John 18:37
Good News Translation
So Pilate asked him, "Are you a king, then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this one purpose, to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me."

New Revised Standard Version
Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”

Contemporary English Version
"So you are a king," Pilate replied. "You are saying that I am a king," Jesus told him. "I was born into this world to tell about the truth. And everyone who belongs to the truth knows my voice."

New American Bible
So Pilate said to him, “Then you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Thou.

Matthew 26:64 Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Matthew 27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it.

Mark 14:62 And Jesus said to him: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming with the clouds of heaven.

Mark 15:2 And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.

Luke 23:3 And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

1 Timothy 6:13 I charge thee before God who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession:

that I should.

John 8:14 Jesus answered and said to them: Although I give testimony of myself, my testimony is true: for I know whence I came and whither I go.

John 14:6 Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.

Isaiah 55:4 Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles.

Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia. Grace be unto you and peace, from him that is and that was and that is to come: and from the seven spirits which are before his throne:

Revelation 3:14 And to the angel of the church of Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God:

Every.

John 7:17 If any man will do the will of him, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

John 8:47 He that is of God heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God.

John 10:26,27 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. . . .

1 Peter 1:22 Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly:

1 John 3:14,19 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death. . . .

1 John 4:6 We are of God. He that knoweth God heareth us. He that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come. And he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal.

Context
Jesus Before Pilate
36Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would certainly strive that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence. 37Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38Pilate saith to him: What is truth? And when he said this, he went out again to the Jews and saith to them: I find no cause in him.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:11
And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it.

Mark 15:2
And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it.

Luke 22:70
Then said they all: Art thou then the Son of God? Who said: You say that I am.

Luke 23:3
And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

John 3:32
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony.

John 8:14
Jesus answered and said to them: Although I give testimony of myself, my testimony is true: for I know whence I came and whither I go.

John 8:45
But if I say the truth, you believe me not.

John 8:46
Which of you shall convince me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe me:

John 8:47
He that is of God heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God.

1 Timothy 6:13
I charge thee before God who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession:

1 John 2:21
I have not written to you as to them that know not the truth, but as to them that know it: and that no lie is of the truth.

1 John 4:6
We are of God. He that knoweth God heareth us. He that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

John 18:36
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