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Butἀλλὰwe knowοἴδαμενwhereπόθενthis manτοῦτονis from;ἐστίνbutδὲwhenὅτανthe Messiahὁ χριστὸςcomes,ἔρχηταιno oneοὐδεὶςwill knowγινώσκειwhereπόθενhe is from.”ἐστίν
John 7:27
Study it in the app“But we know where this man is from; but when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:27, word by word
- we knowοἴδαμενoidamen
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidamen” appears- whereπόθενpothen
from where?
From where? where from?
Where else “pothen” appears- is fromἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- the Messiahχριστὸςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- comesἔρχηταιerchētai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchētai” appears- will knowγινώσκειginōskei
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōskei” appears
Translation note
Some Jews of the time believed that the Messiah would appear suddenly, without his origin being known.
The context
26And look, he is speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the rulers have really come to know that this is the Messiah?
27 · This verse (above)
28So Jesus cried out in the temple as he taught, saying, “You know me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come on my own, but the one who sent me is true, whom you do not know.
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?