John 18:4

John 18:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, "Whom do you seek?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?”

Context of John 18:4

2Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3So Judas took a company of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees and came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. Then Jesus, knowing everything that was about to happen to him, went out and said to them, “Who is it that you’re seeking?” 5“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “I am he,” Jesus told them. Judas, who betrayed him, was also standing with them. 6When Jesus told them, “I am he,” they stepped back and fell to the ground.

John 18:4 word by word

Ἰησοῦς οὖν εἰδὼς πάντα τὰ ἐρχόμενα ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· τίνα ζητεῖτε;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• knowingεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• should comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• went forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whomτίςtis · which?G5101
• seek yeζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212

Cross-references for John 18:4

• John 10:17This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again.
• John 13:1Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
• John 19:28After this, when Jesus knew that everything was now finished that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, “I’m thirsty.”
• Matthew 16:21From then on Jesus began to point out to his disciples that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.
• Matthew 17:22As they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.
• Matthew 20:18“See, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.
• Matthew 26:2“You know that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
• Mark 10:33“See, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death. Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles,
• Luke 18:31Then he took the Twelve aside and told them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.
• Luke 24:6“He is not here, but he has risen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee,
• Acts 2:28You have revealed the paths of life to me; you will fill me with gladness in your presence.
• Acts 4:24When they heard this, they raised their voices together to God and said, “Master, you are the one who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.
• Acts 20:22“And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there,
• 1 Kings 18:10As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear they had not found you.
• Nehemiah 6:11But I said, “Should a man like me run away? How can someone like me enter the temple and live? I will not go.”
• Psalms 3:6I will not be afraid of thousands of people who have taken their stand against me on every side.

Commentaries on John 18:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Jesus knowing all things, etc. - He had gone through all his preaching, working of miracles, and passion, and had nothing to do now but to offer up himself on the cross; he therefore went forth to meet them, to deliver himself up to death.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40Jesus finished speaking his final words to his disciples in the upper room (13:31–17:26). Jesus then left the city and went to a garden east of Jerusalem to pray. There, authorities arrested him and took him back into the city for questioning by the Jewish religious leaders. The important "hour" Jesus often mentioned throughout the Gospel had arrived (see 2:4; see also study note on 12:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-94-9. Jesus ... knowing all things that should come--were coming. upon him, went forth--from the shade of the trees, probably, into open view, indicating His sublime preparedness to meet His captors. Whom seek ye?--partly to prevent a rush of the soldiery upon the disciples [Bengel]; and see Mr 14:51, 52, as showing a tendency to this: but still more as part of that courage and majesty which so overawed them. He would not wait to be taken.Read the comment

Topics related to John 18:4

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judas (Jude)
• Prisoners
• Prophecy
• Traitor

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Judge
• Resort
• Cohort
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Judas Iscariot

Commentaries on John 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings