John 2:23-25

23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name. 24But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. 25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
John 2:23-25
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Verse 23

Original language (Greek)

Ὡς δὲ ἦν ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐν τῷ πάσχα ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ θεωροῦντες αὐτοῦ τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει.

  1. ὩςHōs“When”
    Particle · from ὡς · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἦνēn“He was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. τοῖςtois“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumois“Jerusalem”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from Ἱεροσόλυμα · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2414
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. πάσχαpascha“Passover”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · “Passover” · Strong's G3957
  10. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  11. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἑορτῇ,he'ortēa“Feast,”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἑορτή · “festival” · Strong's G1859
  13. πολλοὶpolloi“many”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  14. ἐπίστευσανepisteusan“believed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  15. εἰςeis“in”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  16. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ὄνομαonoma“name”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “name” · Strong's G3686
  18. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  19. θεωροῦντεςtheōrountes“beholding”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from θεωρέω · “to see/experience” · Strong's G2334
  20. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  21. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. σημεῖαsēmeia“signs”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from σημεῖον · “sign” · Strong's G4592
  23. ἃha“that”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  24. ἐποίει.epoiei“He was doing.”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
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Verse 24

Original language (Greek)

αὐτὸς δὲ Ἰησοῦς οὐκ ἐπίστευεν αὐτὸν αὐτοῖς διὰ τὸ αὐτὸν γινώσκειν πάντας

  1. αὐτὸςautos“On His part”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  4. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  5. ἐπίστευενepisteuen“was entrusting”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  6. αὐτὸνauton“Him[self]”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. διὰdia“because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  9. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. αὐτὸνauton“His”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. γινώσκεινginōskein“knowing”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  12. πάνταςpantas“all [men]”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956

Verse 25

Original language (Greek)

καὶ ὅτι οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου· αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐγίνωσκεν τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ.

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  3. οὐou“no”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  4. χρείανchreian“need”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χρεία · “need” · Strong's G5532
  5. εἶχενeichen“He had”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  6. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  7. τιςtis“anyone”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  8. μαρτυρήσῃmarturēsē“may testify”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
  9. περὶperi“concerning”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  10. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἀνθρώπου·anthrōpou“man;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  12. αὐτὸςautos“He Himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  14. ἐγίνωσκενeginōsken“was knowing”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  15. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  16. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  17. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  18. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ἀνθρώπῳ.anthrōpō“man.”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)