John 18:38
Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
KJV
λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Πειλᾶτος· τί ἐστιν ἀλήθεια; καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν πάλιν ἐξῆλθεν πρὸς τοὺς Ἰουδαίους, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἐγὼ οὐδεμίαν εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ αἰτίαν.
Greek NT
Dicit ei Pilatus : Quid est veritas ? Et cum hoc dixisset, iterum exivit ad Judæos, et dicit eis : Ego nullam invenio in eo causam.
Vulgate
Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find no crime in him.
ASV
Pilate saith to him: What is truth? And when he said this, he went out again to the Jews and saith to them: I find no cause in him.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ αἰτίαν — SBLGNT
- εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ αἰτίαν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- αἰτίαν εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
He recalls the beginning of his youth, i.e. the thirty-first year of his age, in which very grave errors as to the nature of God and the origin of evil being distinguished, and the Sacred Books more accurately known, he at length arrives at a clear knowledge of God, not yet rightly apprehending Jesus Christ. Chapter 1. He Regarded Not God Indeed Under the Form of a Human Body, …
The most important book for New Testament attestation. Contains: (1) The census of Quirinius (Ant. 18.1.1), explaining the political background of Luke 2:1-2. (2) The founding of the "fourth philosophy" (Zealots). (3) THE TESTIMONIUM FLAVIANUM (Ant. 18.3.3) — the most debated passage in ancient historiography, referencing Jesus as a wise man, a worker of wonderful deeds, teache…
Cross-references
- Acts 17:32 — And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
- John 19:4 — Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
- John 19:4 — Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
- John 19:6 — When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
- Luke 23:4 — Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
- Luke 23:4 — Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
- Matt 13:19 — When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.