Live to Love Scripture Encouragement John 18.5-6

Live to Love Scripture Encouragement · Aug 14, 2026 · 4m

John 18:5-6 “They answered Him, ‘Jesus the Nazarene.’ He said to them, ‘I am He.’ And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. So when He said to them, ‘I am He,’ they drew back and fell to the ground.” Jesus had just asked the soldiers and officers, “Whom do you seek?” Apparently He wasn’t addressing Judas, for he would know whom they were seeking as he was leading them to Jesus, but the Holy Spirit through John wants us all to understand the stunning and authoritative statement Jesus made to them. “I Am.” was His response. Contrast the difference between whom they think…