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The Betrayal of Jesus

John 18:8

In 9 translations

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:
LSV
Jesus answered, “I said to you that I AM; if, then, you seek Me, permit these to go away”;
YLT
Jesus answered, 'I said to you that I am [he]; if, then, me ye seek, suffer these to go away;'
DBY
Jesus answered, I told you that I am [he]: if therefore ye seek me, let these go away;
DRC
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way.
GNV
Iesus answered, I said vnto you, that I am he: therefore if ye seeke me, let these go their way.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· Εἶπον ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι· εἰ οὖν ἐμὲ ζητεῖτε, ἄφετε τούτους ὑπάγειν·
RP2018
Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς, Εἶπον ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι· εἰ οὖν ἐμὲ ζητεῖτε, ἄφετε τούτους ὑπάγειν·
TR-Boyd
Ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Εἶπον ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι· εἰ οὖν ἐμὲ ζητεῖτε, ἄφετε τούτους ὑπάγειν·
SCR1894
απεκριθη ο ιησους ειπον υμιν οτι εγω ειμι ει ουν εμε ζητειτε αφετε τουτους υπαγειν

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ◆ Holy Week◆ Prayer and Betrayal in Gethsemane

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
  • 2 Corinthians 12:9But 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.
  • 1 Peter 5:7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
  • Isaiah 53:6We 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.
  • John 13:1It 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.
  • Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
  • John 13:36“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
  • Mark 14:50–52Then everyone deserted Him and fled. One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him, but he pulled free of the linen cloth and ran away naked.
  • John 16:32“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:13No 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…
  • Matthew 26:56But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.

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