John 18:8
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.
“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”
9 This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”
10 Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”
- KJV
- Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
- WEB
- Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,”
- ASV
- Jesus answered, I told you that I am [he]; if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
- DARBY
- Jesus answered, I told you that I am [he]: if therefore ye seek me, let these go away;
- BLB
- Jesus answered, “I said to you⁺ that I am [He]. Therefore if you⁺ seek Me, allow these to go away,”
- ÅB
- Jesus svarte: Jeg sa dere jo at det er meg. Er det da meg dere leter etter, så la disse gå!
- OTB
- Jesus svarte: "Jeg sa dere at jeg er han. Hvis dere leter etter meg, så la disse mennene gå."
- B1930
- Jesus svarte: Jeg sa eder jo at det er mig. Er det da mig I leter efter, så la disse gå!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 10:28
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:9
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
Read in context1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Read in contextJohn 13:1
It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
Read in contextMatthew 26:56
But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Read in contextEphesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
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