John 18:37 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³⁷ Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁷ Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁷ Pilate said to Him, Then You are a King? Jesus answered, You say it! [You speak correctly!] For I am a King. [Certainly I am a King!] This is why I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the Truth. Everyone who is of the Truth [who is a friend of the Truth, who belongs to the Truth] hears and listens to My voice.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁷ Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Common English Bible

³⁷ “So you are a king?” Pilate said. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this reason: to testify to the truth. Whoever accepts the truth listens to my voice.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁷ And so Pilate said to him, "You are a king, then?" Jesus answered, "You are saying that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world: so that I may offer testimony to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁷ Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice.

John 18:37 Cross References

Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

Matthew 26:64

Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

Matthew 27:11

Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

Mark 14:62

And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

Mark 15:2

And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest.

Luke 22:70

And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

Luke 23:3

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

John 1:17

For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 3:32

What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.

John 7:17

If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak from myself.

John 8:14

Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.

John 8:45

But because I say the truth, ye believe me not.

John 8:46

Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me?

John 8:47

He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.

1 Timothy 6:13

I charge thee in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;

1 Peter 1:22

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

1 John 2:21

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

1 John 3:19

Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him,

1 John 4:6

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Revelation 1:4

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him which is and which was and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: