John 2 · Verse 24

John 2:24

But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
John 2:24, King James Version

John 2:24 in other translations

BSBBut Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
WEBBut Jesus didn’t entrust himself to them, because he knew everyone,
ASVBut Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,
YLTand Jesus himself was not trusting himself to them, because of his knowing all men,
DARBYBut Jesus himself did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men,
BBEBut Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all.
WebsterBut Jesus did not commit himself to them, because he knew all men.

What does John 2:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 2:23-25

23-25. in the feast day--the foregoing things occurring probably before the feast began. many believed--superficially, struck merely by "the miracles He did." Of these we have no record.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 24. Did not commit himself. The word translated commit here is the same which in Jn 2:23 is translated believed. It means to put trust or confidence in. Jesus did not put trust or reliance in them. He did not leave himself in their hands. He acted cautiously and prudently. The proper time for him to die had not come, and he secured his own safety. The reason why he did not commit himself to them is that he knew all men. He knew the inconstancy and fickleness of the multitude. He knew how easily they might be turned against him by the Jewish leaders, and how unsafe he would be if they should be moved to sedition and tumult.

(t) "he knew all men" 1Sam 16:7, 1Chr 28:9, 29:17, Jer 17:9,10, Mt 9:4 Lk 16:30, Acts 1:24, re 2:23

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 He knew all men - Instead of παντας all men, EGH, and about thirty others, read παντα, every man, or all things; and this I am inclined to believe is the true reading. Jesus knew all things; and why? Because he made all things, Joh 1:3, and because he was the all-wise God, Joh 1:1; and he knew all men, because he alone searches the heart, and tries the reins. He knows who are sincere, and who are hypocritical: he knows those in whom he can confide, and those to whom he can neither trust himself nor his gifts. Reader, he also knows thee: thy cares, fears, perplexities, temptations, afflictions, desires, and hopes; thy helps and hinderances; the progress thou hast made in the Divine life, or thy declension from it. If he know thee to be hypocritical or iniquitous, he looks upon thee with abhorrence: if he know thee to be of a meek and broken spirit, he looks on thee with pity, complacency, and delight. Take courage - thou canst say, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I do love thee, and mourn because I love and serve thee so little: then expect him to come in unto thee, and make his abode with thee: while thy eye and heart are simple, he will love thee, and thy whole soul shall be full of light. To him be glory and dominion for ever!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 2:23-25

Our Lord knew all men, their nature, dispositions, affections, designs, so as we do not know any man, not even ourselves. He knows his crafty enemies, and all their secret projects; his false friends, and their true characters. He knows who are truly his, knows their uprightness, and knows their weaknesses. We know what is done by men; Christ knows what is in them, he tries the heart. Beware of a dead faith, or a…

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John 2:24 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

αὐτὸςautosOn His partG846
δὲdehoweverG1161
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
οὐκouknotG3756
ἐπίστευενepisteuenwas entrustingG4100
αὐτὸνautonHim[self]G846
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846
διὰdiabecause ofG1223
τὸto<the>G3588
αὐτὸνautonHisG846
γινώσκεινginōskeinknowingG1097
πάνταςpantasall [men]G3956

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 2:24

  • John 6:64

    But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

  • Matthew 9:4

    And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

  • Acts 1:24

    And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

  • Hebrews 4:13

    Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  • Jeremiah 17:9

    The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

  • 1 Samuel 16:7

    But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

  • John 5:42

    But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

  • John 16:30

    Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

  • Revelation 2:23

    And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

  • Mark 2:8

    And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

  • John 21:17

    He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
did.
6:15; Mt 10:16,17
because.
1:42,46,47; 5:42; 6:64; 16:30; 21:17; 1Sa 16:7; 1Ch 28:9; 29:17
Jer 17:9; Mt 9:4; Mr 2:8; Ac 1:24; Heb 4:13; Re 2:23

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Context

  • John 2:23

    Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

  • John 2:24

    But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,

  • John 2:25

    And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

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John 2:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas el mismo Jesús no se confiaba á sí mismo de ellos, porque él conocía á todos,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais Jésus lui-même ne se fiait pas à eux, parce qu’il connaissait tous les hommes,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jesus selbst aber vertraute sich ihnen nicht an, weil er alle kannte
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ipse autem Jesus non credebat semetipsum eis, eo quod ipse nosset omnes,