John 18:5

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Jesus Christ

3 So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

4 Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”

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

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

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
KJV
They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
WEB
They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them.
ASV
They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am [he]. And Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them.
DARBY
They answered him, Jesus the Nazaraean. Jesus says to them, I am [he]. And Judas also, who delivered him up, stood with them.
BLB
They answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” He says to them, “I am [He].” Now Judas, who is delivering Him up, also had been standing with them.
ÅB
De svarte ham: Etter Jesus fra Nasaret. Jesus sier til dem: Det er meg. Men også Judas, som forrådte ham, sto der med dem.
OTB
De svarte ham: "Jesus fra Nasaret." Jesus sa til dem: "Jeg er han." Judas, som forrådte ham, sto også der med dem.
B1930
De svarte ham: Efter Jesus fra Nasaret. Jesus sier til dem: Det er mig. Men også Judas, som forrådte ham, stod der med dem.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 3:9

    The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

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  • John 1:46

    “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.

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  • Matthew 21:11

    The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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  • Matthew 2:23

    and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

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  • John 19:19

    Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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  • Jeremiah 8:12

    Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.

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