John Chapter 18 verse 4 Holy Bible
Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith unto them, Whom seek ye?
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Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?
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Jesus therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth and said to them, Whom seek ye?
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Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
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Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were happening to him, went forth, and said to them, "Who are you looking for?"
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Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that are coming upon him, having gone forth, said to them, `Whom do ye seek?'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Jesus then - the οϋν implies that our Lord discerned the approach of the hostile band - knowing all the things that were coming upon him - in full consciousness of his position, and in voluntary sacrifice of himself to the will of God and the purpose of his mission - went forth; i.e. from the garden enclosure - see Ver. 1 - (say Meyer and Godet); from the recesses of the garden or the garden-house (say others); partly in consequence of the language of the kinsman of Maichus," Did I not see thee in the garden?" But this is perfectly compatible with the obvious fact that the eight disciples and the favored three should have shrunk behind our Lord when he calmly emerged from the entrance to the garden, and that their position would be thus sufficiently indicated. It is remarkable that John, who has been accused of personal malice to Judas (i.e. by those who, like Renan, admit, to a certain extent, the Johan-nine authorship), does not refer to the traitor's kiss. This well-attested and traditionally sustained incident is not excluded by the narrative before us - indeed, the second reference to Judas seems to imply something special in his conduct, which is needed to account for it. We can hardly suppose that it could have taken place before the Lord Jesus had uttered his solemn word, but it may easily have occurred as the first answer to his summons. And saith unto them, Whom seek ye?
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come (better, were coming) upon him.--Comp. Matthew 26:45.Went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?--i.e., probably, went forth from the garden itself. (Comp. Note on John 18:26.) Other possible interpretations are, "went forth from the depth of the garden;" or, "went forth from the circle of the disciples standing round;" or, "went forth from the shade of the tree into the moonlight." For the word, comp. John 18:1, and Matthew 14:14). The kiss of Judas, mentioned in all the earlier Gospels, must be placed here between "went forth" and "said unto them."For the question, comp. Matthew 26:50. Jesus will boldly face the danger, and direct it upon Himself, that the disciples may be saved from it (John 18:8). . . .
