John 18:19-24
Modern English Version
The High Priest Questions Jesus(A)
19 The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
20 Jesus answered him, “I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where the Jews always meet, and I said nothing in secret. 21 Why do you ask Me? Ask those who heard Me and what I have said to them. Certainly they know what I said.”
22 When He had said this, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Is that how You answer the high priest?”
23 Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil, but if well, why do you strike me?” 24 Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
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John 18:19-24
Lexham English Bible
Jesus Before Annas
19 So the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching. 20 Jesus replied to him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple courts[a] where all the Jews assemble, and I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why are you asking me? Ask those who heard what I have said to them! Behold, these people know what I said.” 22 Now when[b] he had said these things, one of the officers who was standing by gave a slap in the face to Jesus, saying, “Do you reply to the high priest in this way?” 23 Jesus replied to him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify about what is wrong! But if I have spoken[c] correctly, why do you strike me?” 24 Then Annas sent him, tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest.
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- John 18:20 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
- John 18:22 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had said”)
- John 18:23 The phrase “I have spoken” is an implied repetition of the earlier phrase in this verse
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