"Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is."
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Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
However, it is clear to us where this man comes from: but when the Christ comes no one will have knowledge where he comes from.
But [as to] this [man] we know whence he is. Now [as to] the Christ, when he comes, no one knows whence he is.
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
But we know this man, whence he is: whereas when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
However we know where this man comes from, but when the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from."
but this one -- we have known whence he is; and the Christ, when he doth come, no one doth know whence he is.'