John 18:7

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

So, He asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” And they answered, “Jesus, from Nazareth.”

Cross References

John 18:4

Since Jesus knew everything that was going to happen to Him, He went out and said to them, “Who are you men looking for?”

Matthew 2:23

and settled in a town called Nazareth, so that it could fulfill what was spoken by the prophets [Isa. 11:1 in the Hebrew text] that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

John 18:6

Now when Jesus had said to them, “I am [He],” they [all] moved backward and fell to the ground. [Note: This appears to have been done by some miraculous power].

John 18:8

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.”