World English Bible
"Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?""
— John 18:23, World English Bible
“Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?”
“Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? ”
“Jesus replied,“If I have said something wrong, confirm what is wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why strike me?””
“Jesus answered him: If I have spoken evil, give testimony of the evil; but if well, why strikest thou me?”
“Jesus said in answer, If I have said anything evil, give witness to the evil: but if I said what is true, why do you give me blows?”
“Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?”
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.
Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them. Behold, these know the things which I said."
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?"
Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?"
Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas, the high priest.
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."
One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Didn't I see you in the garden with him?"