John 18:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 18:38 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 →
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Πειλᾶτος
Pilâtos
G4091
Pilate
τί
tís
G5101
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἀλήθεια
alḗtheia
G225
truth
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
εἰπὼν
légō
G3004
to say
πάλιν
pálin
G3825
again
ἐξῆλθεν
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
Ἰουδαίους
Ioudaîos
G2453
Jewish
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
οὐδεμίαν
oudeís
G3762
nothing
εὑρίσκω
heurískō
G2147
to find
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
αἰτίαν
aitía
G156
cause
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World English Bible Public Domain
Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no basis for a charge against him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Pilate says to him, “What is truth?” And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and says to them, “I find no guilt in him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).