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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony.

Context of John 3:11

9“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 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. 12I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came 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, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
• John 3:13No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came 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 in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
• John 7:16Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.
• John 8:14Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
• John 12:49For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.
• John 14:24Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
• Isaiah 55:4See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples.
• Matthew 11:27“All things have been committed 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 10:22“All things have been committed 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 eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
• 1 John 5:6This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,
• Revelation 3:14“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
• John 3:32He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
• John 1:11He came to that which was his own, but 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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• 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