Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Jesus answered, I said to you, that I am: if then ye seek me, leave these to retire:
New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered,
King James Version
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Jesus replied, "I told you that I am the one, so if you are looking for me, let these men go."
A Conservative Version
Jesus answered, I told you that I am. If therefore ye seek me, allow these men to go,
American Standard Version
Jesus answered, I told you that I am he ; if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
Amplified
Jesus answered,
An Understandable Version
Jesus said to them, "I [already] told you that I am [He]; so if you are looking for me, let these men [i.e., the apostles] go."
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered: I have told you that I am he. If, then, you seek me, let these go away.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.
Common New Testament
Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. "if therefore it is me you look for, let these go their way."
Darby Translation
Jesus answered, I told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go away;
Godbey New Testament
Jesus responded, I told you that I am He: if then you seek me, let these depart.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus answered, "I have told you that I am he, so if you are looking for me, let these men go."
John Wesley New Testament
Jesus answered, I have told you, I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go:
King James 2000
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore you seek me, let these go their way:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus replied, "I said to you that I am [he]! So if you are looking for me, let these [men] go,"
Modern King James verseion
Jesus answered, I have told you that I AM. Therefore if you seek Me, let these go away;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus answered, "I said unto you, I am he. If ye seek me, let these go their way."
Moffatt New Testament
he answered, "I told you that I am he; if it is me you are looking for, let these men get away"
Montgomery New Testament
"I have already told you that I am he," said Jesus. "If, then, you are looking for me, let these go their way."
NET Bible
Jesus replied, "I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go."
New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered, "I told you that I AM. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,"
Noyes New Testament
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. If therefore ye are seeking me, let these men go.
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus answered, I told you that I am he; if, therefore, you seek me, let these go;
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus answered - I told you, I, am he. If, then, ye seek me, let these go their way: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus answered, I told you that I am he: if therefore ye are seeking me, permit these to go away:
Twentieth Century New Testament
"I have already told you that I am he," replied Jesus, "so, if it is for me that you are looking, let these men go."
Webster
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: If therefore ye seek me, let these go away:
Weymouth New Testament
"I have told you," replied Jesus, "that I am he. If therefore you are looking for me, let these my disciples go their way."
Williams New Testament
Jesus answered, "I have already told you that I am He; so if you are really looking for me, let these men go."
World English Bible
Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,"
Worrell New Testament
Jesus answered, "I told you that I am He; if, therefore, ye are seeking Me, permit these to go their way;"
Worsley New Testament
And they said, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus answered, 'I said to you that I am he; if, then, me ye seek, suffer these to go away;'
Themes
Defender of the weak » The frightened disciples
Jesus Christ » Death of, voluntary
Jesus Christ » History of » Is betrayed and apprehended (in the garden of gethsemane)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The betrayal of jesus by judas fulfilled
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 18:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Is Betrayed And Arrested
7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus the Nazarite. 8 Jesus answered, I said to you, that I am: if then ye seek me, leave these to retire: 9 That the word might be completed which he spake, That whom thou hast given me, I lost none of them.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:6
All we as sheep went astray; we turned a man to his way; and Jehovah caused the iniquity of us all to fall upon him.
Matthew 26:56
But this has been wholly that the writings of the prophets might be filled up. Then all the disciples, having left him, fled.
Mark 14:50-52
And having left him, they all fled.
John 10:28
And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
John 13:1
And before the feast of the pascha, Jesus knowing that his hour had come that he should pass out of this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world, he loved them to the end.
John 13:36
Simon Peter says to him, Lord, where retirest thou? Jesus answered him, Where I retire, thou shalt not be able to follow me now; and afterwards thou shalt follow me.
John 16:32
Behold, the hour comes, and has now come, that ye be scattered, each to his own, and leave me alone: and I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation except human has taken you and God faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able; but with the temptation will he also make an escape, that ye may be able to bear.
2 Corinthians 12:9
And he said to me, My grace suffices thee: for my power is perfected in weakness. Therefore very willingly will I boast rather in my weaknesses, that Christ's power may lodge upon me.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your own wives, as also Christ loved the church, and delivered himself up for it;
1 Peter 5:7
Having cast all your care upon him; for to him is the care for you.