John 3:11

John 3:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
• New International Version (NIV)Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness.

Context of John 3:11

9“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things? 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. 12If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

John 3:11 word by word

ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι ὅτι ὃ οἴδαμεν λαλοῦμεν καὶ ὃ ἑωράκαμεν μαρτυροῦμεν, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἡμῶν οὐ λαμβάνετε.Read the interlinear

• Trulyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• youσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• we speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• of whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• we testifyμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• we have seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• you people do not acceptοὐou · noG3756
• you people do not acceptλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141

Cross-references for John 3:11

• John 3:3Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
• John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
• John 1:18No 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 7:16“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
• John 8:14Jesus 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 12:49I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
• John 14:24Whoever 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.
• Isaiah 55:4Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
• Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
• Luke 10:22All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
• 1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
• 1 John 5:6This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
• Revelation 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
• John 3:32He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
• John 1:11He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

Commentaries on John 3:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11We speak that we do know - I and my disciples do not profess to teach a religion which we do not understand, nor exemplify in our conduct. A strong but delicate reproof to Nicodemus, who, though a master of Israel, did not understand the very rudiments of the doctrine of salvation. He was ignorant of the nature of the new birth. How wretched is the lot of that minister, who, while he professes to recommend the salvation of God to others, is all the while…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11We speak - Jesus here speaks in the plural number, including himself and those engaged with him in preaching the gospel. Nicodemus had said John 3:2, “we know that thou art,” etc., including himself and those with whom he acted. Jesus in reply said, we, who are engaged in spreading the new doctrines about which you have come to inquire, speak what we know. We do not deliver doctrines which we do not practically understand. This is a positive affirmation…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. We speak that we know, and ... have seen--that is, by absolute knowledge and immediate vision of God, which "the only-begotten Son in the bosom of the Father" claims as exclusively His own (Joh 1:18). The "we" and "our" are here used, though Himself only is intended, in emphatic contrast, probably, with the opening words of Nicodemus, "Rabbi, we know.", &c. ye receive not, &c.--referring to the class to which Nicodemus belonged, but from which he…Read the comment

Topics related to John 3:11

• Blindness
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• Jesus, the Christ
• Life
• Mysteries
• Salvation
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Born
• Condemn
• Condemnation
• Darkness
• Decrease
• Increase
• Love
• Nicodemus
• Testify
• Truth

Commentaries on John 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings