John 7:27 - Forerunner Commentary

John 7:27

Could This Be the Christ?

25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to ^akill?

26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. ^aDo the rulers know indeed that this is¹ truly the Christ?

27 ^aHowever, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”

28 Then Jesus cried out, as He taught in the temple, saying, ^a“You both know Me, and you know where I am from; and ^bI have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me ^cis true, ^dwhom you do not know.

29 But ^aI know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.”

30 Therefore ^athey sought to take Him; but ^bno one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

31 And ^amany of the people believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?”

Jesus and the Religious Leaders

32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him.

33 Then Jesus said¹ to them, ^a“I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I ^bgo to Him who sent Me.

34 You ^awill seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you ^bcannot come.”

35 Then the Jews said among themselves, “Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to ^athe Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

36 What is this thing that He said, ‘You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come’?”

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

37 ^aOn the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ^b“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.

38 ^aHe who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ^bout of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

39 ^aBut this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those¹ believing in Him would receive; for the² Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet ^bglorified.

Who Is He?

40 Therefore¹ many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is ^athe Prophet.”

41 Others said, “This is ^athe Christ.” But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee?

Verse Comparison: John 7:27

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American Standard Version
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.

Amplified® Bible
No, we know where this Man comes from; when the Christ arrives, no one is to know from what place He comes.

Contemporary English Version
But how could that be? No one knows where the Messiah will come from, but we know where this man comes from."

Darby English Version
But [as to] this [man] we know whence he is. Now [as to] the Christ, when he comes, no one knows whence he is.

Good News Bible
But when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from. And we all know where this man comes from."

International Standard Version
We know where this man comes from. But when the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from."

King James Version
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

New American Standard Bible
"However, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from."

New International Version
But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from."

New King James Version
However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"However, we know where this man comes from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He comes from."

Young's Literal Translation
but this one -- we have known whence he is; and the Christ, when he doth come, no one doth know whence he is.'

New English Translation
But we know where this man¹ comes from.² Whenever the Christ³ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”⁴

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