John 3:11

9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

12 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
KJV
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
WEB
Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.
ASV
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
DARBY
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and we bear witness of that which we have seen, and ye receive not our witness.
BLB
Truly, truly, I say to you that we speak what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and you⁺ do not receive our testimony.
ÅB
Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg deg: Vi taler det vi vet, og vi vitner det vi har sett, og dere tar ikke imot vårt vitnesbyrd.
OTB
Sannelig, sannelig, sier jeg deg, vi taler om det vi vet, og vi vitner om det vi har sett, men dere tar ikke imot vårt vitnesbyrd.
B1930
Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dig: Vi taler det vi vet, og vi vidner det vi har sett, og I tar ikke imot vårt vidnesbyrd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 8:38

    I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

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  • 1 John 5:6–12

    This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

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  • John 12:49

    I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

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  • John 8:14

    Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.

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  • John 1:18

    No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

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  • John 14:24

    Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.

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  • John 8:28–29

    So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

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  • John 7:16

    “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.

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