23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou me?


In Context

20 Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I taught always in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews come together, and in secret I have spoken nothing.

21 Why demandest thou of me? Demand of those who have heard, what I have spoken to them; behold, they know what I have said.

22 But as he said these things, one of the officers who stood by gave a blow on the face to Jesus, saying, Answerest thou the high priest thus?

23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou me?

24 Annas then had sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

25 But Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, Art thou also of his disciples? He denied, and said, I am not.

John 18:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:23"If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Jesus answered him: If I have spoken evil, give testimony of the evil; but if well, why strikest thou me?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear testimony of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23Jesus answered him, |If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23Jesus answered him, 'If I spake ill, testify concerning the ill; and if well, why me dost thou smite?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smite you me?