John 18:6
“Assoone then as he had said vnto them, I am he, they went backeward, and fell to the ground.”
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John 18:6 Context
4Iesus therefore knowing all things that should come vpon him, went foorth, and sayde vnto them, Whom seeke ye? 5They answered him, Iesus of Nazareth. Iesus saith vnto them, I am hee. And Iudas also which betraied him, stood with them. 6Assoone then as he had said vnto them, I am he, they went backeward, and fell to the ground. 7Then asked hee them againe, Whom seeke ye? And they said, Iesus of Nazareth. 8Iesus answered, I haue tolde you that I am he: If therefore ye seeke me, let these goe their way:
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Other Translations for John 18:6
As soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward, and fell to the ground.
- King James Version
So when He said to them, "I am {He,} they drew back and fell to the ground."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
When therefore he said unto them, I am `he', they went backward, and fell to the ground.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.
- Basic English Bible
When therefore he said to them, I am [he], they went away backward and fell to the ground.
- Darby Bible
As soon then as he had said to them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
- Webster's Bible
As soon then as He said to them, "I am he," they went backwards and fell to the ground.
- Weymouth Bible
When therefore he said to them, "I am he," they went backward, and fell to the ground.
- World English Bible
And whanne he seide to hem, Y am, thei wenten abak, and fellen doun on the erthe.
- Wycliffe Bible
when, therefore, he said to them -- `I am [he],' they went away backward, and fell to the ground.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 18:6
18:6 As soon as he said, I am he, they went backward and fell to the ground - How amazing is it, that they should renew the assault, after so sensible an experience both of his power and mercy! But probably the priests among them might persuade themselves and their attendants, that this also was done by Beelzebub; and that it was through the providence of God, not the indulgence of Jesus, that they received no farther damage.
People's Bible Notes for John 18:6
Joh 18:6 They went backward, and fell to the ground. This statement of John is omitted by the other gospels. As Christ answers them, either his majesty and their own terror so impressed them, that, awed, they fell backward to the earth, or his divine power was exerted to prostrate them. Then the Lord submitted himself "as a lamb to the slaughter" (Isa 53:7 Jer 11:19 Ac 8:32), and his power is not again exerted until he rises from the tomb, except to heal the smitten servant of the high priest.