Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Fell to the ground (epesan xamai). Second aorist active indicative of piptw with first aorist ending (-an). This recoil made them stumble. But why did they step back? Was it the former claim of Jesus (
I am, egw eimi) to be on an equality with God (John 8:58; John 13:19) or mere embarrassment and confusion or supernatural power exerted by Jesus? B adds Ihsouv which must mean simply: "I am Jesus."
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 18:6:
Mark 14:44
Luke 24:12
John 6:66
John 8:58
John 9:6
John 20:14
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