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Douay-Rheims
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Jesus answered him: If I have spoken evil, give testimony of the evil; but if well, why strikest thou me?
King James
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Jesus answered him, <If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?>
Louis Second
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Jésus lui dit
Martin Luther
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JEsus antwortete: Hab' ich übel geredet, so beweise es, daß es böse sei; habe ich aber recht geredet, was schlägest du mich?
Vulgate
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respondit ei Iesus si male locutus sum testimonium perhibe de malo si autem bene quid me caedis

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


si : if.
male : peius : pessime : badly, ill, wrongly.
male : wickedly, with evil intent.
testimonium : proof, evidence, witness, indication.
de : (prep. + abl.) down from, from, concerning, about.
malo : to choose, prefer.
malo : mallui : malus : to choose, prefer.
autem : but, on the other hand, however, moreover, also.
bene : well (melior : better / optime : best ).
quid : (question) what (thing)?.
quid : (+ genitive) how much? how many?.
me : (abl.) me /you'll do fine with ME, baby.
me : (acc.) me /that old black magic has ME in its spell.