John 9:29

29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”

John 9:29 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
English Standard Version (ESV)
29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."
New Living Translation (NLT)
29 We know God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where this man comes from.”
The Message Bible (MSG)
29 We know for sure that God spoke to Moses, but we have no idea where this man even comes from."
American Standard Version (ASV)
29 We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but we don't know where this man came from."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
29 We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man-we don't know where He's from!"
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
29 We know that God spoke to Moses. But we don't even know where this fellow comes from."

John 9:29 Meaning and Commentary

John 9:29

We know that God spoke to Moses
Out of the bush, and told him who he was, and sent him to deliver the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage, and spoke the ten words, or law unto him, and by him delivered them to the children of Israel, and to whom he spake face to face, as a man does to his friend, and mouth to mouth, and not in dark sayings; they mean, they knew that Moses had his mission, commission, and credentials from God:

but as for this fellow;
so they contemptuously called the Lord Jesus Christ,

we know not from whence he is;
contradicting what others of them had said, ( John 7:27 ) . They imagined they knew the country from whence he came, which they supposed to be Galilee, and the place where he was born, which they concluded was Nazareth; though in both they were in the wrong; and they knew his parents, Joseph and Mary, and his brethren and sisters; but as to his divine filiation, they knew nothing of it; nor would they own his mission, commission, and credentials to be from heaven; and pretended they had no reason to conclude they were.

John 9:29 In-Context

27 He answered, “I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”
28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”
30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.
31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.

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