Johannes 18:34

34 Jezus antwoordde hem: Zegt gij dit van uzelven, of hebben het u anderen van Mij gezegd?

Johannes 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.

Johannes 18:34 In-Context

32 Opdat het woord van Jezus vervuld wierd, dat Hij gezegd had, betekenende, hoedanigen dood Hij sterven zoude.

33 Pilatus dan ging wederom in het rechthuis, en riep Jezus, en zeide tot Hem: Zijt Gij de Koning der Joden?

34 Jezus antwoordde hem: Zegt gij dit van uzelven, of hebben het u anderen van Mij gezegd?

35 Pilatus antwoordde: Ben ik een Jood? Uw volk en de overpriesters hebben U aan mij overgeleverd; wat hebt Gij gedaan?

36 Jezus antwoordde: Mijn Koninkrijk is niet van deze wereld. Indien Mijn Koninkrijk van deze wereld ware, zo zouden Mijn dienaren gestreden hebben, opdat Ik den Joden niet ware overgeleverd; maar nu is Mijn Koninkrijk niet van hier.