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NASB | John 3:11 "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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:11 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, we speak only of what we [absolutely] know and testify about what we have [actually] seen [as eyewitnesses]; and [still] you [reject our evidence and] do not accept our testimony. |
Bible Question: Who exactly is Jesus referring to as the we and our in this verse? |
Bible Answer: Arguably, some see this as Christ referring to those that bore witness to Him on Earth, John and the preceding prophets. Some also consider Christ to be speaking in the plural of His own self since the Father was with him and the Holy Spirit was upon Him. The first is more practical to me since Nicodemus was a “Jewish teacher†as pointed out. He should have been well aware of what the prophets taught concerning these things. It seems Nicodemus was knowledgeable concerning what the prophets wrote but didn’t understand what they spoke and wrote regarding the Messiah. WOS |