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John 18:8

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

KJV

ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· εἶπον ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι· εἰ οὖν ἐμὲ ζητεῖτε, ἄφετε τούτους ὑπάγειν.

Greek NT

Respondit Jesus : Dixi vobis, quia ego sum : si ergo me quæritis, sinite hos abire.

Vulgate

Jesus answered, I told you that I am he; if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

ASV

Jesus answered: I have told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἀφίημι
aphiemi
verb · 143×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὑπάγω
upago
verb · 81×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 10:28 — And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
  • Luke 22:51 — And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.