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 sold Jesus to his enemies, knew the garden. He knew the place because Jesus and his disciples had met there often. 3The leaders of the priests and the Pharisees sent a group of soldiers and some officers with Judas. He led these soldiers and officers to the garden. The soldiers had weapons and they carried lights. Jesus knew everything that would soon happen to him. He went towards them and he asked them, ‘Who are you looking for?’ 5They answered, ‘Jesus, who comes from Nazareth.’ Jesus said, ‘That is who I am.’ Judas, who sold Jesus to his enemies, was standing there with the soldiers. 6When Jesus said the words, ‘I am,’ the soldiers quickly moved away from him. They fell down 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 10:17The Father loves me because I choose to die for my sheep. But after I give my life like that, I will become alive again.
• John 13:1It was nearly time for the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that he would soon leave this world and to go to the Father. He had always loved those who were his own people in the world. He continued to love them to the end.
• John 19:28After this, Jesus knew that everything was now finished. Then he said, ‘I am thirsty.’ He said this so that things would happen in the way the Bible already said.
• Matthew 16:21After this, Jesus began to explain everything to his disciples. He told them, ‘I must go to Jerusalem. There, I will suffer in many ways. The important Jews, the leaders of the priests, and the teachers of God's Law will hurt me. Then people will kill me. But three days later, God will cause me to become alive again.’
• Matthew 17:22When Jesus and his disciples all met together in Galilee, he said, ‘Soon they will deliver the Son of Man to powerful people.
• Matthew 20:18‘Listen!’ he said to them. ‘We are going to Jerusalem. There, someone will deliver the Son of Man to the leaders of the priests and the teachers of God's Law. These Jewish leaders will decide that I must die.
• Matthew 26:2‘You know that after two days it will be the time of the Passover festival. Then those people who are against me will put me into the power of the rulers. They will fix me, the Son of Man, to a cross to kill me.’
• Mark 10:33‘Listen!’ he said to them. ‘We are going to Jerusalem. There, someone will give the Son of Man to the leaders of the priests and to the teachers of God's Law. These Jewish leaders will decide that he must die. Then they will put him under the power of people who are not Jews.
• Luke 18:31Jesus took the 12 disciples away from the other people. ‘Listen!’ he said to them. ‘We are going to Jerusalem. There, many bad things will happen to me. All the things that God's prophets wrote down long ago about the Son of Man will now happen to me.
• Luke 24:6Jesus is not here. He has become alive again! Remember what he said to you, while he was still with you in Galilee.
• Acts 2:28You have shown me the paths that lead to life with you. I will be completely happy because you will be with me for ever.” ’
• Acts 4:24The believers listened to what Peter and John told them. Then they all prayed together. They said to God, ‘You are the Lord who rules over everything. You made the sky, the earth and the sea. You also made everything that is in them.
• Acts 20:22Now I am going to Jerusalem. God's Holy Spirit has shown me that I must go there. I do not know what will happen to me there.
• 1 Kings 18:10As surely as the Lord your God lives, my master, King Ahab, has sent people everywhere to look for you. He has looked in every nation and every kingdom. When they say, “Elijah is not here!” he makes them promise that they are speaking the truth.
• Nehemiah 6:11But I said, ‘I am not a man who would run away to be safe. I will not go into the temple to save my life.’
• Psalms 3:6Even if 10,000 enemies are all around me to attack me, I will not be afraid of them.

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