They said therefore to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
- BSB “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
- ESV So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning.
- NKJV Then they said to Him, “Who are You?” And Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.
- NASB Then they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “What have I even been saying to you from the beginning?
- NLT “Who are you?” they demanded. Jesus replied, “The one I have always claimed to be.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- John 5:17–29But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.”
- John 8:12Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- John 1:22They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
- Luke 22:67“If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe,
- John 19:9He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
- John 10:24The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, “How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
- John 1:19This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
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