John 3:11 - Forerunner Commentary

John 3:11

9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, ^a“How can these things be?”

10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?

11 ^aMost assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and ^byou do not receive Our witness.

12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

13 ^aNo one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man¹ who is in heaven.

14 ^aAnd as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so ^bmust the Son of Man be lifted up,

15 that whoever ^abelieves in Him should not perish but ^bhave eternal life.

Verse Comparison: John 3:11

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American Standard Version
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

Amplified® Bible
I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, We speak only of what we know [we know absolutely what we are talking about]; we have actually seen what we are testifying to [we were eyewitnesses of it]. And still you do not receive our testimony [you reject and refuse our evidence--that of Myself and of all those who are born of the Spirit].

Contemporary English Version
I tell you for certain that we know what we are talking about because we have seen it ourselves. But none of you will accept what we say.

Darby English Version
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and we bear witness of that which we have seen, and ye receive not our witness.

Good News Bible
I am telling you the truth: we speak of what we know and report what we have seen, yet none of you is willing to accept our message.

International Standard Version
Truly, truly I tell you, we know what we're talking about, and we testify about what we've seen. Yet you people do not accept our testimony.

King James Version
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

New American Standard Bible
"Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.

New International Version
I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.

New King James Version
Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.

Young's Literal Translation
`Verily, verily, I say to thee -- What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;

New English Translation
I tell you the solemn truth,¹ we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but² you people³ do not accept our testimony.⁴

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