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37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world— to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”

Passage themes

The claim to kingship — Thou sayest that I am a king
The faithful witness — bear witness unto the truth
Recognizing his voice — Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice

Notes and references

18:37 See Luke 22:70
18:37 [ch. 12:27; Rom. 14:9]
18:37 ch. 16:28
18:37 ch. 3:11, 32; 5:31; 8:13, 14, 18
18:37 1 John 4:6; [ch. 8:47]
18:37 1 John 2:21; 3:19
18:37 ch. 10:16, 27

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Author: Jean · Written: Entre 80 et 110 ap. J.-C. · Reading time: 2h40 · Characters: Marie, Philippe, Marie de Magdala, Jean-Baptiste, Marthe de Béthanie, Pierre, Jean, fils de Zébédée, Marie de Béthanie, Thomas, La femme samaritaine, Nicodème, Lazare, Judas

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