John 2:25
23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
- KJV
- And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
- WEB
- and because he didn’t need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
- ASV
- and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
- DARBY
- and that he had not need that any should testify of man, for himself knew what was in man.
- BLB
- and because He had no need that anyone should testify about man, for He Himself knew what was in man.
- ÅB
- og fordi han ikke trengte til at noen skulle vitne om et menneske; for han visste selv hva som bodde i mennesket.
- OTB
- Han trengte ikke at noen skulle vitne om menneskene, for han visste selv hva som var i hver enkelt.
- B1930
- og fordi han ikke trengte til at nogen skulde vidne om et menneske; for han visste selv hvad som bodde i mennesket.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 9:4
But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?
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For He knew who would betray Him. That is why He said, “Not all of you are clean.”
Read in contextJohn 6:64
However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
Read in contextJohn 6:61
Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
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