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John 18:37-39
Lexham English Bible
John 18:37-39
Lexham English Bible
37 Then Pilate said to him, “So then you are a king!” Jesus replied, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I have come into the world: in order that I can testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”
And when he[a] had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no basis for an accusation against him. 39 But it is your custom that I release for you one prisoner[b] at the Passover. So do you want me[c] to release for you the king of the Jews?”
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- John 18:38 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
- John 18:39 The word “prisoner” is not in the Greek text, but is implied
- John 18:39 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
John 18:37-39
New International Version
John 18:37-39
New International Version
37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate.
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth.(A) Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”(B)
38 “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.(C) 39 But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?”
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