Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Πειλᾶτος Τί ἐστιν ἀλήθεια;

John 18:38

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Truth

Speaker

Pontius Pilate

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 18:38).

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Time
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