John 2:24 Meaning and Explanation
“But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Yet Jesus does not entrust himself to these new believers, for he knows all people.
What Does John 2:24 Mean?
John writes with a quiet play on words: many believed in him, but he did not entrust himself to them — the same verb in both verses. Enthusiasm born of signs could turn with the wind, and in Jerusalem it one day would. Jesus receives the crowd's faith without resting his mission upon it.
This is not coldness but clear sight. Jesus loves people without depending on their applause; he can serve those he does not lean on. He knows what stands behind every profession of faith — including ours — and he stays. That is the steadiest comfort in the Gospel: his commitment to us does not rest on our reliability, but on his own unchanging faithfulness.
John 2:24 in the Original Language
pisteuo (πιστεύω), 'commit' -- to trust or entrust; the same verb rendered believe in verse 23.
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What does John 2:24 mean?
Yet Jesus does not entrust himself to these new believers, for he knows all people.