John 18:20

Jesus replies that he has taught openly in synagogues and the temple, saying nothing in secret. His ministry has been public and aboveboard.

Cross-references · 22

• Isa 48:16Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
• John 7:26Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
• Matt 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
• Luke 21:37Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
• Matt 9:35Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
• Isa 45:19I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
• John 7:4For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
• Matt 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
• Luke 4:15He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
• John 7:14About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
• Matt 21:23–27When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
• John 10:23–39and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
• Luke 20:1–8One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
• John 8:26“I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
• John 8:2Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
• Matt 26:65At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
• Luke 19:45–47Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
• John 7:28Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
• Ps 22:22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
• Acts 26:26For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
• Matt 24:26So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
• Ps 40:9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Greek word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.