'Know' in the Bible

But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?

So then, you will know them by their fruits.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He *said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your bed and go home.”

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: “See that no one knows about this!”

All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.

Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”

And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They *said to Him, “We are able.”

But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

And answering Jesus, they said, “We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know,

But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’

Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.”

But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.”

And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.”

Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.

Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.”

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.

saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He *said to the paralytic,

and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does not know.

And He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this, and He said that something should be given her to eat.

Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice.

For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified.

From there they went out and began to go through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know about it.

You know the commandments, ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”

But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”

Calling them to Himself, Jesus *said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them.

Answering Jesus, they *said, “We do not know.” And Jesus *said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

They *came and *said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

“Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.

Therefore, be on the alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—

And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he went out onto the porch.

But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.

Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”

And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

“Let us alone! What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—He said to the paralytic—“I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.”

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”

And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of;

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ then He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

and He will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from; depart from Me, all you evildoers.’

I know what I shall do, so that when I am removed from the management people will welcome me into their homes.’

You know the commandments, ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’”

When he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him so that he might know what business they had done.

He *said to him, ‘By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

They questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.

as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and know for yourselves that summer is now near.

And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

John answered them saying, “I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.

Nathanael *said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the bridegroom,

this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”

The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

The woman *said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.”

But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”

and they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.”

But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place.

There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.

They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, ‘I have come down out of heaven’?”

We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.”

If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.

Look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they?

However, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from.”

Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.

I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me.”

But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.”

Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

So they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”

So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.

and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets also; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste of death.’

and you have not come to know Him, but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know Him and keep His word.

They said to him, “Where is He?” He *said, “I do not know.”

His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.”