John 18:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.””
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“Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Why askest thou me? ask them that have heard me, what I spake unto them: behold, these know the things which I said.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“why me dost thou question? question those having heard what I spake to them; lo, these have known what I said.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 18:21 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
- Mark 14:55Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
- Luke 22:67“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
- Acts 24:12Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
- Acts 24:18At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
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