Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know 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.
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."
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."
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 replied, "I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said." 22 When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest's officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said, "Is that the way you answer the high priest?"
Names
Cross References
Matthew 26:59-60
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
Mark 14:55-59
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.
Luke 22:67
and said, "If you are the Christ, tell us." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe,
Acts 24:12-13
They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city,
Acts 24:18-20
which I was doing when they found me in the temple, ritually purified, without a crowd or a disturbance.