John 7:27
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But we know this man, whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no man knoweth, whence he is.

we know.

John 7:15 And the Jews wondered, saying: How doth this man know letters, having never learned?

John 6:42 And they said: Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then saith he: I came down from heaven?

Matthew 13:54-57 And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they wondered and said: How came this man by this wisdom and miracles? . . .

Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joseph, and Jude, and Simon? are not also his sisters here with us? And they were scandalized in regard of him.

Luke 4:22 And all gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

no man.

John 7:41,42 Others said: This is the Christ. But some said: Doth the Christ come out of Galilee? . . .

Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.

Isaiah 53:8 He was taken away from distress, and from judgment: who shall declare his generation? because he is cut off out of the land of the living: for the wickedness of my people have I struck him.

Jeremiah 23:5 Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will raise up to David a just branch: and a king shall reign, and shall be wise: and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Jeremiah 30:21 And their leader shall be of themselves: and their prince shall come forth from the midst of them: and I will bring him near, and he shall come to me: for who is this that setteth his heart to approach to me, saith the Lord?

Micah 5:2 Now shalt thou be laid waste, O daughter of the robber: they have laid siege against us, with a rod shall they strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.

Matthew 2:5,6 But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet: . . .

Acts 8:33 In humility his judgment was taken away. His generation who shall declare, for his life shall be taken from the earth?

Context
Is Jesus the Christ?
26And behold, he speaketh openly: and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers known for a truth that this is the Christ? 27But we know this man, whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no man knoweth, whence he is. 28Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying: You both know me, and you know whence I am. And I am not come of myself: but he that sent me is true, whom you know not.…
Cross References
John 6:42
And they said: Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then saith he: I came down from heaven?

John 7:41
Others said: This is the Christ. But some said: Doth the Christ come out of Galilee?

John 9:29
We know that God spoke to Moses: but as to this man, we know not from whence he is.

Lexicon
But
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

we know
οἴδαμεν (oidamen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

where
πόθεν (pothen)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4159: From the base of posis with enclitic adverb of origin; from which or what place, state, source or cause.

this [man]
τοῦτον (touton)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

is {from}.
ἐστίν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

When
ὅταν (hotan)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Christ
Χριστὸς (Christos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

comes,
ἔρχηται (erchētai)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

no one
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing.

will know
γινώσκει (ginōskei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

where
πόθεν (pothen)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4159: From the base of posis with enclitic adverb of origin; from which or what place, state, source or cause.

He is {from}.”
ἐστίν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.


Additional Translations
But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”

But we know this man, where He is from. But the Christ, whenever He may come, no one knows where He is from."

However, we know this man from where he is: but when Christ comes, no man knows from where he is.

Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.

But [as to] this [man] we know whence he is. Now [as to] the Christ, when he comes, no one knows whence he is.

Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.

But we know this man, whence he is: whereas when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

And yet we know this man, and we know where he is from; but as for the Christ, when He comes, no one can tell where He is from."

However we know where this man comes from, but when the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from."

but this one -- we have known whence he is; and the Christ, when he doth come, no one doth know whence he is.'
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