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John 18:37 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


John 18:37Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 18:3742 words
GreekMeaning
εἶπενeipen
SaidverbG3004
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
αὐτῷautō
to HimpronounG846
ho
thearticleG3588
ΠιλᾶτοςPilatos
PilatenounG4091
ΟὐκοῦνOukoun
ThenwordG3766
βασιλεὺςbasileus
a kingnounG935
εἶei
areverbG1510
σύsy
You yourself?pronounG4771
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
AnsweredverbG611
ho
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ΣὺSy
You yourselfpronounG4771
λέγειςlegeis
sayverbG3004
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
βασιλεύςbasileus
a kingnounG935
εἰμιeimi
amverbG1510
ἐγὼegō
I myselfpronounG1473
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
γεγέννημαιgegennēmai
have been bornverbG1080
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἐλήλυθαelēlytha
I have comeverbG2064
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
κόσμονkosmon
worldnounG2889
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
μαρτυρήσωmartyrēsō
I may bear witnessverbG3140
τῇ
to thearticleG3588
ἀληθείᾳalētheia
truthnounG225
πᾶςpas
EveryoneadjectiveG3956
ho
whoarticleG3588
ὢνōn
is beingverbG1510
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἀληθείαςalētheias
truthnounG225
ἀκούειakouei
hearsverbG191
μουmou
MypronounG1473
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
φωνῆςphōnēs
voicenounG5456
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Omar HassanNote2mo ago
Born to Testify to Truth
Pilate asked, 'What is truth?' Jesus answered, 'I am here, and I was born to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.' Jesus names his purpose: testifying to truth. Pilate a...
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