John 7:29

29 ¹I know him, for I come ²from him, and ³he sent me. ”

John 7:29 Meaning and Commentary

John 7:29

But I know him
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.

John 7:29 In-Context

27 But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from. ”

28 So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know.

29 I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me. ”

30 So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

31 Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done? ”

Cross References

• 1. 7:29 ch. 8:55; See Matt. 11:27
• 2. 7:29 ch. 6:46; 9:16, 33; [ch. 1:14]
• 3. 7:29 See ch. 3:17