John 8:26

John 8:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
• New International Version (NIV)“I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.”

Context of John 8:26

24That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” 25“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied. “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.” 27They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father. 28So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

John 8:26 word by word

πολλὰ ἔχω περὶ ὑμῶν λαλεῖν καὶ κρίνειν· ἀλλ᾽ ὁ πέμψας με ἀληθής ἐστιν, κἀγὼ ἃ ἤκουσα παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ταῦτα λαλῶ εἰς τὸν κόσμον.Read the interlinear

• I haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• to sayλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• to judgeκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• Meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• truthfulἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227
• andκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• I tellεἰςeis · towardG1519
• worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889

Cross-references for John 8:26

• John 16:12I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
• Hebrews 5:11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
• John 8:16But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
• John 5:42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
• John 9:39Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
• John 12:47As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
• John 8:17Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
• John 7:28Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
• 2 Corinthians 1:18But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”
• John 8:40But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
• John 3:32He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
• John 7:16“My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
• John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
• John 17:8For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

Commentaries on John 8:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26I have many things to say and to judge of you - Or, to speak and to condemn, etc. I could speedily expose all your iniquities - your pride and ambition, your hypocrisy and irreligion, your hatred to the light, and your malice against the truth, together with the present obstinate unbelief of your hearts, and show that these are the reasons why I say you will die in your sins; but these will appear in their true light: when, after you have crucified me…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26I have many things to say - There are many things which I might say to reprove and expose your pride and hypocrisy. By this he implied that he understood well their character, and that he was able to expose it. This, indeed, he had shown them in his conversations with them. And to judge of you - To reprove in you. There are many things in you which I might condemn. But he that sent we is true - Is worthy to be believed, and his declarations about men are…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Those that live in unbelief, are for ever undone, if they die in unbelief. The Jews belonged to this present evil world, but Jesus was of a heavenly and Divine nature, so that his doctrine, kingdom, and blessings, would not suit their taste. But the curse of the law is done away to all that submit to the grace of the gospel. Nothing but the doctrine of Christ's grace will be an argument powerful enough, and none but the Spirit of Christ's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-59The debate about whether Jesus is the Messiah continues from 7:52. Jesus remained at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. During the feast, the conflicts Jesus encountered in chapter 7 continued and intensified.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. I have many things to say and to judge of you; but he that sent me is true, &c.--that is, I could, and at the fitting time, will say and judge many things of you (referring perhaps to the work of the Spirit which is for judgment as well as salvation, Joh 16:8), but what I do say is just the message My Father hath given Me to deliver.Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:26

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Commentaries on John 8

• 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