John 18:4
Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
KJV
Ἰησοῦς οὖν εἰδὼς πάντα τὰ ἐρχόμενα ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· τίνα ζητεῖτε;
Greek NT
Jesus itaque sciens omnia quæ ventura erant super eum, processit, et dixit eis : Quem quæritis ?
Vulgate
Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith unto them, Whom seek ye?
ASV
Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth and said to them: Whom seek ye?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἐξέρχομαι
exerchomai
verb · 221×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: οὖν | WH/NIV/RP: οὖν | Treg: δὲ
- οὖν — SBLGNT
- οὖν — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- δὲ — Tregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει , | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει | RP: ἐξελθὼν εἶπεν
- ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει , — SBLGNT
- ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐξελθὼν εἶπεν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§609By embracing in his human heart the Father's love for men, Jesus "loved them to the end", for "greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."425 In suffering and death his humanity became the free and perfect instrument of his divine love which desires the salvation of men.426 Indeed, out of love for his Father and for men, whom the Father wan…
2. But He does not this only, but also, by saying, into the hands of sinners, He cheers up their minds, showing it was the effect of their wickedness, not of His being liable to any charge. Rise, let us be going; behold, he is at hand that does betray me. Matthew 26:46 For by all means He taught them, that the matter was not of necessity, nor of weakness, but of some secret dis…
Cross-references
- Acts 2:28 — Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
- Acts 20:22 — And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
- Jer 20:11 — But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confu
- John 1:38 — Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
- John 13:1 — Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto t
- John 13:1 — Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto t
- John 18:7 — Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
- John 18:7 — Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
- John 19:28 — After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
- John 20:15 — Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will
- John 21:17 — He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; t
- Ps 27:3 — Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.