John 18:8-9 Jesus said to them, “I already told you that I am He; so if you are looking for me, let these men i.e., the apostles go.”

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ Jesus said to them, “I [already] told you that I am [He]; so if you are looking for me, let these men [i.e., the apostles] go.” ⁹ [He said this] so the words He had spoken [previously] would be fulfilled [See 17:12], “I did not lose any of those men you [i.e., God] gave me.”