KJV King James Version
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
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John 11:42
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
WEB World English Bible
I know that you always listen to me, but because of the multitude that stands around I said this, that they may believe that you sent me.”
ASV American Standard Version
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I knew that Thou always dost hear me, but, because of the multitude that is standing by, I said it, that they may believe that Thou didst send me.’
Surrounding context — John 11
39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been [dead] four days.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
41 Then they took away the stone [from the place] where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up [his] eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weδὲG1161 · dethenᾔδεινG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπάντοτέG3842 · pantotealwaysμουG3165 · memeἀκούεις·G191 · akouōto hearἀλλὰG235 · allabutδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄχλονG3793 · ochloscrowdτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπεριεστῶταG4026 · periistēmito stand aroundεἶπον,G2036 · eiponto sayἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toπιστεύσωσινG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)ὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatσύG4771 · suyouμεG3165 · memeἀπέστειλας.G649 · apostellōto send
Cross-references
John 3:17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.John 17:21That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.1 John 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;Matthew 26:53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?John 11:22But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give [it] thee.John 17:25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.John 7:28-29Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.Romans 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:John 20:31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.1 John 4:9-10In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.John 17:8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.John 8:16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.John 8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.Galatians 4:4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,John 11:31The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.John 6:38-40For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
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