KJV King James Version
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
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John 3:10
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Thou art the teacher of Israel—and these things thou dost not know!
Surrounding context — John 3
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you [of] heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἈπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heσὺG4771 · suyouεἶG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδιδάσκαλοςG1320 · didaskalosteacherτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸσραὴλG2474 · IsraēlIsraelκαὶG2532 · kaiandταῦταG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itοὐG3756 · ounoγινώσκεις;G1097 · ginōskōto know
Cross-references
Matthew 22:29Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.Jeremiah 8:8-9How do ye say, We [are] wise, and the law of the LORD [is] with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he [it]; the pen of the scribes [is] in vain.Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:Matthew 15:14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.Psalm 51:6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom.Psalm 73:1A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.Ezekiel 36:25-27Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.Psalm 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.Ezekiel 18:31-32Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?Isaiah 9:16For the leaders of this people cause [them] to err; and [they that are] led of them [are] destroyed.Isaiah 29:10-12For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.Ezekiel 37:23-24Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.Deuteronomy 30:6And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.Isaiah 56:10His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.Jeremiah 32:39-40And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:Deuteronomy 10:16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.Jeremiah 31:33But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
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