John 18:37

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““Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.””

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““Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”

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“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Pilate, therefore, said to him, `Art thou then a king?' Jesus answered, `Thou dost say <FI>it<Fi> ; 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.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 18:37 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 55:4Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
  2. Matthew 26:64“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
  3. Matthew 27:11Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  4. Mark 14:62“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
  5. Mark 15:2So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  6. Luke 22:70So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”
  7. Luke 23:3So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  8. John 3:32He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
  9. John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  10. John 8:14Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
  11. John 8:47Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
  12. John 10:26But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
  13. John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  14. 1 Timothy 6:13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
  15. 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
  16. 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
  17. 1 John 3:19And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
  18. 1 John 4:6We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
  19. 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  20. Revelation 1:4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
  21. Revelation 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.

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