John 18:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Jesus answered him, `If I spake ill, testify concerning the ill; and if well, why me dost thou smite?'

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:39 : 39 but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;
  • Acts 23:2-5 : 2 and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth, 3 then Paul said unto him, `God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou -- thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!' 4 And those who stood by said, `The chief priest of God dost thou revile?' 5 and Paul said, `I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;'
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you -- through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ -- who in presence, indeed `am' humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,
  • 1 Pet 2:20-23 : 20 for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God, 21 for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps, 22 who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth, 23 who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 18:21-22
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    88%

    21why me dost thou question? question those having heard what I spake to them; lo, these have known what I said.'

    22And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, `Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'

  • Matt 26:67-68
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    77%

    67Then did they spit in his face and buffet him, and others did slap,

    68saying, `Declare to us, O Christ, who he is that struck thee?'

  • Luke 22:63-64
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    77%

    63And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating `him';

    64and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, `Prophesy who he is who smote thee?'

  • John 19:3
    76%

    3and said, `Hail! the king of the Jews;' and they were giving him slaps.

  • John 18:34-35
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    34Jesus answered him, `From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?'

    35Pilate answered, `Am I a Jew? thy nation, and the chief priests did deliver thee up to me; what didst thou?'

  • Mark 14:47-48
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    75%

    47and a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.

    48And Jesus answering said to them, `As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me!

  • Matt 26:62-63
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    74%

    62And the chief priest having stood up, said to him, `Nothing thou dost answer! what do these witness against thee?

    63and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, `I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ -- the Son of God.'

  • Mark 14:60-61
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    60And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?'

    61and he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith to him, `Art thou the Christ -- the Son of the Blessed?'

  • Luke 22:49-52
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    49And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, `Sir, shall we smite with a sword?'

    50And a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear,

    51and Jesus answering said, `Suffer ye thus far,' and having touched his ear, he healed him.

    52And Jesus said to those having come upon him -- chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders -- `As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks?

  • Mark 14:65
    74%

    65and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, `Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.

  • Matt 26:50-51
    2 verses
    73%

    50and Jesus said to him, `Comrade, for what art thou present?' Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him.

    51And lo, one of those with Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, drew his sword, and having struck the servant of the chief priest, he took off his ear.

  • Acts 23:2-4
    3 verses
    73%

    2and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth,

    3then Paul said unto him, `God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou -- thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!'

    4And those who stood by said, `The chief priest of God dost thou revile?'

  • Mark 15:2-4
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    73%

    2and Pilate questioned him, `Art thou the king of the Jews?' and he answering said to him, `Thou dost say `it'.'

    3And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, `but he answered nothing.'

    4And Pilate again questioned him, saying, `Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'

  • Matt 5:39
    72%

    39but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

  • John 18:24
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    24Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the chief priest.

  • John 18:30
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    30they answered and said to him, `If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.'

  • John 19:9-11
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    9and entered again to the praetorium, and saith to Jesus, `Whence art thou?' and Jesus gave him no answer.

    10Pilate, therefore, saith to him, `To me dost thou not speak? hast thou not known that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?'

    11Jesus answered, `Thou wouldst have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'

  • Matt 27:13
    71%

    13then saith Pilate to him, `Dost thou not hear how many things they witness against thee?'

  • Matt 27:23
    71%

    23And the governor said, `Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, `Let be crucified.'

  • Matt 27:11
    71%

    11And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor did question him, saying, `Art thou the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said to him, `Thou sayest.'

  • John 8:46
    71%

    46Who of you doth convict me of sin? and if I speak truth, wherefore do ye not believe me?

  • John 18:5
    71%

    5they answered him, `Jesus the Nazarene;' Jesus saith to them, `I am `he';' -- and Judas who delivered him up was standing with them; --

  • Luke 23:22
    71%

    22And he a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release `him'.'

  • John 18:19
    70%

    19The chief priests, therefore, questioned Jesus concerning his disciples, and concerning his teaching;

  • John 18:10-11
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    70%

    10Simon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the chief priest's servant, and cut off his right ear -- and the name of the servant was Malchus --

    11Jesus, therefore, said to Peter, `Put the sword into the sheath; the cup that the Father hath given to me, may I not drink it?'

  • Matt 26:55
    70%

    55In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, `As against a robber ye did come forth, with swords and sticks, to take me! daily with you I was sitting teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold on me;

  • Luke 23:3
    70%

    3And Pilate questioned him, saying, `Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, `Thou dost say `it'.'

  • John 18:7-8
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    7Again, therefore, he questioned them, `Whom do ye seek?' and they said, `Jesus the Nazarene;'

    8Jesus answered, `I said to you that I am `he'; if, then, me ye seek, suffer these to go away;'

  • John 18:37
    70%

    37Pilate, therefore, said to him, `Art thou then a king?' Jesus answered, `Thou dost say `it'; because a king I am, I for this have been born, and for this I have come to the world, that I may testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth, doth hear my voice.'

  • Acts 24:20
    70%

    20or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim,

  • Prov 23:35
    70%

    35`They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake -- I seek it yet again!'