Yohanes 18:37

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Maka kata Pilatus kepada-Nya: "Jadi Engkau adalah raja?" Jawab Yesus: "Engkau mengatakan, bahwa Aku adalah raja. Untuk itulah Aku lahir dan untuk itulah Aku datang ke dalam dunia ini, supaya Aku memberi kesaksian tentang kebenaran; setiap orang yang berasal dari kebenaran mendengarkan suara-Ku."

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Maka kata Pilatus kepada-Nya: "Jadi Engkau adalah raja?" Jawab Yesus: "Engkau mengatakan, bahwa Aku adalah raja. Untuk itulah Aku lahir dan untuk itulah Aku datang ke dalam dunia ini, supaya Aku memberi kesaksian tentang kebenaran; setiap orang yang berasal dari kebenaran mendengarkan suara-Ku."

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Lalu kata Pilatus kepada-Nya, "Engkau seorang rajakah juga?" Maka sahut Yesus, "Benar seperti kata Tuan bahwa Aku ini seorang raja. Itulah sebabnya Aku telah lahir, dan inilah sebabnya Aku telah datang ke dalam dunia ini, supaya Aku menyaksikan kebenaran. Barangsiapa yang gemar akan kebenaran itu, ia mendengar akan suara-Ku."

Contextual Overview

²⁸ Then led they Iesus fro Caiaphas into the hall of iudgement. It was in the mornyng: And they them selues went not into the iudgement hall, leste they shoulde be defyled: but that they myght eate the Passouer. ²⁹ Pilate then went out vnto them, and said: What accusatio bryng you against this man? ³⁰ They aunswered, and said vnto him: Yf he were not an euyll doer, we would not haue deliuered hym vnto thee. ³¹ Then sayde Pilate vnto them: Take ye him, and iudge him after your owne lawe. The Iewes therfore sayde vnto hym: It is not lawfull for vs to put any man to death. ³² That the wordes of Iesus myght be fulfylled, whiche he spake, signifiyng what death he shoulde dye. ³³ Then Pilate entred into the iudgement hall againe, and called Iesus, and sayde vnto hym: Art thou the kyng of the Iewes? ³⁴ Iesus aunswered: Sayest thou that of thy selfe, or did other tell it thee of me? ³⁵ Pilate aunswered: am I a Iewe? Thyne owne nation & hye priestes haue deliuered thee vnto me, what hast thou done? ³⁶ Iesus aunswered: My kyngdome is not of this worlde. Yf my kyngdome were of this worlde, then woulde my seruauntes surely fyght, that I shoulde not be deliuered to the Iewes: but now is my kyngdome not from hence. ³⁷ Pilate therfore sayde vnto hym: Art thou a kyng then? Iesus aunswered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this cause am I borne, & for this cause came I into the worlde, that I should beare witnesse vnto the trueth: And all that are of the trueth, heare my voyce.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thou: Matthew 26:64, Matthew 27:11, Mark 14:62, Mark 15:2, Luke 23:3, 1 Timothy 6:13

that I should: John 8:14, John 14:6, Isaiah 55:4, Revelation 1:4, Revelation 3:14

Every: John 7:17, John 8:47, John 10:26, John 10:27, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 3:19, 1 John 4:6, 1 John 5:20

Reciprocal: Proverbs 8:7 - my mouth Jeremiah 30:21 - governor Daniel 11:2 - will I Daniel 12:10 - but the wise Hosea 14:9 - wise Matthew 2:2 - born Matthew 22:16 - true Matthew 26:25 - Thou Matthew 26:63 - that Mark 14:61 - Art Luke 19:12 - to Luke 22:70 - Ye say John 1:49 - the King John 10:4 - for John 12:27 - but John 18:33 - and said Acts 2:30 - he Acts 7:27 - Who Acts 7:37 - him 1 Timothy 3:15 - the truth Revelation 1:5 - who is

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Pilate therefore said unto him,.... Upon this free and full declaration of Christ, concerning his kingly office, and the nature of his kingdom:

art thou a king then? or thou art a king then: for, from his having a kingdom, it might be very justly inferred that he was a king:

Jesus answered, thou sayest that I am a king; and which was very rightly said; and Christ by these words owns and confesses, that he was one: adding,

to this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. The end of Christ's being born, which was of a virgin, in a very miraculous manner, and of his coming into the world, which was by the assumption of human nature, among many other things, was to bear testimony to truth in general; to the whole Gospel, the word of truth, and every branch of it, which he brought with him, constantly preached in life, and confirmed by his death; and particularly to this truth, that he was a King, and had a kingdom in a spiritual sense:

everyone that is of the truth; that is of God, belongs to the sheep of Christ, knows the truth as it is in Jesus, and is on the side of truth, and stands by it:

heareth my voice; the voice of his Gospel; and that not only externally, but internally; so as to approve of it, rejoice at it, and distinguish it; and the voice of his commands, so as cheerfully to obey them from a principle of love to him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Art thou a king then? - Dost thou admit the charge in any sense, or dost thou lay claim to a kingdom of any kind?

Thou sayest ... - This is a form of expression denoting affirmation. It is equivalent to yes.

That I am a king - This does not mean simply that Pilate affirmed that he was a king; it does not appear that he had done this; but it means, “Thou affirmest the truth; thou declarest what is correct, for I am a king.” I am a king in a certain sense, and do not deny it.

To this end ... - Compare John 3:11-12, etc. Jesus does not here affirm that he was born to reign, or that this was the design of his coming; but it was to bear witness to and to exhibit the truth. By this he showed what was the nature of his kingdom. It was not to assert power; not to collect armies; not to subdue nations in battle. It was simply to present truth to men, and to exercise dominion only by the truth. Hence, the only power put forth in restraining the wicked, in convincing the sinner, in converting the heart, in guiding and leading his people, and in sanctifying them, is that which is produced by applying truth to the mind. Men are not forced or compelled to be Christians. They are made to see that they are stoners, that God is merciful, that they need a Redeemer, and that the Lord Jesus is fitted to their case, and yield themselves then wholly to his reign. This is all the power ever used in the kingdom of Christ, and no men in his church have a right to use any other. Alas! how little have persecutors remembered this! And how often, under the pretence of great regard for the kingdom of Jesus, have bigots attempted by force and flames to make all men think as they do! We see here the importance which Jesus attached to truth. It was his sole business in coming into the world. He had no other end than to establish it. We therefore should value it, and seek for it as for hid treasures, Proverbs 23:23.

Every one ... - See John 8:47.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 37. Thou sayest — A common form of expression for, yes, it is so. I was born into the world that I might set up and maintain a spiritual government: but this government is established in and by truth. All that love truth, hear my voice and attend to the spiritual doctrines I preach. It is by truth alone that I influence the minds and govern the manners of my subjects.