en_tn_condensed/jhn/18/37.md

# Are you a king then?

“So, you are a king?" Pilate asked this question to confirm that Jesus is calling himself a king, since Jesus said in the previous verse that he has a kingdom. This can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: “So, you are a king.”(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# testify to the truth

Here "the truth" refers to the truth about God. Alternate translation: "tell people the truth about God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# who belongs to the truth

This is an idiom that refers to anyone who loves the truth about God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])

# my voice

Here "voice" is a synecdoche that refers to words Jesus says. Alternate translation: "the things I say" or "me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])