John 7:28

²⁶ 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.”

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,

²⁹ but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”

³⁰ So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

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: 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,
KJV: 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.
WEB: Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don’t know.
ASV: Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
DARBY: Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and 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 do not know.
BLB: Therefore Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You⁺ know Me and you⁺ know where I am from. And I have not come of Myself, but the One having sent Me is true, whom you⁺ do not know.

ÅB: Mens nå Jesus lærte i templet, ropte han ut: Både kjenner dere meg, og dere vet hvor jeg er fra; og av meg selv er jeg dog ikke kommet; men det er i sannhet en som har sendt meg, han som dere ikke kjenner.
OTB: Da ropte Jesus, mens han fortsatt underviste i tempelgårdene: «Ja, dere kjenner meg, og dere vet hvor jeg er fra. Jeg har ikke kommet av meg selv, men han som har sendt meg er sann. Dere kjenner ham ikke,
B1930: Mens nu Jesus lærte i templet, ropte han ut: Både kjenner I mig, og I vet hvor jeg er fra; og av mig selv er jeg dog ikke kommet; men det er i sannhet en som har sendt mig, han som I ikke kjenner.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 8:42
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
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John 8:19
“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
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Jeremiah 9:6
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
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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 5:43
I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.
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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 8:26
“I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
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Matthew 11:27
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
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