# John 18:37

> “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

— John 18:37, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The same reconstruction of the Passion: AD 30 or 33, within Pilate's prefecture.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- John 8:47 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/8/47
- 1 John 4:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-john/4/6
- John 8:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/8/14
- John 10:26-27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/10/26
- 1 John 3:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-john/3/19
- John 14:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/14/6
- Isaiah 55:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/55/4
- John 7:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/7/17

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/18/37
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/18
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).