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John 2:24–25

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24But Jesus himself did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people,i 25and because he did not needj anyone to testifyk about man, for he himself knew what was in man.*

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Footnotes

  1. iThe Greek term is masculine and thus refers to “all people” rather than “all things” (which would be neuter)
  2. jLiterally “have need that”
  3. kLiterally “should testify”
  4. *Here “man” has been retained rather than the generic “people” to maintain the connection with the following verse

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jesus, however, would not entrust himself to them, since he knew them all and because he did not need anyone to testify about man; for he himself knew what was in man.

NLTNew Living Translation

But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.

KJV 1900King James Version

But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.