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John 7:26

Jesus

24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?

27 But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”

28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,

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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.

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BSB
Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
KJV
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
WEB
Behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ?
ASV
And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?
DARBY
and behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers then indeed recognised that this is the Christ?
BLB
And behold, He speaks publicly, and they say nothing ever to Him. Did the rulers truly know that this is the Christ?
ÅB
Og se, han taler fritt ut, og de sier ikke et ord til ham; skulle virkelig våre rådsherrer være blitt overtydet om at han er Messias?
OTB
Likevel er han her og taler offentlig, og de sier ingenting til ham. Kan det være at myndighetene virkelig har konkludert med at han er Messias?
B1930
Og se, han taler fritt ut, og de sier ikke et ord til ham; skulde virkelig våre rådsherrer være blitt overtydet om at han er Messias?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Timothy 1:7–8

    For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

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  • Ephesians 6:19–20

    Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,

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  • John 7:48

    “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

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  • Psalms 40:9–10

    I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

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  • John 9:22

    His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

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  • Isaiah 50:7–8

    Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.

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  • John 11:47–53

    Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

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  • Matthew 22:16

    They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

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