Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
why askest thou me? Ask them which heard me, what I said unto them. Behold they can tell what I said."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Why do you question me? Question those who heard what I said. These are the people who know what I said."
A Conservative Version
Why question thou me? Question those who have heard what I said to them. Behold, these know the things that I said.
American Standard Version
Why askest thou me? Ask them that have heard me , what I spake unto them: behold, these know the things which I said.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Why are you asking me? Ask the people who have heard me about what I said to them. Look, these people know what I said."
Anderson New Testament
Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard, what things I said to them. Behold, they know what I have said.
Bible in Basic English
Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.
Common New Testament
Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them. They know what I said."
Daniel Mace New Testament
why do you question me? ask those who heard me, what discourse I had with them: they know very well what I said.
Darby Translation
Why demandest thou of me? Demand of those who have heard, what I have spoken to them; behold, they know what I have said.
Godbey New Testament
Why do you ask me? ask those who have heard, what I said to them: behold, they know what I said.
Goodspeed New Testament
Why do you question me? Ask those who have heard me what it was that I said to them. They will know what I have said."
John Wesley New Testament
Why askest thou me? Ask them that heard me, what I said to them: behold, they know what I said.
Julia Smith Translation
Why askest thou me? ask those having heard, what I said to them: see, they know what I said.
King James 2000
Why do you ask me? Ask them who heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Why are you asking me? Ask those who heard what I have said to them! Behold, these [people] know what I said."
Modern King James verseion
Why do you ask Me? Ask those who heard me what I have said to them. Behold, they know what I said.
Moffatt New Testament
Why ask me? Ask my hearers what I have said to them; they know what I said."
Montgomery New Testament
"Why do you question me? Ask those who heard what I have said to them; these witnesses here know what I said."
NET Bible
Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said."
New Heart English Bible
Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard what I spoke to them; surely they know what I said."
Noyes New Testament
Why askest thou me? Ask those who have heard, what I have spoken to them; behold, these know what I have said.
Sawyer New Testament
Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me, what I said to them; behold, they know what I said.
The Emphasized Bible
Why questionest thou me? question them who have heard, what I spake unto them. See! these, know what, I, said.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Why dost thou question me? ask those who have heard me, what I have spoken to them: lo, they know what I said.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Why question me? Question those who have listened to me as to what I have spoken about to them. They must know what I said."
Webster
Why dost thou ask me? ask them who heard me, what I have said to them: behold, they know what I have said.
Weymouth New Testament
Why do you question me? Question those who heard what it was I said to them: these witnesses here know what I said."
Williams New Testament
So why are you questioning me? Ask those who heard what I told them. Of course, they know what I said."
World English Bible
Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them. Behold, these know the things which I said."
Worrell New Testament
Why do you ask Me? Ask those who have heard, what I spake to them; behold, they know the things which I said."
Worsley New Testament
ask them that heard me, what I have said unto them: for they know what I have said.
Youngs Literal Translation
why me dost thou question? question those having heard what I spake to them; lo, these have known what I said.'
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Tried by the council (in jerusalem)
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Put on trial and condemn jesus
Interlinear
Tis
ὅς ἥ ὅ
Hos
Usage: 980
Eido
Houtos
Eido
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 18:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Before Annas
20 Jesus answered him, "I spake openly in the world. I ever taught in the synagogue and in the temple whither all the Jews resorted: and in secret have I said nothing: 21 why askest thou me? Ask them which heard me, what I said unto them. Behold they can tell what I said." 22 When he had thus spoken, one of the ministers which stood by, smote Jesus on the face saying, "Answerest thou the high priest so?"
Names
Cross References
Matthew 26:59-60
The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,
Mark 14:55-59
And the high priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus, to put him to death; And they found none.
Luke 22:67
"Art thou very Christ? Tell us." And he said unto them, "If I shall tell you, ye will not believe.
Acts 24:12-13
And that they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, either raising up the people, neither in the synagogues nor in the city.
Acts 24:18-20
in the which they found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor yet with unquietness.