John 18:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰησοῦς οὖν, εἰδὼς πάντα τὰ ἐρχόμενα ἐπʼ αὐτόν, ἐξελθὼν, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τίνα ζητεῖτε;

Transliteration

Iēsous oun, eidōs panta ta erchomena ep' auton, exelthōn, eipen autois, Whom zēteite?

Grammar Details

• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/so/then
• *eidōs*: perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - knowing
• *panta*: accusative, neuter, plural - all things
• *ta erchomena*: present middle/passive participle, accusative, neuter, plural - the things coming
• *ep'*: preposition + accusative - upon/against
• *auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him
• *exelthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone out
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
• *autois*: dative, masculine, plural - to them
• *zēteite*: present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you seek

Word Meanings

• *eidōs*: knowing/being aware
• *panta*: all things/everything
• *erchomena*: coming/approaching/about to happen
• *ep'*: upon/against/to
• *exelthōn*: having gone out/having come forth
• *zēteite*: you seek/you are looking for

Referenced Verses

• John 13:1 : 1 Now before the feast of the Passover, it was clear to Jesus that the time had come for him to go away from this world to the Father. Having once had love for those in the world who were his, his love for them went on to the end.
• John 18:7 : 7 So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.
• John 19:28 : 28 After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water.
• Acts 2:28 : 28 You have made me see the ways of life; I will be full of joy when I see your face.
• Acts 4:24-28 : 24 And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them: 25 Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish? 26 The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ: 27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together, 28 To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.
• Acts 20:22-23 : 22 And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there: 23 Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.
• 1 Pet 4:1 : 1 So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin;
• John 13:11 : 11 (He had knowledge who was false to him; that is why he said, You are not all clean.)
• 1 Kgs 18:10 : 10 By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.
• 1 Kgs 18:14-18 : 14 And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death. 15 And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today. 16 So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah. 17 And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel? 18 Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.
• Neh 6:11 : 11 And I said, Am I the sort of man to go in flight? what man, in my position, would go into the Temple to keep himself safe? I will not go in.
• Ps 3:6 : 6 I will have no fear, though ten thousand have come round me, putting themselves against me.
• Ps 27:3 : 3 Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear: if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved.
• Prov 28:1 : 1 The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.
• Matt 16:21 : 21 From that time Jesus went on to make clear to his disciples how he would have to go up to Jerusalem, and undergo much at the hands of those in authority and the chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and the third day come again from the dead.
• Matt 17:22-23 : 22 And while they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man will be given up into the hands of men; 23 And they will put him to death, and the third day he will come again from the dead. And they were very sad.
• Matt 20:18-19 : 18 See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given into the hands of the chief priests and scribes; and they will give orders for him to be put to death, 19 And will give him up to the Gentiles to be made sport of and to be whipped and to be put to death on the cross: and the third day he will come back again from the dead.
• Matt 26:2 : 2 After two days is the Passover, and the Son of man will be given up to the death of the cross.
• Matt 26:21 : 21 And while they were taking food, he said, Truly I say to you that one of you will be false to me.
• Matt 26:31 : 31 Then said Jesus to them, All of you will be turned away from me this night: for it is said in the Writings, I will put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep of the flock will be put to flight.
• Mark 10:33-34 : 33 Saying, See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will give an order for his death, and will give him up to the Gentiles: 34 And they will make sport of him, and put shame on him, and give him cruel blows, and will put him to death; and after three days he will come back from the dead.
• Luke 18:31-33 : 31 And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man. 32 For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame: 33 And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
• Luke 24:6-7 : 6 He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying, 7 The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life.
• Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.
• John 6:64 : 64 But still some of you have no faith. For it was clear to Jesus from the first who they were who had no faith, and who it was who would be false to him.
• John 10:17-18 : 17 For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it away from me; I give it up of myself. I have power to give it up, and I have power to take it again. These orders I have from my Father.