John 7:26

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“Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?”

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BSBPD

“Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and, lo, he doth speak freely, and they say nothing to him; did the rulers at all know truly that this is truly the Christ?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 7:26 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 40:9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
  2. Psalms 71:15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
  3. Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
  4. Isaiah 42:4He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
  5. Isaiah 50:7Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
  6. Matthew 22:16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
  7. Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
  8. John 7:48“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
  9. John 9:22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
  10. John 11:47Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
  11. John 12:42Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
  12. Acts 4:13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
  13. Ephesians 6:19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
  14. Philippians 1:14And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
  15. 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

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