John 7 · Verse 28

John 7:28

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.
John 7:28, King James Version

John 7:28 in other translations

BSBThen 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,
WEBJesus 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.
ASVJesus 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.
YLTJesus cried, therefore, in the temple, teaching and saying, ‘Ye have both known me, and ye have known whence I am; and I have not come of myself, but He who sent me is true, whom ye have not known;
DARBYJesus 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.
BBEThen, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.
WebsterThen 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.

What does John 7:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:28-29
28-29. cried Jesus--in a louder tone, and more solemn, witnessing style than usual. Ye both, &c.--that is, "Yes, ye know both Myself and My local parentage, and (yet) I am not come of Myself." but he that sent me is true, &c.--Probably the meaning is, "He that sent Me is the only real Sender of any one."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 28. Ye know whence I am. You have sufficient evidence of my divine mission, and that I am the Messiah.

Is true. Is worthy to be believed. He has given evidence that I came from him, and he is worthy to be believed. Many read this as a question--Do ye know me, and know whence I am? I am not come of myself, &c.

(w) "and I am not come" Jn 5:43 (x) "he that sent" Rom 3:4 (y) "whom ye know now" Jn 1:18, 8:55

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am - Perhaps they should be read interrogatively: Do ye both know me, and know whence I am? Our Lord takes them up on their own profession, and argues from it. Since you have got so much information concerning me, add this to it, to make it complete; viz. that I am not come of myself; am no self-created or self-authorized prophet; I came from God: - the testimony of John the Baptist, the descent of the Holy Ghost, the voice from heaven, the purity and excellence of my doctrine, and the multitude of my miracles, sufficiently attest this. Now, God is true who has borne testimony to me; but ye know him not, therefore it is that this testimony is disregarded.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 7:25-30

Christ proclaimed aloud, that they were in error in their thoughts about his origin. He was sent of God, who showed himself true to his promises. This declaration, that they knew not God, with his claim to peculiar knowledge, provoked the hearers; and they sought to take him, but God can tie men's hands, though he does not turn their hearts.

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John 7:28 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.

ἜκραξενEkraxenCried outG2896
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ἐνeninG1722
τῷtōtheG3588
ἱερῷhi'erōtempleG2411
διδάσκωνdidaskōnteachingG1321
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
καὶkaiandG2532
λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004
κἀμὲkameMeG1473
οἴδατεoidateyou know
καὶkaiandG2532
οἴδατεoidateyou know
πόθενpothenfrom whereG4159
εἰμί·eimiI am;G1510
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπ᾽ap᾽ofG575
ἐμαυτοῦemautouMyselfG1473
οὐκouknotG3756
ἐλήλυθα,elēluthaI have come,G2064
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235
ἔστινestinisG1510
ἀληθινὸςalēthinostrueG228
ὁhothe [One]G3588
πέμψαςpempsashaving sentG3992
μεmeMeG3165
ὃνhonwhomG3739
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771
οὐκouknotG3756
οἴδατε·oidateknow;

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Cross references for John 7:28

  • John 8:42

    Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

  • John 8:19

    Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

  • Jeremiah 9:6

    Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.

  • John 12:49

    For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

  • John 5:43

    I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

  • John 8:14

    Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

  • John 8:26

    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.

  • Matthew 11:27

    All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

  • 1 John 2:3-4

    And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

  • John 17:3

    And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  • John 1:46

    And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:6

    For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ye both.
1:46; 8:14; Mt 2:23; Lu 2:4,11,39,51
and I.
3:2; 5:43; 8:16,42; 10:36; 12:49; 14:10,31
is true.
3:33; 5:32; 8:26; Ro 3:4; 2Co 1:18; Tit 1:2; Heb 6:18; 1Jo 5:10
whom.
8:19,54,55; 16:3; 17:3,25; 1Sa 2:12; Ps 9:10; Pr 2:3-5; Jer 9:6
Jer 31:34; Ho 4:1; 5:4; 6:3-6; Mt 11:27; Lu 10:22; Ac 17:23; Ro 1:28
2Co 4:6; 1Jo 2:3,4

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Context

  • John 7:27

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

  • John 7:28

    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.

  • John 7:29

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

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John 7:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces clamaba Jesús en el templo, enseñando y diciendo: Y á mí me conocéis, y sabéis de dónde soy; y no he venido de mí mismo; mas el que me envió es verdadero, al cual vosotros no conocéis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jésus donc criait dans le temple, enseignant et disant: Et vous me connaissez, et vous savez d’où je suis: et je ne suis pas venu de par moi-même, mais celui qui m’a envoyé est véritable, et vous ne le connaissez pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jesus nun rief im Tempel, lehrte und sprach: Ihr kennet mich und wisset auch, woher ich bin; und ich bin nicht von mir selbst gekommen, sondern der mich gesandt hat, ist wahrhaftig, welchen ihr nicht kennet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Clamabat ergo Jesus in templo docens, et dicens: Et me scitis, et unde sim scitis: et a meipso non veni, sed est verus qui misit me, quem vos nescitis.