Johannes 18:20

20 Jesus antwortete ihm: Ich habe öffentlich zu der Welt geredet; ich habe allezeit in der Synagoge und in dem Tempel gelehrt, wo alle Juden zusammenkommen, und im Verborgenen habe ich nichts geredet;

Johannes 18:20 Meaning and Commentary

John 18:20

Jesus answered him
Not to the first of these questions, concerning his disciples; not because they had all now forsaken him, and one was denying him; nor because he would not betray them; nor because he would suffer alone; but because if his doctrine was good; it could not be blameworthy to have disciples, and to teach them: and the charge of sedition, blasphemy, and idolatry, they wanted to fasten on him, would sufficiently appear to be groundless by the doctrine he preached; and as to that he answers not directly what he taught, but declares the manner in which he delivered it, and which was such, that they that heard him could not be strangers to it.

I spake openly to the world;
with all plainness, freedom, and boldness, without any reserve or ambiguity; and that not to a few persons only, to his own particular disciples, but to all the people of the Jews, who crowded in great numbers to hear him; insomuch that it was said by his enemies, that the world was gone after him.

I ever taught in the synagogue;
the Arabic, "the synagogues"; the places of public worship in all parts of the nation, where the Jews met to pray, and read, and hear the word:

and in the temple;
at Jerusalem, whenever he was in that city;

whither the Jews always resort;
for prayer, and to offer sacrifice, and particularly at the three grand festivals of the year, the passover, Pentecost, and feast of tabernacles, when all the males from all parts appeared before the Lord. Accordingly, the Alexandrian copy, and some others, read, "whither all the Jews resort"; and so read the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions.

And in secret have I said nothing;
not but that our Lord taught in other places than what are here mentioned, as on mountains, in deserts, by the sea shore, and in private houses, yet generally to great multitudes; and though he sometimes conversed alone, and in secret with his disciples, yet what he taught them was either an explanation of what he had said in public, or was perfectly agreeable to it.

Johannes 18:20 In-Context

18 Es standen aber die Knechte und die Diener, die ein Kohlenfeuer gemacht hatten, weil es kalt war, und wärmten sich; Petrus aber stand auch bei ihnen und wärmte sich.

19 Der Hohepriester nun fragte Jesum über seine Jünger und über seine Lehre.

20 Jesus antwortete ihm: Ich habe öffentlich zu der Welt geredet; ich habe allezeit in der Synagoge und in dem Tempel gelehrt, wo alle Juden zusammenkommen, und im Verborgenen habe ich nichts geredet;

21 was fragst du mich? Frage die, welche gehört, was ich zu ihnen geredet habe; siehe, diese wissen, was ich gesagt habe.

22 Als er aber dieses sagte, gab einer der Diener, der dabeistand, Jesu einen Backenstreich und sagte: Antwortest du also dem Hohenpriester?