THEOSISJohn 7:28Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying: You both know me, and you know whence I am. And I am not come of myself: but he that sent me is true, whom you know not.
εκραξεν ουν εν τω ιερω διδασκων ο ιησους και λεγων καμε οιδατε και οιδατε ποθεν ειμι και απ εμαυτου ουκ εληλυθα αλλ εστιν αληθινος ο πεμψας με ον υμεις ουκ οιδατε
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- John 8:42Jesus therefore said to them: If God were your Father, you would indeed love me. For from God I proceeded and came. For I came not of myself: but he sent me.
- John 8:19They said therefore to him: Where is thy Father? Jesus answered: Neither me do you know, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also.
- John 8:26Many things I have to speak and to judge of you. But he that sent me, is true: and the things I have heard of him, these same I speak in the world.
- Jer 9:6Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit: through deceit they have refused to know me, saith the Lord.
- John 8:14Jesus answered and said to them: Although I give testimony of myself, my testimony is true: for I know whence I came and whither I go.
- Matt 11:27All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him.
- John 17:3Now this is eternal life: That they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
- John 12:49For I have not spoken of myself: but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment what I should say and what I should speak.
The original text
Greek text, 31 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ἜκραξενekraxenI cry aloudG2896 · κράζω
- οὖνounthereforeG3767 · οὖν
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- τῷtōtheG3588 · ὁ
- ἱερῷhierōa templeG2411 · ἱερός
- διδάσκωνdidaskōnI teachG1321 · διδάσκω
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusG2424 · Ἰησοῦς
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- λέγωνlegōnI sayG3004 · λέγω
- ΚἀμὲkameI alsoG2504 · κἀγώ
- οἴδατεoidateI knowG1492 · εἴδω
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- οἴδατεoidateI knowG1492 · εἴδω
- πόθενpothenwhenceG4159 · πόθεν
- εἰμίeimiI amG1510 · εἰμί
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἀπ᾽apfromG575 · ἀπό
- ἐμαυτοῦemautouof myselfG1683 · ἐμαυτοῦ
- οὐκouknoG3756 · οὐ
- ἐλήλυθαelēlythaI comeG2064 · ἔρχομαι
- ἀλλ᾽allbutG235 · ἀλλά
- ἔστινestinI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ἀληθινὸςalēthinostrueG228 · ἀληθινός
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- πέμψαςpempsasI sendG3992 · πέμπω
- μεmeIG1473 · ἐγώ
- ὃνhonwhoG3739 · ὅς, ἥ
- ὑμεῖςhymeisyouG4771 · σύ
- οὐκouknoG3756 · οὐ
- οἴδατεoidateI knowG1492 · εἴδω