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John 8:27–28

27 They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father.

28 So Jesus said, When you alift up the Son of Man, then you will know that 1bI am He, and cI do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.

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John 8:27–28 — The New International Version (NIV)

27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28 So 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 just what the Father has taught me.

John 8:27–28 — English Standard Version (ESV)

27 They did not understand that he had been speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, 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 authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.

John 8:27–28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father. 28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

John 8:27–28 — New Living Translation (NLT)

27 But they still didn’t understand that he was talking about his Father.

28 So Jesus said, When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I Am he. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me.

John 8:27–28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

27 They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father.

28 Then Jesus said to them, When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.

John 8:27–28 — New Century Version (NCV)

27 The people did not understand that he was talking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, When you lift up the Son of Man, you will know that I am he. You will know that these things I do are not by my own authority but that I say only what the Father has taught me.

John 8:27–28 — American Standard Version (ASV)

27 They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father. 28 Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things.

John 8:27–28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

27 They knew not that he spoke to them of the Father. 28 Jesus therefore said to them, When ye shall have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father has taught me I speak these things.

John 8:27–28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

27 (The Jews didn’t know that he was talking to them about the Father.) 

28 So Jesus told them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you’ll know that I am the one and that I can’t do anything on my own. Instead, I speak as the Father taught me.

John 8:27–28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

27 They did not know He was speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own. But just as the Father taught Me, I say these things.

John 8:27–28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

27 They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said, When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak these things as the Father instructed me.

John 8:27–28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

27 (They did not know that he was speaking to them about the Father.)

28 Then Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will recognize that I am he, and I do nothing from myself, but just as the Father taught me, I say these things.

John 8:27–28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

27 They did not understand that Jesus was telling them about his Father. 28 So Jesus said, “You will lift up the Son of Man. Then you will know that I am the one I claim to be. You will also know that I do nothing on my own. I speak just what the Father has taught me.


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