John 9:29

John 9:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
• New International Version (NIV)We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."
• New King James Version (NKJV)We know that God spoke to Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where He is from.”

Context of John 9:29

27He answered, “I told you already and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You people don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?” 28They heaped insults on him, saying, “You are his disciple! We are disciples of Moses! We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!” 30The man replied, “This is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see! 31We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.

John 9:29 word by word

ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι Μωϋσεῖ λελάληκεν ὁ θεός, τοῦτον δὲ οὐκ οἴδαμεν πόθεν ἐστίν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• spakeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• unto MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• notοὐou · noG3756
• from whenceπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
• he isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 9:29

• John 1:17For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
• Numbers 12:2They said, “Has the Lord only spoken through Moses? Has he not also spoken through us?” And the Lord heard it.
• Numbers 16:28Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own will.
• Deuteronomy 34:10No prophet ever again arose in Israel like Moses, who knew the Lord face to face.
• Psalms 103:7The Lord revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites.
• Psalms 105:26He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
• Psalms 106:16In the camp they resented Moses, and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.
• Malachi 4:4“Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey.
• Acts 7:35This same Moses they had rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
• Acts 26:22I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to happen:
• Hebrews 3:2who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God’s house.
• John 9:16Then some of the Pharisees began to say, “This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a division among them.
• 1 Kings 22:27Say, ‘This is what the king says, “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return.”’”
• 2 Kings 9:11When Jehu rejoined his master’s servants, they asked him, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman visit you?” He replied, “Ah, it’s not important. You know what kind of man he is and the kinds of things he says.”
• Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”
• Matthew 26:61and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

Commentaries on John 9:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29We know not from whence he is - As if they had said: We have the fullest assurance that the commission of Moses was Divine; but we have no proof that this man has such a commission: and should we leave Moses, and attach ourselves to this stranger? No.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29We know … - We know that God commanded Moses to deliver the law. In that they were correct; but they assumed their interpretation of the law to be infallible, and, hence, condemned Jesus. As for this fellow - The word “fellow” is not in the original. It is simply “this.” The word “fellow” implies contempt, which it cannot be proved they intended to express. Whence he is - We know not his origin, his family, or his home. The contrast with the preceding…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-34Verses 24-34 As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I did live a worldly, sensual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29The Pharisees could not argue against the logic of the miracle (9:24–25, 30–33). So they abandoned reason and cursed him (see 9:34). The harsh division between Jesus and the religious leaders was clear. They considered those who followed Jesus to have rejected Moses and Judaism.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3424-34. Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner--not wishing him to own, even to the praise of God, that a miracle had been wrought upon him, but to show more regard to the honor of God than ascribe any such act to one who was a sinner.Read the comment

Topics related to John 9:29

• Bigotry
• Blindness
• Confession
• Converts
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Sabbath
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• God
• Moses
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Agree
• Anoint
• Ask
• Beg; Beggar; Begging
• Fellow
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of

Commentaries on John 9

• 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