25, 26. Some of the people of Jerusalem (the correct reading is Ἱεροσολυμιτῶν) said: can it be that they have discovered that He is really Christ? 27. Sed hunc scimus unde sit: 27. But we know this man Christus autem cum venerit, whence he is: but when the nemo scit unde scit. Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. 27. And yet this cannot be, for we know this man whence he is; but when the Christ cometh no man knoweth whence He is. This erroneous opinion of theirs may have arisen from Micheas, v. 2: “His going forth is from the beginning from the days of eternity;” and Mal. iii. 2: “And who shall be able to think of the day of His coming?” 28. Clamabat ergo Iesus in 28. Jesus therefore cried out templo docens, et dicens: Et in the temple, teaching and me scitis, et unde sim scitis: saying: You both know me, and et a meipso non veni, sed est you know whence I am, and I am verus qui misit me, quem vos not come of myself; but he nescitis. that sent me is true, whom you know not. 28. The meaning is: You know Me as man, and you know My parents, and yet I come not of My own authority, but sent by My Father, who therein shows Himself true to His promises. 29. Ego scio eum: quia ab ipso 29. I know him, because I am sum, et ipse me misit. from him, and he hath sent me. 29. He declares His Divine knowledge of the Father, His eternal generation, and mission in time. 30. Quaerebant ergo eum 30. They sought therefore to apprehendere: et nemo misit in apprehend him: and no man laid illum manus, quia nondum hands on him, because his hour venerat hora eius. was not yet come. 30. They rightly understand Him to claim to be Divine, and as a consequence seek to apprehend Him; but the time for His sufferings had not yet arrived, and so they were powerless. 31. De turba autem multi 31. But of the people many crediderunt in eum, et believed in him, and said: dicebant: Christus cum When the Christ cometh, shall venerit, numquid plura signa he do more miracles than these faciet quam quae hic facit? which this man doth? 31. Many of the multitude—in contrast with their leaders—believed in Him. *When the Christ cometh, shall he*, &c. The question, expecting, as it does, a negative answer (numquid), suggests that Jesus must be the Christ. 32. Audierunt pharisaei turbam 32. The Pharisees heard the murmurantem de illo haec: et people murmuring these things miserunt principes et concerning him: and the rulers pharisaei ministros, ut and Pharisees sent ministers apprehenderent eum. to apprehend him.