John 18:34

Contemporary English Version

Jesus answered, "Are you asking this on your own or did someone tell you about me?"

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said, "Is that your own question, or did other people tell you about me?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus answered: sayst thou that of thy selfe or dyd other tell it the of me?

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua answered him, "Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?"

International Standard Version
Jesus replied, "Are you asking this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about me?"

New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered, "Are you saying this on your own, or did others tell you about Me?"

New Century Version
Jesus said, "Is that your own question, or did others tell you about me?"

Update Bible Version
Jesus answered, Do you say this of yourself, or did others tell it to you concerning me?

Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing from thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

English Standard Version
Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?"

World English Bible
Jesus answered him, "Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this of thyself? or did others tell it thee of me?

Weymouth's New Testament
"Do you say this of yourself, or have others told it you about me?" replied Jesus.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Jhesus answerde, and seide to hym, Seist thou this thing of thi silf, ether othere han seid to thee of me?

English Revised Version
Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

Berean Standard Bible
"Are you saying this on your own," Jesus asked, "or did others tell you about Me?"

Amplified Bible
Jesus replied, "Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?"

American Standard Version
Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

Bible in Basic English
Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua answered, "Are you asking this on your own, or have other people told you about me?"

Darby Translation
Jesus answered [him], Dost thou say this of thyself, or have others said it to thee concerning me?

Etheridge Translation
Jeshu saith to him, Of thyself sayest thou this, or did others tell thee concerning me ?

Murdock Translation
Jesus said to him: Sayest thou this of thyself, or have others said [fn] to thee of me?

King James Version (1611)
Iesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thy selfe? or did others tell it thee of me?

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, "Is this your own question, or did others tell you about me?"

New Life Bible
Jesus said, "Do you ask Me this yourself, or did others say this to you about Me?"

New Revised Standard
Jesus answered, "Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Iesus answered him, Saiest thou that of thy selfe, or did other tell it thee of me?

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to him, Do you say this of yourself, or have others told it to you concerning me?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Jesus answered - Of thyself, art, thou, this thing saying; or did, others, tell thee concerning me?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me?

Revised Standard Version
Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus aunswered: Sayest thou that of thy selfe, or did other tell it thee of me?

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "Does this question come from you or have others told you about me?"

Christian Standard Bible®
Jesus answered, “Are you asking this on your own, or have others told you about me?”

King James Version
Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

Lexham English Bible
Jesus replied, "Do you say this from yourself, or have others said this to you about me?"

Literal Translation
Jesus answered him, Do you say this from yourself, or did others tell you about Me?

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus answered him, `From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus answered: Sayest thou that of thy self, or haue other tolde it the of me?

Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus answered him, is it your opinion that I am, or did others give it you as theirs?

THE MESSAGE
Jesus answered, "Are you saying this on your own, or did others tell you this about me?"

New English Translation
Jesus replied, "Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?"

New King James Version
Jesus answered him, "Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus replied, "Where did you hear that?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus answered, "Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?"

Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus answered, "Are you saying this from yourself, or did others tell you about Me?"

Contextual Overview

²⁸ It was early in the morning when Jesus was taken from Caiaphas to the building where the Roman governor stayed. But the crowd waited outside. Any of them who had gone inside would have become unclean and would not be allowed to eat the Passover meal. ²⁹ Pilate came out and asked, "What charges are you bringing against this man?" ³⁰ They answered, "He is a criminal! That's why we brought him to you." ³¹ Pilate told them, "Take him and judge him by your own laws." The crowd replied, "We are not allowed to put anyone to death." ³² And so what Jesus said about his death would soon come true. ³³ Pilate then went back inside. He called Jesus over and asked, "Are you the king of the Jews?" ³⁴ Jesus answered, "Are you asking this on your own or did someone tell you about me?" ³⁵ "You know I'm not a Jew!" Pilate said. "Your own people and the chief priests brought you to me. What have you done?" ³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom doesn't belong to this world. If it did, my followers would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. No, my kingdom doesn't belong to this world." ³⁷ "So you are a king," Pilate replied. "You are saying that I am a king," Jesus told him. "I was born into this world to tell about the truth. And everyone who belongs to the truth knows my voice."

Bible Verse Review
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Sayest: John 18:36

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus answered him, sayest thou this thing of thyself,.... That he was the king of the Jews: Christ's meaning is, whether he asserted this from the sentiments of his own mind; or moved the question from anything he himself had observed, which might give him just ground to suspect that he had, or intended to set up himself as the king of that nation:

or did others tell it thee of me? Whether the Jews had not intimated some such thing to him, out of malice and ill will? not but that Christ full well knew where the truth of this lay; but he was desirous of convincing Pilate of his weakness, if he so judged of himself, and of his imprudence and hastiness, if he took up this from others; and also to expose the baseness and wickedness of the Jews, to charge him with this, when they themselves would have made him a temporal king, and he refused; and when he had not only paid tribute himself to Caesar, but had exhorted them to do the like.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of thyself - From any conviction of your own mind, or any apprehension of danger. During all the time in which you have been praetor, have you seen anything in me that has led you to apprehend sedition or danger to the Roman power? This evidently was intended to remind Pilate that nothing was proved against him, and to caution him against being influenced by the malicious accusations of others. Jesus demanded a just trial, and claimed that Pilate should not be influenced by any reports that he might have heard of him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 34. Sayest thou this thing of thyself — That is, Is it because my enemies thus accuse me, or because thou hast any suspicion of me, that thou askest this question?