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John 3:32

He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
John 3:32
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Study notes

He speaks of what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

Explanation

This echoes Jesus' own words in verse 11. "No one" is a broad statement of rejection, and the next verse shows there are exceptions.

Original language
  • ἑώρακεν (he'ōraken): to see
    Greek · Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · Strong's G3708 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Has seen.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 3:32, word 2

  • μαρτυρεῖ (marturei): to testify
    Greek · Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · Strong's G3140 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Testifies.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 3:32, word 6

  • λαμβάνει (lambanei): to take
    Greek · Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · Strong's G2983 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Receives or accepts.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, John 3:32, word 12

Cross-references
  • John 3:11 · Surrounding passage

    Jesus says the same to Nicodemus.

  • John 1:11-12 · Same theme

    His own did not receive Him, but some did.

Connected events
  • John the Baptist's last testimony about Jesus
    This verse is part of it

    This verse is part of John's testimony.

    John 3:22-36

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ὃ ἑώρακεν καὶ ἤκουσεν, τοῦτο μαρτυρεῖ, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ οὐδεὶς λαμβάνει.

  1. ὃho“What”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  2. ἑώρακενhe'ōraken“He has seen”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
  3. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. ἤκουσεν,ēkousen“heard,”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  5. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  6. μαρτυρεῖ,marturei“He testifies,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. μαρτυρίανmarturian“testimony”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from μαρτυρία · “testimony” · Strong's G3141
  10. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. οὐδεὶςoudeis“no [one]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  12. λαμβάνει.lambanei“receives.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)