“Jesus answered,“I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,”
John 18:8 (WEB)
Context Reading
6When therefore he said to them,“I am he,”they went backward and fell to the ground. 7Again therefore he asked them,“Who are you looking for?”They said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” 8Jesus answered,“I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,” 9that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke,“Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.” 10Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.