John 2:25
And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
KJV
καὶ ὅτι οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου· αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐγίνωσκεν τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ.
Greek NT
et quia opus ei non erat ut quis testimonium perhiberet de homine : ipse enim sciebat quid esset in homine.
Vulgate
and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
ASV
And because he needed not that any should give testimony of man: for he knew what was in man.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
γινώσκω
ginosko
verb · 222×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μαρτυρέω
martureo
verb · 76×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
χρεία
chreia
noun · 49×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
One and the same God, the Creator of heaven and earth, is He whom the prophets foretold, and who was declared by the Gospel. Proof of this, at the outset, from St. Matthew's Gospel. 1. This, therefore, having been clearly demonstrated here (and it shall yet be so still more clearly), that neither the prophets, nor the apostles, nor the Lord Christ in His own person, did acknowl…
1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the
- Deut 8:2 — And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep
- Isa 11:3 — And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
- Jer 17:10 — I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
- John 1:48 — Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
- John 5:42 — But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
- John 6:61 — When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
- John 6:64 — But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
- John 13:11 — For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
- John 13:11 — For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
- Luke 5:20 — And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
- Luke 9:47 — And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
- Luke 11:17 — But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
- Luke 16:15 — And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
- Mark 9:33 — And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
- Matt 9:4 — And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
- Matt 22:18 — But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?