John 9:29
We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
John 9:29 in other translations
| BSB | We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.” |
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| WEB | We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.” |
| ASV | We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is. |
| YLT | we have known that God hath spoken to Moses, but this one--we have not known whence he is.' |
| DARBY | We know that God spoke to Moses; but as to this man, we know not whence he is. |
| BBE | We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from. |
| Webster | We know that God spoke to Moses: as for this man, we know not whence he is. |
What does John 9:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 9:24-34
24-34. Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner--not wishing him to own, even to the praise of God, that a miracle had been wrought upon him, but to show more regard to the honor of God than ascribe any such act to one who was a sinner.
Barnes' Notes
As for this fellow. The word fellow is not in the original. It is simply "this." The word fellow implies contempt, which it cannot be proved they intended to express.
Whence he is. We know not his origin, his family, or his home. The contrast with the preceding member of the sentence shows that they intended to express their belief that he was not from God. They knew not whether he was mad, whether he was instigated by the devil, or whether he spoke of himself. See Jn 7:27, 8:48-52.
(p) "We know" Ps 103:7, Heb 3:5 (q) "we know not" Jn 8:14
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 9:24-34
As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I…
John 9:29 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 9:29
- 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.
- Numbers 12:2-7
And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it. (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. …
- Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
- 2 Kings 9:11
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
- Isaiah 53:2-3
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
- Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
- Psalms 103:7
He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
- Numbers 16:28
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
- Malachi 4:4
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
- Psalms 106:16
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.
- John 7:41-42
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
- John 7:27
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
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- John 9:28
Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
- John 9:29
We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
- John 9:30
The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
John 9:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Nosotros sabemos que á Moisés habló Dios: mas éste no sabemos de dónde es. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Pour nous, nous savons que Dieu a parlé à Moïse; mais, pour celui-ci, nous ne savons d’où il est. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wir wissen, daß Gott zu Moses geredet hat; von diesem aber wissen wir nicht, woher er ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nos scimus quia Moysi locutus est Deus; hunc autem nescimus unde sit. |