John 7:29

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 7:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.
John 7:29 — American Standard Version

Context — John 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But I know him, etc.] His nature and perfections, his purposes and promises, his council and covenant, his mind and will; and indeed none knows him but he, and those to whom he pleases to reveal him; and there is good reason why he should have intimate and perfect knowledge of him: for I am from him; being the only begotten of him, and as such lay in his bosom, and knew him, and his whole heart, and was privy to all of him, and that that is within him; and he hath sent me; in an office capacity to redeem his people. This is the original descent of Christ, which the Jews knew not, though they pretended to know him, and whence he was.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“l am from him - By eternal generation: and he hath sent me - His mission follows from his generation. These two points answer those: Do ye know me? Do ye know whence I am? John 7:30”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:29 I come from him: Jesus sidestepped the speculation (7:27, 40-44) about his earthly origins and focused on his heavenly origins. His astounding claim provoked the religious leaders to try to arrest him for blasphemy (7:30; cp. 10:30-33).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I: Joh 1:18, Joh 8:55, Joh 10:15, Joh 17:25, Joh 17:26 for: Joh 3:16, Joh 3:17, Joh 13:3, Joh 16:27, Joh 16:28, Joh 17:18; Jo1 1:2, Jo1 4:9, Jo1 4:14 John 7:30”
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