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John 2:25 — King James Version← Study notes

And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.


John 2:25Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 2:2519 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
οὐou
noadverbG3756
χρείανchreian
neednounG5532
εἶχενeichen
He hadverbG2192
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
μαρτυρήσῃmartyrēsē
may testifyverbG3140
περὶperi
concerningprepositionG4012
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
mannounG444
αὐτὸςautos
He HimselfpronounG846
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἐγίνωσκενeginōsken
was knowingverbG1097
τίti
whatpronounG5100
ἦνēn
wasverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpō
mannounG444
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 2:25

The Evangelist has related above what our Lord did on his way to Jerusalem; now He relates how others were affected towards Him at Jerusalem; Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, in the feast day, many believed in His Name, when they saw the miracles which He did.

Bede · 8th century

But how was it that many believed in Him from seeing His miracles? for he seems to have performed not supernatural works at Jerusalem, except we suppose Scripture to have passed them over. May not however the act of His making a scourge of small cords, and driving all out of the temple, be reckoned a miracle?

Origen · 3rd century

Those had been wiser disciples, however, who were brought to Christ not by His miracles, but by His doctrine. For it is the duller sort who are attracted by miracles; the more rational are convinced by prophecy, or doctrine. And therefore it follows, But Jesus did not commit Himself to them.

Chrysostom · 4th century
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