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John 8:14–15

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Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
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From verse 14

  1. John 13:3Rank 1 from verse 14
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    3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

  2. John 16:28Rank 2 from verse 14
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    28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

  3. John 14:10Rank 3 from verse 14
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    10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

  4. John 8:42Rank 4 from verse 14
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    42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

  5. John 17:8Rank 5 from verse 14
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    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.

  6. Numbers 12:3Rank 6 from verse 14
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    3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

  7. Revelation 3:14Rank 7 from verse 14
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    14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

  8. 2 Corinthians 11:31Rank 8 from verse 14
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    31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

  9. 2 Corinthians 12:11Rank 9 from verse 14
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    11I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

  10. 2 Corinthians 12:19Rank 10 from verse 14
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    19Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

  11. John 10:15Rank 11 from verse 14
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    15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

  12. John 10:36Rank 12 from verse 14
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    36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

  13. John 7:27–29Rank 13 from verse 14
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    27Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

    28Then 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.

    29But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

  14. John 9:29–30Rank 14 from verse 14
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    29We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

    30The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

  15. Nehemiah 5:14–19Rank 15 from verse 14
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    14¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

    15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

    16Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

    17Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.

    18Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

    19Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

From verse 15

  1. 1 Samuel 16:7Rank 1 from verse 15
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    7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

  2. John 12:47Rank 2 from verse 15
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    47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

  3. John 3:17Rank 3 from verse 15
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    17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

  4. John 7:24Rank 4 from verse 15
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    24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

  5. John 18:36Rank 5 from verse 15
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    36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

  6. Romans 2:1Rank 6 from verse 15
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    1THEREFORE thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

  7. 1 Corinthians 2:15Rank 7 from verse 15
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    15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

  8. 1 Corinthians 4:3–5Rank 8 from verse 15
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    3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

    4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

    5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

  9. Amos 5:7Rank 9 from verse 15
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    7Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

  10. John 8:11Rank 10 from verse 15
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    11She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

  11. Psalms 94:20–21Rank 11 from verse 15
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    20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

    21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

  12. Amos 6:12Rank 12 from verse 15
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    12¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

  13. Habakkuk 1:4Rank 13 from verse 15
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    4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

  14. James 2:4Rank 14 from verse 15
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    4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

  15. Luke 12:14Rank 15 from verse 15
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    14And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

  16. Psalms 58:1–2Rank 16 from verse 15
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    1DO ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

    2Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

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John 8:14

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bear

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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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record

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Sense 1: A written or remembered account; testimony. Sense 2: To set down or bear witness.

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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true

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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

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John 8:15

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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8:12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

8:13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.

8:14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

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8:15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

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8:16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

8:17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

8:18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

8:19Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

8:20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

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