<p>18:5- see on Mt. 26:75; Jn. 18:17.</p><p><em>They answered him: Jesus of Nazareth- </em>As noted on :4, the Lord had elicited from them the statement 'We seek Jesus', which is associated with belief in Him. He was by all means seeking to convert them even at that dark hour.</p><p><em>Jesus said to them: I am he (Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing with them)- </em>The Lord was a well-known public figure in Jerusalem. The way Judas kissed the Lord to identify Him to them may however indicate that some of these Roman soldiers were not aware of Him. &quot;I am he&quot; was clearly a reference to the Yahweh Name. He had put the position in their mouths: 'We seek Jesus'. And in answer to that search, He presented Himself as the fullness of God manifest in flesh.</p>