John 18:4 Parallel Translations

Jesus knew everything that was going to happen to him. So he went to meet them and asked, "Who are you looking for?"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

ASV:

Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith unto them, Whom seek ye?

BBE:

Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

DBY:

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth and said to them, Whom seek ye?

ERV:

Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith unto them, Whom seek ye?

WEY:

Jesus therefore, knowing all that was about to befall Him, went out to meet them. "Who are you looking for?" He asked them.

WBS:

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth, and said to them, Whom seek ye?

WEB:

Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were happening to him, went forth, and said to them, "Who are you looking for?"

YLT:

Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that are coming upon him, having gone forth, said to them, 'Whom do ye seek?'

John 18:4 Cross References

XREF:

John 6:64 "But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.

John 13:1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

John 13:11 For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, "Not all of you are clean."

John 18:7 Therefore He again asked them, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

18:4 {3} Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
(3) Christ's person (but not his power) was bound by his adversaries, but only when and how he desired.

PNT:

18:2-14 Judas... knew the place. For notes on the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus, see Mt 26:47-58. Compare Mr 14:43-54 Lu 22:47-54.

MHC:

18:1-12 Sin began in the garden of Eden, there the curse was pronounced, there the Redeemer was promised; and in a garden that promised Seed entered into conflict with the old serpent. Christ was buried also in a garden. Let us, when we walk in our gardens, take occasion from thence to mediate on Christ's sufferings in a garden. Our Lord Jesus, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth and asked, Whom seek ye? When the people would have forced him to a crown, he withdrew, ch.

CONC:

Befall Forth Forward Meet Seek

Befall Forth Forward Happening Jesus Meet Seek Want

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