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


In Context

20 Jesus answered him, |I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where the Jews always meet. I said nothing in secret.

21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them. Behold, these know the things which I said.|

22 When he had said this, one of the officers standing by slapped Jesus with his hand, saying, |Do you answer the high priest like that?|

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

24 Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas, the high priest.

25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, |You aren't also one of his disciples, are you?| He denied it, 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 Darby Bible Translation 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 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?