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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)