John 3:11
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Amen, amen, I say to thee that we speak what we know and we testify what we have seen: and you receive not our testimony.

verily.

John 3:3,5 Jesus answered and said to him: Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. . . .

We speak.

John 3:13,32-34 And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. . . .

John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the Bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 7:16 Jesus answered them and said: My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

John 8:14,28,29,38 Jesus answered and said to them: Although I give testimony of myself, my testimony is true: for I know whence I came and whither I go. . . .

John 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself: but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment what I should say and what I should speak.

John 14:24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my words. And the word which you have heard is not mine; but the Father's who sent me.

Isaiah 55:4 Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles.

Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him.

Luke 10:22 All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son and to whom the Son will reveal him.

1 John 1:1-3 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and our hands have handled, of the word of life. . . .

1 John 5:6-12 This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth that Christ is the truth. . . .

Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood

Revelation 3:14 And to the angel of the church of Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God:

ye.

John 3:32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony.

John 1:11 He came unto his own: and his own received him not.

John 5:31-40,43 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. . . .

John 12:37,38 And whereas he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not in him: . . .

Isaiah 50:2 Because I came, and there was not a man: I called, and there was none that would hear. Is my hand shortened and become little, that I cannot redeem? or is there no strength in me to deliver? Behold at my rebuke I will make the sea a desert, I will turn the rivers into dry land: the fishes shall rot for want of water, and shall die for thirst.

Isaiah 53:1 Who a hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

Isaiah 65:2 I have spread forth my hands all the day to an unbelieving people, who walk in a way that is not good after their own thoughts.

Matthew 23:37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered together thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldst not?

Acts 22:18 And saw him saying unto me: Make haste and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

Acts 28:23-27 And when they had appointed him a day, there came very many to him unto his lodgings. To whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God and persuading them concerning Jesus, out of the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning until evening. . . .

2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine unto them.

Context
Jesus and Nicodemus
10Jesus answered and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? 11Amen, amen, I say to thee that we speak what we know and we testify what we have seen: and you receive not our testimony. 12If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not: how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?…
Cross References
John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the Bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 3:12
If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not: how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?

John 3:32
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony.

John 7:16
Jesus answered them and said: My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

John 8:26
Many things I have to speak and to judge of you. But he that sent me, is true: and the things I have heard of him, these same I speak in the world.

John 8:28
Jesus therefore said to them: When you shall have lifted up, the Son of man, then shall you know that I am he and that I do nothing of myself. But as the Father hath taught me, these things I speak.

John 12:49
For I have not spoken of myself: but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment what I should say and what I should speak.

John 14:24
He that loveth me not keepeth not my words. And the word which you have heard is not mine; but the Father's who sent me.

Lexicon
Truly,
ἀμὴν (amēn)
Hebrew Word
Strong's Greek 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.

truly,
ἀμὴν (amēn)
Hebrew Word
Strong's Greek 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.

I tell
λέγω (legō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

you,
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

we speak
λαλοῦμεν (laloumen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

of what
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

we know,
οἴδαμεν (oidamen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

we testify
μαρτυροῦμεν (martyroumen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify.

to what
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

we have seen,
ἑωράκαμεν (heōrakamen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

and yet
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

you people do not accept
λαμβάνετε (lambanete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

testimony.
μαρτυρίαν (martyrian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3141: Witness, evidence, testimony, reputation. From martus; evidence given.


Additional Translations
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.

Truly, truly, I say to you that we speak that which we know, and we bear witness to that which we have seen, and you people do not receive our witness.

Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and you receive not our witness.

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and we bear witness of that which we have seen, and ye receive not our witness.

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

Verily, verily, I say to thee, We speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; and ye receive not our testimony.

In most solemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony.

Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don't receive our witness.

'Verily, verily, I say to thee -- What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;
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