John 7:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple, cried out, 'You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You do not know Him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἔκραξεν οὖν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ διδάσκων ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ λέγων, Κἀμὲ οἴδατε, καὶ οἴδατε πόθεν εἰμί: καὶ ἀπʼ ἐμαυτοῦ οὐκ ἐλήλυθα, ἀλλʼ ἔστιν ἀληθινὸς ὁ πέμψας με, ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε.

Transliteration

Ekraxen oun in the hierō didaskōn the Iēsous, and legōn, Kame oidate, and oidate pothen eimi: and from emautou not elēlytha, all' estin alēthinos the one pempsas me, whom hymeis not oidate.

Grammar Details

• *Ekraxen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - cried out/shouted
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/then/so
• *hierō*: dative, neuter, singular - temple/sanctuary
• *didaskōn*: present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - teaching
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *legōn*: present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
• *Kame*: contraction of *kai eme* - accusative, 1st person singular pronoun - me also/and me
• *oidate*: perfect, indicative, active, 2nd plural - you know/have known
• *pothen*: adverb of place - from where/whence
• *eimi*: present, indicative, 1st singular - I am/exist
• *emautou*: genitive, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - myself
• *elēlytha*: perfect, indicative, active, 1st singular - I have come
• *all'*: contraction of *alla* - but/however
• *estin*: present, indicative, 3rd singular - is/exists
• *alēthinos*: nominative, masculine, singular - true/genuine
• *pempsas*: aorist, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent
• *hymeis*: nominative, 2nd person plural pronoun - you (plural)

Word Meanings

• *Ekraxen*: cried out/shouted/exclaimed
• *oun*: therefore/then/so/consequently
• *hierō*: temple/sanctuary
• *didaskōn*: teaching/instructing
• *Iēsous*: Jesus (proper name)
• *legōn*: saying/speaking
• *oidate*: you know/have knowledge of (perfect tense)
• *pothen*: from where/whence/origin
• *emautou*: myself/my own accord
• *elēlytha*: have come/have arrived (perfect tense)
• *alēthinos*: true/genuine/real/authentic
• *pempsas*: having sent/one who sent

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then Jesus cried out in the temple as he taught, saying, You both know me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you do not know.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jesus{G2424} therefore{G3767} cried{G2896} in{G1722} the temple,{G2411} teaching{G2532} and saying,{G3004} Ye{G1492} both{G2504} know{G1492} me,{G2504} and{G2532} know{G1492} whence{G4159} I am;{G1510} and{G2532} I am{G2064} not{G3756} come{G2064} of{G575} myself,{G1683} but{G235} he that sent{G3992} me{G3165} is{G2076} true,{G228} whom{G3739} ye{G5210} know{G1492} not.{G3756}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then{G3767} cried{G2896}{(G5656)} Jesus{G2424} in{G1722} the temple{G2411} as he taught{G1321}{(G5723)},{G2532} saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Ye both{G2504} know me{G1492}{(G5758)}, and{G2532} ye know{G1492}{(G5758)} whence{G4159} I am{G1510}{(G5748)}: and{G2532} I am{G2064} not{G3756} come{G2064}{(G5754)} of{G575} myself{G1683}, but{G235} he that sent{G3992}{(G5660)} me{G3165} is{G2076}{(G5748)} true{G228}, whom{G3739} ye{G5210} know{G1492}{(G5758)} not{G3756}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then cryed Iesus in ye temple as he taught sayinge: ye knowe me and whence I am ye knowe. And yet I am not come of my selfe but he yt sent me is true whom ye knowe not.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then cryed Iesus in the temple as he taught, and sayde: Yee ye knowe me, and whence I am ye knowe, and of my self am I not come, but he yt sent me, is true, whom ye knowe not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then cried Iesus in the Temple as hee taught, saying, Ye both knowe mee, and knowe whence I am: yet am I not come of my selfe, but he that sent me, is true, whome ye knowe not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then cryed Iesus in the temple, as he taught, saying: Ye both knowe me, and whence I am, ye knowe. And I am not come of my selfe: but he that set me is true, whom ye knowe not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Jesus 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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then, 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple courts, cried out,“You both know me and know where I come from! And I have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true. You do not know him,

Referenced Verses

• John 8:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I did not come on my own, but he sent me.
• John 7:14 : 14 About halfway through the festival, Jesus went up to the temple and began teaching.
• John 8:19 : 19 Then they asked him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."
• John 8:26 : 26 I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him."
• John 5:43 : 43 I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. But if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
• John 8:14 : 14 Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
• Jer 9:6 : 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?
• Jer 31:34 : 34 No longer will anyone teach their neighbor or their brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.
• Hos 4:1 : 1 Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel! For the LORD has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: there is no truth, no steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land.
• Hos 5:4 : 4 Their deeds do not allow them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the Lord.
• Hos 6:3-6 : 3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to know Him. His coming is as certain as the dawn, and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth. 4 What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning cloud, like the dew that disappears early. 5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them with the words of My mouth, and My judgments shine like light. 6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
• Matt 2:23 : 23 He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets, that He would be called a Nazarene.
• Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been committed 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.
• Luke 2:4 : 4 So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and line of David.
• Luke 2:11 : 11 Today, in the city of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
• Luke 2:39 : 39 When they had completed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
• Luke 2:51 : 51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
• Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
• John 1:46 : 46 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Nathanael asked. Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'
• John 3:2 : 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to Him, 'Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one can perform these signs You do unless God is with him.'
• John 3:33 : 33 Whoever accepts His testimony certifies that God is truthful.
• John 5:32 : 32 There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is true.
• John 8:54-55 : 54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, whom you claim as your God. 55 Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I know him and I keep his word.
• John 10:36 : 36 what about the one whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?
• John 12:49 : 49 For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to speak.
• John 14:10 : 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, the Father who dwells in me does his work.
• John 14:31 : 31 But so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded me. Rise, let us go from here.
• John 16:3 : 3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
• John 17:3 : 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
• John 17:25 : 25 Righteous Father, though the world has not known You, I have known You, and they have known that You sent Me.
• Acts 17:23 : 23 As I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So, you are worshiping in ignorance the very one I proclaim to you.
• Rom 1:28 : 28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
• Rom 3:4 : 4 Absolutely not! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: "So that You may be justified in Your words and prevail when You are judged."
• 2 Cor 1:18 : 18 But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No."
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In the hope of eternal life, which the God who does not lie promised before the beginning of time.
• Heb 6:18 : 18 So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
• 1 John 2:3-4 : 3 We know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments. 4 Anyone who claims, 'I have come to know Him,' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in them.
• 1 John 5:10 : 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within them. Whoever does not believe God has made Him a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about His Son.
• John 8:16 : 16 And even if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
• 1 Sam 2:12 : 12 'The sons of Eli were wicked men; they did not know the LORD.'
• Ps 9:10 : 10 The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
• Prov 2:3-5 : 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.