John 18:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Isa 53:6 : 6 We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.
  • Matt 26:56 : 56 But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.
  • Mark 14:50-52 : 50 And they all went away from him in fear. 51 And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him; 52 But he got away unclothed, without the linen cloth.
  • John 10:28 : 28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.
  • 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 13:36 : 36 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.
  • John 16:32 : 32 See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.
  • 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.
  • 2 Cor 12:9 : 9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.
  • Eph 5:25 : 25 Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
  • 1 Pet 5:7 : 7 Putting all your troubles on him, for he takes care of you.

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  • John 18:4-7
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    4 Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

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

    6 And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.

    7 So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

  • John 18:20-21
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    20 Jesus 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.

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

  • John 8:18-26
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    18 I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.

    19 Then 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.

    20 Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.

    21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

    22 So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

    23 And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

    24 For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.

    25 Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.

    26 I 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.

  • John 18:9
    77%

    9 (He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)

  • John 8:14
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    14 Jesus 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.

  • John 8:28
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    28 So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

  • John 18:34
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    34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • Luke 22:67-68
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    67 If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;

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

  • John 4:26
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    26 Jesus said to her, I, who am talking to you, am he.

  • Mark 14:48
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    48 And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

  • John 8:58-59
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    58 Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

    59 So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.

  • John 8:12
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    12 Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

  • John 16:5
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    5 But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

  • John 9:9
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    9 Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

  • John 14:31
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    31 But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

  • John 8:54-55
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    54 Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.

    55 You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

  • John 7:28-29
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    28 Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.

    29 I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.

  • John 14:28
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    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

  • John 7:33-34
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    33 Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.

    34 You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.

  • John 18:37
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    37 Then 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 7:36
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    36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

  • Acts 22:8
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    8 And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking.

  • John 14:7
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    7 If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.

  • John 10:39
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    39 Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.

  • John 9:37
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    37 Jesus said to him, You have seen him; it is he who is talking to you.

  • John 13:19
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    19 From this time forward, I give you knowledge of things before they come about, so that when they come about you may have belief that I am he.

  • John 13:33
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    33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

  • John 10:25
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    25 Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.

  • 1 Kgs 18:8
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    8 And Elijah in answer said, It is I; now go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.

  • John 16:28
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    28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

  • John 17:8
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    8 Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.

  • John 8:46
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    46 Which 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?

  • John 18:39
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    39 But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?