King James Version

John 18:37

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I myself” (ἐγὼ) before for here.

εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠιλᾶτοςpilatosPilateΠιλᾶτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the subject formG4091Pilate.Οὐκοῦνoukounthenοὐκοῦνconjunction — “then”G3766therefore, so then.thenβασιλεὺςbasileusa kingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.This verse uses “a king”.a kingεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.σύsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēto answerἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to answer”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.This verse uses “answer”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Σὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.λέγειςlegeisto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.βασιλεύςbasileuskingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.εἰμιeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisγεγέννημαιgegennēmaito begetγεννάω (gennaō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 1st person singular — “to beget”, a completed action with a present resultG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.This verse uses “beget”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐλήλυθαelēluthato comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to come”, a completed action with a present resultG2064I come, go.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμονkosmonworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “world”, the object formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμαρτυρήσωmarturēsōI should bear witnessμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I should bear witness”, a single actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “witness”.I should bear witnessτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθείᾳalētheiaunto the truthἀλήθειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto the truth”, the to- or for-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.unto the truthπᾶςpasEvery oneπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Every one”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.Every oneὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὢνōnthat isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.that isἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθείαςalētheiastruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.the truthἀκούειakoueihearethἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “heareth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.hearethμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φωνῆςphōnēsvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “voice”, the of-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.voice

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Pilate, therefore, said to him, 'Art thou then a king?' Jesus answered, 'Thou dost say [it]; because a king I am, I for this have been born, and for this I have come to the world, that I may testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth, doth hear my voice.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Pilate therefore said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “ You say that I am a king . For this reason I have been born , and for this reason I have come into the world , that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice .”

Darby Translation

Pilate therefore said to him, Thou art then a king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest [it], that I am a king. I have been born for this, and for this I have come into the world, that I might bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice.

Douay-Rheims

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.

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