John 7:26
“But loe, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing vnto him: Doe the rulers know indeede that this is the very Christ?”
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John 7:26 Context
24Iudge not according to the appearance, but iudge righteous iudgement. 25Then said some of them of Hierusalem, Is not this hee, whome they seeke to kill? 26But loe, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing vnto him: Doe the rulers know indeede that this is the very Christ? 27Howbeit wee know this man whence he is: but when Christ commeth, no man knoweth whence he is. 28Then cried Iesus in the Temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am, and I am not come of my selfe, but he that sent me, is true, whom ye know not.
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Other Translations for John 7:26
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
- King James Version
"Look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?
- Basic English Bible
and behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers then indeed recognised that this is the Christ?
- Darby Bible
But lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing to him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
- Webster's Bible
But here he is, speaking openly and boldly, and they say nothing to him! Can the Rulers really have ascertained that this man is the Christ?
- Weymouth Bible
Behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ?
- World English Bible
and lo! he spekith opynli, and thei seien no thing to hym. Whether the princes knewen verili, that this is Crist?
- Wycliffe Bible
and, lo, he doth speak freely, and they say nothing to him; did the rulers at all know truly that this is truly the Christ?
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for John 7:26
Joh 7:26 Do the rulers know, etc.? As they did not seize him according to their purpose, the question arose what had changed the mind of the rulers. Had they found out that he was the Christ?