Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
he answered, "I told you that I am he; if it is me you are looking for, let these men get away"
New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered,
King James Version
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Jesus replied, "I told you that I am the one, so if you are looking for me, let these men go."
A Conservative Version
Jesus answered, I told you that I am. If therefore ye seek me, allow these men to go,
American Standard Version
Jesus answered, I told you that I am he ; if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
Amplified
Jesus answered,
An Understandable Version
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."
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered: I have told you that I am he. If, then, you seek me, let these go away.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.
Common New Testament
Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. "if therefore it is me you look for, let these go their way."
Darby Translation
Jesus answered, I told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go away;
Godbey New Testament
Jesus responded, I told you that I am He: if then you seek me, let these depart.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus answered, "I have told you that I am he, so if you are looking for me, let these men go."
John Wesley New Testament
Jesus answered, I have told you, I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go:
Julia Smith Translation
Jesus answered, I said to you, that I am: if then ye seek me, leave these to retire:
King James 2000
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore you seek me, let these go their way:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus replied, "I said to you that I am [he]! So if you are looking for me, let these [men] go,"
Modern King James verseion
Jesus answered, I have told you that I AM. Therefore if you seek Me, let these go away;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus answered, "I said unto you, I am he. If ye seek me, let these go their way."
Montgomery New Testament
"I have already told you that I am he," said Jesus. "If, then, you are looking for me, let these go their way."
NET Bible
Jesus replied, "I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go."
New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered, "I told you that I AM. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,"
Noyes New Testament
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. If therefore ye are seeking me, let these men go.
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus answered, I told you that I am he; if, therefore, you seek me, let these go;
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus answered - I told you, I, am he. If, then, ye seek me, let these go their way: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus answered, I told you that I am he: if therefore ye are seeking me, permit these to go away:
Twentieth Century New Testament
"I have already told you that I am he," replied Jesus, "so, if it is for me that you are looking, let these men go."
Webster
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: If therefore ye seek me, let these go away:
Weymouth New Testament
"I have told you," replied Jesus, "that I am he. If therefore you are looking for me, let these my disciples go their way."
Williams New Testament
Jesus answered, "I have already told you that I am He; so if you are really looking for me, let these men go."
World English Bible
Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,"
Worrell New Testament
Jesus answered, "I told you that I am He; if, therefore, ye are seeking Me, permit these to go their way;"
Worsley New Testament
And they said, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus answered, 'I said to you that I am he; if, then, me ye seek, suffer these to go away;'
Themes
Defender of the weak » The frightened disciples
Jesus Christ » Death of, voluntary
Jesus Christ » History of » Is betrayed and apprehended (in the garden of gethsemane)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The betrayal of jesus by judas fulfilled
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 18:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Is Betrayed And Arrested
7 so he asked them once more, "Who are you looking for?" And when they replied, "Jesus the Nazarene," 8 he answered, "I told you that I am he; if it is me you are looking for, let these men get away" 9 (this was to fulfil his own word: 'I did not lose a single one of those whom thou didst give me').
Cross References
Matthew 26:56
However, this has all happened for the fulfilment of the prophetic scriptures!" Then all the disciples left him and fled;
Mark 14:50-52
Then they left him and fled, all of them;
John 10:28
and I give them eternal life; they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
John 13:1
Now before the passover festival Jesus knew the time had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had loved his own in this world and he loved them to the end;
John 13:36
"Lord," said Simon Peter, "where are you going?" Jesus replied, "I am going where you cannot follow me at present; later on you will follow me."
John 16:32
Behold, the time is coming, it has come already, when you will be scattered to your homes, everyone of you, leaving me alone. But I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has waylaid you that is beyond man's power; trust God, he will never let you be tempted beyond what you can stand, but when temptation comes, he will provide the way out of it, so that you can bear up under it.
2 Corinthians 12:9
but he told me, "It is enough for you to have my grace: it is in weakness that [my] power is fully felt." So I am proud to boast of all my weakness, and thus to have the power of Christ resting on my life.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
1 Peter 5:7
let all your anxieties fall upon him, for his interest is in you.