John 18:37-40
New American Standard Bible
37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “(A)You say correctly that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world: (B)to testify to the truth. (C)Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.” 38 Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”
And after saying this, he (D)came out again to the Jews and *said to them, “(E)I find no grounds at all for charges in [a]His case. 39 (F)However, you have a custom that I release one prisoner [b]for you at the Passover; therefore do you wish that I release [c]for you the King of the Jews?” 40 So they shouted again, saying, “(G)Not this Man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a rebel.
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- John 18:38 Lit Him
- John 18:39 Or to you
- John 18:39 Or to you
John 18:37-40
King James Version
37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
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John 18:37-40
Christian Standard Bible
37 “You are a king then?” Pilate asked.
“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world(A) for this: to testify(B) to the truth.(C) Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
38 “What is truth?” said Pilate.
Jesus or Barabbas
After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, “I find no grounds(D) for charging him. 39 You(E) have a custom that I release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So, do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”
40 They shouted back, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” (F) Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.[a](G)
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- 18:40 Or robber; see Jn 10:1,8 for the same Gk word used here
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