27 Yet we know where this man is from, but the Christ, whenever he comes—no one knows where he is from!”

28 Then Jesus cried out in the temple courts,[a] teaching and saying, “You both know me and you know where I am from! And I have not come from myself, but the one who sent me is true, whom you do not know. 29 I know him, because I am from him and he sent me.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:28 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself

27 But we know where this man is from;(A) when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”

28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts,(B) cried out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from.(C) I am not here on my own authority, but he who sent me is true.(D) You do not know him, 29 but I know him(E) because I am from him and he sent me.”(F)

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