John 18:34
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Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me?

Sayest.

John 18:36 Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would certainly strive that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence.

Context
Jesus Before Pilate
33Pilate therefore went into the hall again and called Jesus and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews? 34Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me? 35Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me. What hast thou done?…
Cross References
John 18:33
Pilate therefore went into the hall again and called Jesus and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews?

John 18:35
Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me. What hast thou done?

John 19:9
And he entered into the hall again; and he said to Jesus: Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

Lexicon
“{Are} you
σὺ (sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

saying
λέγεις (legeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

this
τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

on
Ἀπὸ (Apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

your own,”
σεαυτοῦ (seautou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4572: Of yourself.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

asked,
Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

{did} others
ἄλλοι (alloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

tell
εἶπόν (eipon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

you
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

Me?”
ἐμοῦ (emou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


Additional Translations
“Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”

Jesus answered, "Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it to you concerning Me?"

Jesus answered him, Say you this thing of yourself, or did others tell it you of me?

Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

Jesus answered [him], Dost thou say this of thyself, or have others said it to thee concerning me?

Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing from thyself, or did others tell it thee concerning me?

"Do you say this of yourself, or have others told it you about me?" replied Jesus.

Jesus answered him, "Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?"

Jesus answered him, 'From thyself dost thou say this? or did others say it to thee about me?'
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