John 18:37 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 18:37 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Πειλᾶτος
Pilâtos
G4091
Pilate
οὐκοῦν
oukoûn
G3766
not therefore
βασιλεὺς
basileús
G935
king
εἶ
eimí
G1510
to be
σύ
sý
G4771
you
ἀπεκρίθη
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
σὺ
sý
G4771
you
λέγεις
légō
G3004
to say
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
βασιλεύς
basileús
G935
king
εἰμι
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
γεγέννημαι
gennáō
G1080
to beget
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐλήλυθα
érchomai
G2064
to come
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κόσμον
kósmos
G2889
world
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μαρτυρήσω
martyréō
G3140
to testify
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθείᾳ
alḗtheia
G225
truth
πᾶς
pâs
G3956
all
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ὢν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἀληθείας
alḗtheia
G225
truth
ἀκούει
akoúō
G191
to hear
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
φωνῆς
phōnḗ
G5456
voice
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World English Bible Public Domain
Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."
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King James Version Public Domain
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Pilate then said to him, “So then, are you a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, so that I would bear witness to the truth. Everyone being from the truth hears my voice.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).