John 18:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

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  • Matt 26:59-60 : 59 Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death; 60 And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came.
  • Mark 14:55-59 : 55 Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any. 56 For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement. 57 Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying, 58 He said in our hearing, I will put an end to this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will make another without hands. 59 And even so their witness was not in agreement.
  • Luke 22:67 : 67 If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;
  • Acts 24:12-13 : 12 And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town: 13 And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.
  • Acts 24:18-20 : 18 And having been made clean, I was in the Temple, but not with a great number of people, and not with noise: but there were certain Jews from Asia, 19 And it would have been better if they had come here to make a statement, if they have anything against me. 20 Or let these men here present say what wrongdoing was seen in me when I was before the Sanhedrin,

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    34Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

    35Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

  • John 18:19-20
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    19Then the high priest put questions to Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

    20Jesus made answer, I said things openly to the world at all times; I have given my teaching in the Synagogues and in the Temple to which all the Jews come; and I have said nothing secretly.

  • John 18:22-23
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    22When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?

    23Jesus said in answer, If I have said anything evil, give witness to the evil: but if I said what is true, why do you give me blows?

  • John 18:7-8
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    7So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

    8Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

  • Mark 14:60
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    60And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you?

  • John 18:4-5
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    4Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

    5Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

  • Matt 21:23-24
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    23And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

    24And Jesus said to them in answer, I will put one question to you, and if you give me the answer, I will say by what authority I do these things.

  • Luke 20:2-3
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    2That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.

    3And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:

  • Matt 26:62-63
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    62And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?

    63But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

  • Mark 15:2-4
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    2And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

    3And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

    4And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

  • Luke 22:71
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    71And they said, What more need have we of witness? we have the very words of his mouth.

  • Mark 11:28-29
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    28And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?

    29And Jesus said to them, I will put to you one question; give me an answer, and I will say by what authority I do these things.

  • John 8:25-26
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    25Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.

    26I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.

  • Luke 20:7
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    7And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

  • Matt 26:68
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    68Be a prophet, O Christ, and say who gave you a blow!

  • Luke 22:64
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    64And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow?

  • Matt 27:11
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    11And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

  • John 8:46
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    46Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?

  • Matt 21:27
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    27And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.

  • John 8:19
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    19Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

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    48And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

  • John 18:37
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    37Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice.

  • John 19:9-10
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    9And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

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  • John 8:14
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    14Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

  • Luke 22:68
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    68And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer.

  • Matt 27:13
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    13Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?

  • John 19:21
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    21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

  • Matt 26:55
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    55In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.

  • Mark 9:16
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    16And he said, What are you questioning them about?

  • John 7:26
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    26And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?

  • John 18:29
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    29So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?

  • Luke 20:21
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    21And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

  • Mark 11:33
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    33And they said in answer to Jesus, We have no idea. And Jesus said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.

  • John 9:21
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    21But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.

  • Luke 23:3
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    3And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

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    22So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

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    26Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?