John 7:27
But that's not possible because we know where he comes from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where he's from.”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 53:8Through force and a death sentence he was killed —who cared what happened to him? He was executed, removed from the land of the living; he was killed because of my people's wickedness.
Jeremiah 30:21Their leader will be from their own country, their ruler will be chosen from among them. I will invite him to come close to me, and he will do so, for would anyone dare to approach me without being asked? declares the Lord.
Matthew 2:5“Bethlehem in Judea,” they told him, “for that's what the prophet wrote:
Mark 6:3Isn't this the carpenter, Mary's son—the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Don't his sisters live here among us?” They were offended and rejected him.
John 6:42They said, “Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and his mother. So how can he now tell us, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
John 7:41Others said, “He is the Messiah!” Still others said, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?
Matthew Henry on John 7:15-37
Christ at the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and… Read the whole commentary →