John 7:27 But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from."

◄ John 7:27 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from."

English Standard Version
But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from.”

New American Standard Bible
"However, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from."

King James Bible
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where He is from."

International Standard Version
We know where this man comes from. But when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he comes from."

American Standard Version
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But we know this man, whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

Darby Bible Translation
But as to this man we know whence he is. Now as to the Christ, when he comes, no one knows whence he is.

Young's Literal Translation
but this one -- we have known whence he is; and the Christ, when he doth come, no one doth know whence he is.'

Cross References

John 6:42
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he said, I came down from heaven?

John 7:41
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

John 9:29
We know that God spoke to Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from where he is.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

7:25-30 Christ proclaimed aloud, that they were in error in their thoughts about his origin. He was sent of God, who showed himself true to his promises. This declaration, that they knew not God, with his claim to peculiar knowledge, provoked the hearers; and they sought to take him, but God can tie men's hands, though he does not turn their hearts.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

27. Howbeit we know this man, &c.—This seems to refer to some current opinion that Messiah's origin would be mysterious (not altogether wrong), from which they concluded that Jesus could not be He, since they knew all about His family at Nazareth.