John 9:29

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

We, know, that, unto Moses, hath God spoken; but, as for this man, we know not whence he is.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man—we don’t know where he’s from.”

King James Version (1611)
Wee know that God spake vnto Moses: as for this fellow, we knowe not from whence he is.

King James Version
We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

English Standard Version
We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."

New American Standard Bible
"We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, we do not know where He is from."

New Century Version
We know that God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where this man comes from."

Amplified Bible
"We know [for certain] that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, we do not know where He is from."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from."

Legacy Standard Bible
We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from."

Berean Standard Bible
We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from."

Contemporary English Version
We are sure that God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where Jesus comes from."

Complete Jewish Bible
We know that God has spoken to Moshe, but as for this fellow — we don't know where he's from!"

Darby Translation
We know that God spoke to Moses; but [as to] this [man], we know not whence he is.

Easy-to-Read Version
We know that God spoke to Moses. But we don't even know where this man comes from!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
We know that God spake with Moses: but this man we know not from whence he is.

George Lamsa Translation
And we know that God spoke with Moses; but as for this man, we do not know whence he is.

Good News Translation
We know that God spoke to Moses; as for that fellow, however, we do not even know where he comes from!"

Lexham English Bible
We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from."

Literal Translation
We know that God has spoken by Moses, but this One, we do not know from where He is.

American Standard Version
We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

Bible in Basic English
We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.

Hebrew Names Version
We know that God has spoken to Moshe. But as for this man, we don't know where he comes from."

International Standard Version
We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this fellow comes from."John 8:14;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And we know that with Musha Aloha spake; but for this, we know not whence he is.

Murdock Translation
And we know that God conversed with Moses; but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
We are sure, that God spake vnto Moyses: As for this felowe, we knowe not from whence he is.

English Revised Version
We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

World English Bible
We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don't know where he comes from."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
We know that God spake to Moses; but we know not this fellow, whence he is.

Weymouth's New Testament
We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this fellow we do not know where he comes from."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
We witen, that God spak to Moises; but we knowen not this, of whennus he is.

Update Bible Version
We know that God has spoken to Moses: but as for this man, we don't know where he is from.

Webster's Bible Translation
We know that God spoke to Moses: [as for] this [man], we know not whence he is.

New English Translation
We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!"

New King James Version
We know that God spoke to Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where He is from."

New Living Translation
We know God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where this man comes from."

New Life Bible
We know God spoke to Moses. We do not know where this Man is from."

New Revised Standard
We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."

Douay-Rheims Bible
We know that God spoke to Moses: but as to this man, we know not from whence he is.

Revised Standard Version
We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
We are sure that God spake with Moses. This felowe we knowe not from whence he is.

Young's Literal Translation
we have known that God hath spoken to Moses, but this one -- we have not known whence he is.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
We are sure that God spake wt Moses: As for this felowe, we know not whece he is.

Mace New Testament (1729)
we know that God commission'd Moses: as for this fellow, we don't know who sent him.

Simplified Cowboy Version
We know he was a man of God, but we don't have any idea where this Jesus fellow came from."

Contextual Overview

¹³ They bring him unto the Pharisees - him at one time blind. ¹⁴ Now it was Sabbath, on the day when Jesus made, the clay, and opened his eyes. ¹⁵ Again, therefore, the Pharisees also questioned him, as to how he received sight. And, he, said unto them - Clay, laid he upon mine eyes, and I washed, - and do see. ¹⁶ Certain from among the Pharisees, therefore, were saying - This man is not, from God, because, the Sabbath, he keepeth not. Others, howeverwere saying - How can a sinful man, such signs as these, be doing? And there was, a division, among them. ¹⁷ So they were saying unto the blind man, again, What dost, thou, say concerning him, in that he opened thine eyes? And, he, said - A prophet, is he. ¹⁸ The Jews, therefore, did not believe, concerning him, that he was blind, and received sight, - until they called the parents of him that had received sight, ¹⁹ and questioned them, saying - Is, this, your son, of whom, ye, say, that blind, he was, born? How, then, seeth he, even now? ²⁰ His parents, therefore, answered, and said - We know that, this, is our son, and that, blind, he was born; ²¹ But, how he now seeth, we know not, or, who opened his eyes, we, know not, - Question, him, he is, of age, he, concerning himself, shall speak. ²² These things, said his parents, because they were in fear of the Jews, - for, already, had the Jews agreed together, that, if anyone should confess, him, to be Christ, an, excommunicant from the synagogue, should he be made.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

know: John 1:17, Numbers 12:2-7, Numbers 16:28, Deuteronomy 34:10, Psalms 103:7, Psalms 105:26, Psalms 106:16, Malachi 4:4, Acts 7:35, Acts 26:22, Hebrews 3:2-5

as for: John 9:16, John 9:24, 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Kings 9:11, Matthew 12:24, Matthew 26:61, Luke 23:2, Acts 22:22

we know not: John 7:27, John 7:41, John 7:42, John 8:14, Psalms 22:6, Isaiah 53:2, Isaiah 53:3

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:11 - whom Isaiah 29:14 - I will Matthew 13:55 - the carpenter's Luke 2:34 - set John 5:45 - in John 7:19 - not John 10:20 - why John 19:9 - Whence Acts 6:11 - against Moses Romans 2:17 - restest Romans 2:23 - that makest 1 Corinthians 10:2 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 5:5
So all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years, - and he died.

Genesis 5:20
and all the days of Jared were, nine hundred and sixty-two years, - and he died.

Genesis 5:27
and all the days of Methuselah were, nine hundred and sixty-nine years, - and he died.

Genesis 5:32
And Noah was five hundred years old, - and Noah begat Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Genesis 9:11
yea, I will establish my covenant with you, so that all flesh shall not be cut off any more, by reason of the waters of a flood, - neither shall there he any more a flood to destroy the earth.

Genesis 9:25
And he said, Accursed be Canaan, - a servant of servants, shall he be to his brethren!

Psalms 90:10
The days of our years, have, in them, three score years and ten, And, if, by reason of strength, they have fourscore years, Yet, their boast, is labour and sorrow, For it hath passed quickly, and we have flown away.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

We know that God spoke to Moses,.... Out of the bush, and told him who he was, and sent him to deliver the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage, and spoke the ten words, or law unto him, and by him delivered them to the children of Israel, and to whom he spake face to face, as a man does to his friend, and mouth to mouth, and not in dark sayings; they mean, they knew that Moses had his mission, commission, and credentials from God:

but as for this fellow; so they contemptuously called the Lord Jesus Christ,

we know not from whence he is; contradicting what others of them had said, John 7:27. They imagined they knew the country from whence he came, which they supposed to be Galilee, and the place where he was born, which they concluded was Nazareth; though in both they were in the wrong; and they knew his parents, Joseph and Mary, and his brethren and sisters; but as to his divine filiation, they knew nothing of it; nor would they own his mission, commission, and credentials to be from heaven; and pretended they had no reason to conclude they were.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We know ... - We know that God commanded Moses to deliver the law. In that they were correct; but they assumed their interpretation of the law to be infallible, and, hence, condemned Jesus.

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 John 7:27; John 8:48-52.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 29. We know not from whence he is. — As if they had said: We have the fullest assurance that the commission of Moses was Divine; but we have no proof that this man has such a commission: and should we leave Moses, and attach ourselves to this stranger? No.