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OET (OET-RV) (He didn’t need anyone to tell him what people are like because he could see what any person was like on the inside.)
OET-LV And that he_was_having no need that anyone may_testify concerning the mankind, because/for he was_knowing what was in the person.
SR-GNT Καὶ ὅτι οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐγίνωσκεν τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ. ‡
(Kai hoti ou ⱪreian eiⱪen hina tis marturaʸsaʸ peri tou anthrōpou, autos gar eginōsken ti aʸn en tōi anthrōpōi.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT and because he did not have need that anyone would testify about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
UST Jesus also did not trust them because he did not need anyone to tell him about mankind. This is because he knew what people think and want.
BSB He {did} not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in [a] man.
MSB (Same as above)
BLB and because He had no need that anyone should testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man.
AICNT And [because][fn] he had no need that anyone should testify about man; for he himself knew what was in man.
2:25, because: Absent from A(02).
OEB He did not need anyone to tell him about people because he could read what was in them.
LSB and because He had no need that anyone bear witness concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man.
WEBBE and because he didn’t need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
LSV and because He had no need that any should testify concerning man, for He Himself was knowing what was in man.
FBV He didn't need anyone to tell him about human nature for he knew the way people think.
TCNT He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
T4T He did not need anyone to tell him what others were thinking, because he already knew what they were thinking and wanting.
LEB No LEB YHN (JHN) book available
BBE He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.
Moff No Moff YHN (JHN) book available
Wymth and did not need any one's testimony concerning a man, for He of Himself knew what was in the man.
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ASV and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
DRA And because he needed not that any should give testimony of man: for he knew what was in man.
YLT and because he had no need that any should testify concerning man, for he himself was knowing what was in man.
Drby and that he had not need that any should testify of man, for himself knew what was in man.
RV and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
SLT For also he had no need that any should testify concerning man: for he knew what was in man.
Wbstr And needed not that any should testify concerning man: for he knew what was in man.
KJB-1769 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
KJB-1611 And needed not that any should testifie of man: for hee knew what was in man.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps YHN (JHN) book available
Gnva And had no neede that any should testifie of man: for he knewe what was in man.
(And had no need that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man. )
Cvdl No Cvdl YHN (JHN) book available
TNT and neded not, that eny man shuld testify of man. For he knewe what was in man.
(and neded not, that any man should testify of man. For he knew what was in man. )
Wycl No Wycl YHN (JHN) book available
Luth No Luth YHN (JHN) book available
ClVg et quia opus ei non erat ut quis testimonium perhiberet de homine: ipse enim sciebat quid esset in homine.
(and because work/need to_him not/no was as who/any testimony perhiberet from/about man: exactly_that/himself because sciebat what was in/into/on man. )
UGNT καὶ ὅτι οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου; αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐγίνωσκεν τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ.
(kai hoti ou ⱪreian eiⱪen hina tis marturaʸsaʸ peri tou anthrōpou; autos gar eginōsken ti aʸn en tōi anthrōpōi.)
SBL-GNT καὶ ὅτι οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐγίνωσκεν τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ.
(kai hoti ou ⱪreian eiⱪen hina tis marturaʸsaʸ peri tou anthrōpou, autos gar eginōsken ti aʸn en tōi anthrōpōi.)
RP-GNT καὶ ὅτι οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου· αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐγίνωσκεν τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ.
(kai hoti ou ⱪreian eiⱪen hina tis marturaʸsaʸ peri tou anthrōpou; autos gar eginōsken ti aʸn en tōi anthrōpōi.)
TC-GNT καὶ ὅτι οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου· αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐγίνωσκε τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ.
(kai hoti ou ⱪreian eiⱪen hina tis marturaʸsaʸ peri tou anthrōpou; autos gar eginōske ti aʸn en tōi anthrōpōi. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
2:1-25 In this section, Jesus appeared at two symbolic Jewish ceremonies. At a wedding in Cana (2:1-12), he replaced the ritual cleansing water with his own superior wine. Later, around Passover, he cleansed the Temple (2:13-25).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου & τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ
concerning ¬the mankind & what was in the person
Although both instances of the word man are masculine, John is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: [about mankind … what was in mankind] or [about people … what was in people]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ
what was in the person
This refers to the inner thoughts and desires of people, which some cultures refer to as “the heart.” (See the discussion of this in the General Notes to this chapter.) If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [what people think] or [the thoughts and desires people have]