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

9Nicodemus replied, “How can these things be?” 10Jesus answered, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things? I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. 12If I have told you people about earthly things and you don’t 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto theeσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• We speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we do knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• testifyμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• we have seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• ye receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• witnessὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• witnessμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141

Cross-references for John 3:11

• John 3:3Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
• 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. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
• John 7:16So Jesus replied, “My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me.
• John 8:14Jesus answered, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.
• John 12:49For I have not spoken from my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak.
• John 14:24The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me.
• Isaiah 55:4Look, I made him a witness to nations, a ruler and commander of nations.”
• Matthew 11:27All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.
• Luke 10:22All things have been given to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.”
• 1 John 1:1This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched (concerning the word of life –
• 1 John 5:6Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood – not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ – the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
• Revelation 3:14“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation:
• John 3:32He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
• John 1:11He came to what was his own, but his own people 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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• Mysteries
• Salvation
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Born
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• Condemnation
• Darkness
• Decrease
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• 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