John 7:27

But this man, we have da'as where he is from; but the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, whenever he comes, no one has da'as where he is from.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

26And, hinei, he speaks publicly and they say nothing to him. Perhaps the manhigim (the gedolim of Judaism) have da'as that this man is the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach?

28Therefore, in the Beis Hamikdash while teaching, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach cried out, saying, You have da'as of me, and you have da'as of where I am from. I have not come on my own, but the One Who sent me is ne'eman. He is the One of Whom you do not have da'as.

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Cross References

Isaiah 53:8He was taken from prison and from judgment; 1 and who of his generation declared? 1 For he was cut off + 53:8 Dan 9:26; Lv 17:10 out of Eretz Chayyim + 53:8 this refers to the mot of Moshiach Ben Dovid, see v.12 1 mipesha ami (for the transgression of my people [Yisroel]), 1 nega + 53:8 cf. Ps 91:10 (plague) lamo ([fell] on him). + 53:8 i.e., Moshiach; in light of Ps 11:7 and Job 22:2 we are warranted in saying the suffix is a singular, “him,” not “them”. Cf Gn 9:26-27; Dt 33:2; Isa 44:15 ; also compare 1Chr 21:17 1

Jeremiah 30:21And their Adir (Prince, Leader) shall be one of their own, 1 and their Moshel (ruler) shall proceed from the midst of them; 1 and I will cause him to draw near, 1 and he shall approach unto Me; 1 for who is this that devoted his lev to approach unto Me? saith Hashem. 1

Matthew 2:5They told him, In Beit-Lechem Yehudah; because so it stands written by the Navi:

Mark 6:3Is not this one the Naggar (Carpenter), Ben Miryam? The brother of Ya'akov, Yosi, Yehuda and Shim'on? And, are not his achayot here with us? And they were taking offense at Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

John 6:42And they were saying, Is this man not Yehoshua Ben Yosef, + 6:42 Ben Dovid and do we not know his Av and his Em? Now how does he say, Out of Shomayim I have come down. + 6:42 Yn 1:1,14

John 7:41Others were saying, This man is the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. But some were saying, Surely the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach comes not from the Galil, does he?

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 →

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