John 8:27
25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
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
- They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
- KJV
- They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
- WEB
- They didn’t understand that he spoke to them about the Father.
- ASV
- They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father.
- DARBY
- They knew not that he spoke to them of the Father.
- BLB
- They did not know that He was speaking to them [about] the Father.
- ÅB
- De skjønte ikke at det var om Faren han talte til dem.
- OTB
- De forsto ikke at Han talte til dem om Sin Far.
- B1930
- De skjønte ikke at det var om Faderen han talte til dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Read in contextIsaiah 59:10
We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
Read in contextRomans 11:7–10
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Read in contextJohn 8:43
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
Read in contextJohn 8:47
He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Read in contextIsaiah 42:18–20
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:3–4
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
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