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John 7:27

Jesus

25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?

26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?

Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

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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.

Compare

BSB
But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
KJV
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
WEB
However, we know where this man comes from, but when the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”
ASV
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.
DARBY
But [as to] this [man] we know whence he is. Now [as to] the Christ, when he comes, no one knows whence he is.
BLB
But we know this [man], where He is from. But the Christ, when He may come, no one knows where He is from.”
ÅB
Men om denne mann vet vi hvor han er fra; men når Messias kommer, vet ingen hvor han er fra.
OTB
Men vi vet hvor denne mannen er fra; når Messias kommer, vil hans opprinnelse være ukjent.»
B1930
Men om denne mann vet vi hvor han er fra; men når Messias kommer, vet ingen hvor han er fra.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Micah 5:2

    But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

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  • John 7:41–42

    Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

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  • John 9:29

    We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

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  • John 6:42

    And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

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  • Matthew 13:54–57

    And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

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  • Jeremiah 30:21

    And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.

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  • Mark 6:3

    Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

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  • Matthew 2:5–6

    And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

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