Bible Strands
John 7:27
But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Jerusalem crowd speaks to one another while Jesus teaches publicly in the temple courts, questioning whether the religious authorities have recognized Him as the Messiah.
The words — οἴδαμεν (oidamen) means "we know," and χριστὸς (christos) translates to "Anointed One" or "Christ."
The thread — This dispute over the Messiah’s origin runs through Micah 5:2, John 7:41, and John 6:42, where crowds repeatedly question how the promised deliverer could emerge from a known earthly lineage.
Why it lands — It demands that readers separate human claims about geographic or genealogical origins from the actual arrival of the promised deliverer.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
Cross-references
- Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
- John 7:41 Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
- John 6:42 They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
- John 9:29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
- Matthew 13:54 Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
- Jeremiah 30:21 Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.
- Mark 6:3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
- Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Matthew 2:5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: