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John 18:5 Cross-References
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“They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.”
John 18:5 (KJV)
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I am he (ἐγώ εἰμι, ego eimi)—Jesus responds to the arresting party with the very name of Yahweh from Exodus 3:14, causing them to fall backward (verse 6). This is no mere identification but a theophanic self-revelation of divine majesty. The phrase echoes Jesus's seven absolute 'I AM' statements in John's Gospel, each unveiling His deity.Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them—The tragic positioning: the betrayer stands with Christ's enemies, not His disciples. John emphasizes παραδιδόντα (paradidonta, 'the one betraying'), using the present participle to stress the ongoing nature of J...
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Cross-References for John 18:5
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“and put it on the cross. There was written”
“This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
“Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him”
“they were not at all ashamed”
“The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom”
“And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets”