John 18:37

New Testament • 20 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

Πιλᾶτος

Pilâtos

G4091

close-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman

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כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto him Art thou a

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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then

Ἰησοῦς

Iēsoûs

G2424

Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites

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עָנָה

ʻânâh

H6030

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...

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Thou

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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that I am a

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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To this

קֵץ

qêts

H7093

an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after

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was I

יָלַד

yâlad

H3205

to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

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and for this

רִיב

rîyb

H7379

a contest (personal or legal)

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בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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I into the

תֵּבֵל

têbêl

H8398

the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia,...

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that I should

נָשָׂא

nâsâʼ

H5375

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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עֵד

ʻêd

H5707

concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince

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unto the

אֶמֶת

ʼemeth

H571

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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Every

אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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that is of the

אֶמֶת

ʼemeth

H571

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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my

קוֹל

qôwl

H6963

a voice or sound

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Key Terms in This Verse

sayest H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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heareth H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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Pilate G4091

Πιλᾶτος Pilâtos

close-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman

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witness H5707

עֵד ʻêd

concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince

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born H3205

יָלַד yâlad

to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

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bear H5375

נָשָׂא nâsâʼ

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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truth H571

אֶמֶת ʼemeth

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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truth H571

אֶמֶת ʼemeth

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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world H8398

תֵּבֵל têbêl

the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine

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end H7093

קֵץ qêts

an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after

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Cross References

John 8:47 cross-reference

He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

John 8:14 cross-reference

Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

John 14:6 cross-reference

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Isaiah 55:4 cross-reference

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

John 7:17 cross-reference

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

Mark 15:2 cross-reference

And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

Luke 23:3 cross-reference

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

1 Timothy 6:13 cross-reference

I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

John 3:32 cross-reference

And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

1 Peter 1:22 cross-reference

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Matthew 26:64 cross-reference

Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Matthew 27:11 cross-reference

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

Revelation 1:4 cross-reference

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

Revelation 3:14 cross-reference

And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

Mark 14:62 cross-reference

And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Luke 22:70 cross-reference

Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

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