'Know' in the Bible

"I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--

I did not yet know Him; but that He may be openly shown to Israel is the reason why I have come baptizing in water."

I did not yet know Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, "'The One on whom you see the Spirit coming down, and remaining, He it is who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. "Before Philip called you," said Jesus, "when you were under the fig-tree I saw you."

He came to Jesus by night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher from God; for no one can do these miracles which you are doing, unless God is with him.

The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is it with every one who has been born of the Spirit."

In most solemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony.

You worship One of whom you know nothing. We worship One whom we know; for salvation comes from the Jews.

"I know," replied the woman, "that Messiah is coming--'the Christ,' as He is called. When He has come, He will tell us everything."

"I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."

and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."

But the man who had been cured did not know who it was; for Jesus had passed out unnoticed, there being a crowd in the place.

There is Another who gives testimony concerning me, and I know that the testimony is true which He offers concerning me.

but I know you well, and I know that in your hearts you do not really love God.

They kept asking, "Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?"

And we have come to believe and know that *you* are indeed the Holy One of God."

The Jews were astonished. "How does this man know anything of books," they said, "although he has never been at any of the schools?"

If any one is willing to do His will, he shall know about the teaching, whether it is from God or originates with me.

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."

Jesus therefore, while teaching in the Temple, cried aloud, and said, "Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. And yet I have not come of my own accord; but there is One who has sent me, an Authority indeed, of whom you have no knowledge.

I know Him, because I came from Him, and He sent me."

"Even if I am giving testimony about myself," replied Jesus, "my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.

"Where is your Father?" they asked. "You know my Father as little as you know me." He replied; "if you knew me, you would know my Father also."

So Jesus added, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He. Of myself I do nothing; but as the Father has taught me, so I speak.

and you shall know the Truth, and the Truth will make you free."

You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.

"Now," exclaimed the Jews, "we know that you are possessed by a demon. Abraham died, and so did the Prophets, and yet *you* say, 'If any one shall have obeyed my teaching, he shall in no case ever taste death.'

You do not know Him, but I know Him perfectly; and were I to deny my knowledge of Him, I should resemble you, and be a liar. On the contrary I do know Him, and I obey His commands.

"Where is he?" they inquired, but the man did not know.

"We know," replied the parents, "that this is our son and that he was born blind;

but how it is that he can now see or who has opened his eyes we do not know. Ask him himself; he is of full age; he himself will give his own account of it."

A second time therefore they called the man who had been blind, and said, "Give God the praise: we know that that man is a sinner."

"Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know," he replied; "one thing I know--that I was once blind and that now I can see."

We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this fellow we do not know where he comes from."

"Why, this is marvellous!" the man replied; "you do not know where he comes from, and yet he has opened my eyes!

We know that God does not listen to bad people, but that if any one is a God-fearing man and obeys Him, to him He listens.

When he has brought out his own sheep--all of them--he walks at the head of them; and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

"I am the Good Shepherd. And I know my sheep and my sheep know me,

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I am laying down my life for the sheep.

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

But if they are, then even if you do not believe me, at least believe the deeds, that you may know and see clearly that the Father is in me, and that I am in the Father."

And even now I know that whatever you ask God for, God will give you."

"I know," said Martha, "that he will rise again at the resurrection, on the last day."

I know that Thou always hearest me; but for the sake of the crowd standing round I have said this--that they may believe that Thou didst send me."

But one of them, named Caiaphas, being High Priest that year, said, "You know nothing about it.

"Yet a little while," He replied, "the light is among you. Be faithful to the light that you have, for fear darkness should overtake you; for a man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

And I know that His command is the Life of the Ages. What therefore I speak, I speak just as the Father has bidden me."

"What I am doing," answered Jesus, "for the present you do not know, but afterwards you shall know."

If you know all this, blessed are you if you act accordingly.

I am not speaking of all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but things are as they are in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled, which says, 'He who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.'

The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know to which of them He was referring.

It is by this that every one will know that you are my disciples--if you love one another."

And where I am going, you all know the way."

"Master," said Thomas, "we do not know where you are going. In what sense do we know the way?"

If you--all of you--knew me, you would fully know my Father also. From this time forward you know Him and have seen Him."

"Have I been so long among you," Jesus answered, "and yet you, Philip, do not know me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How can *you* ask me, 'Cause us to see the Father'?

That Spirit the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. You know Him, because He remains by your side and is in you.

At that time you will know that I am in my Father, and that you are in me, and that I am in you.

but it is in order that the world may know that I love the Father, and that it is in obedience to the command which the Father gave me that I thus act. Rise, let us be going."

No longer do I call you servants, because a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all that I have heard from the Father I have made known to you.

But they will inflict all this suffering upon you on account of your bearing my name--because they do not know Him who sent me.

Now we know that you have all knowledge, and do not need to be pressed with questions. Through this we believe that you came from God."

Now they know that whatever Thou hast given me is from Thee.

Why do you question me? Question those who heard what it was I said to them: these witnesses here know what I said."

"Do you refuse to speak even to me?" asked Pilate; "do you not know that I have it in my power either to release you or to crucify you?"

So she ran, as fast as she could, to find Simon Peter and the other disciple--the one who was dear to Jesus--and to tell them, "They have taken the Master out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put Him."

They spoke to her. "Why are you weeping?" they asked. "Because," she replied, "they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have put him."

When, however, day was now dawning, Jesus stood on the beach, though the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?" "Yes, Master," was his answer; "you know that you are dear to me." "Then feed my lambs," replied Jesus.

Again a second time He asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Master," he said, "you know that you are dear to me." "Then be a shepherd to my sheep," He said.

A third time Jesus put the question: "Simon, son of John, am I dear to you?" It grieved Peter that Jesus asked him the third time, "Am I dear to you?" "Master," he replied, "you know everything, you can see that you are dear to me." "Then feed my much-loved sheep," said Jesus.

That is the disciple who gives his testimony as to these matters, and has written this history; and we know that his testimony is true.