Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 18:7-8

"Again therefore he asked them, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, I told you that I am [he]; if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:" — John 18:7-8 (ASV)

Then He asked them again, Whom do you seek? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He: if therefore you seek Me, let these go their way:

It is very cheering to us to think of our Lord meeting all the enemies of His people, gathering up all their weapons into His own heart that His people might go free. You and I, if we had been in such a case, would have been hurried and worried, and our fears would have made us selfish. We would have forgotten our poor friends who were with us; but Jesus did not think of Himself, He thought of His poor, trembling disciples, and therefore He said, If therefore you seek Me, let these go their way.