John 3:11
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Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
In other translations
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
Greek words
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281λέγωlegōI sayG3004σοιsoito youG4771ὅτιhotithatG3754ὃhowhatG3739οἴδαμενoidamenwe knowG6063λαλοῦμενlaloumenwe speakG2980καὶkaiandG2532ὃhowhatG3739ἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenwe have seenG3708μαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenwe bear witness to,G3140καὶkaiandG2532τὴνtēntheG3588μαρτυρίανmarturianwitnessG3141ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165οὐounotG3756λαμβάνετε.lambaneteyou people receive.G2983
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Related verses
- John 8:38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
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- John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
- John 12:49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
- John 14:24He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
- John 8:14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
- John 8:28-2928 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. 29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me. 29 He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
- John 7:16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
- Isaiah 65:2I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,
- Acts 28:23-2723 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:23 So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. 24 Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. 25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: 26 ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
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