John 18:37

Pilate presses whether Jesus is a king, and Jesus affirms it, saying he came to bear witness to the truth, and that all who are of the truth hear him. Jesus is King and witness to the truth.

Cross-references · 21

• John 8:47He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don’t hear, because you are not of God.”
• 1 Jn 4:6We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
• John 8:14Jesus answered them, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you don’t know where I came from, or where I am going.
• John 10:26–27But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.
• 1 Jn 3:19And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,
• John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
• Isa 55:4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
• John 7:17If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.
• Luke 23:3Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.”
• Mark 15:2Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered, “So you say.”
• 1 Tim 6:13I command you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,
• John 3:32What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
• 1 Pet 1:22Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
• 1 Jn 5:20We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
• Matt 26:64Jesus said to him, “You have said it. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky.”
• Matt 27:11Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “So you say.”
• Rev 1:4John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
• Rev 3:14“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God’s creation, says these things:
• 1 Jn 3:14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.
• Mark 14:62Jesus said, “I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.”
• Luke 22:70They all said, “Are you then the Son of God?” He said to them, “You say it, because I am.”

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