Juan 18:34

34 —¿Eso lo dices tú —le respondió Jesús—, o es que otros te han hablado de mí?

Juan 18:34 Meaning and Commentary

John 18:34

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.

Juan 18:34 In-Context

32 Esto sucedió para que se cumpliera lo que Jesús había dicho, al indicar la clase de muerte que iba a sufrir.

33 Pilato volvió a entrar en el palacio y llamó a Jesús.—¿Eres tú el rey de los judíos? —le preguntó.

34 —¿Eso lo dices tú —le respondió Jesús—, o es que otros te han hablado de mí?

35 —¿Acaso soy judío? —replicó Pilato—. Han sido tu propio pueblo y los jefes de los sacerdotes los que te entregaron a mí. ¿Qué has hecho?

36 —Mi reino no es de este mundo —contestó Jesús—. Si lo fuera, mis propios guardias pelearían para impedir que los judíos me arrestaran. Pero mi reino no es de este mundo.