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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/john/2.htm">New International Version</a> But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. <a href="/nlt/john/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. <a href="/esv/john/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people <a href="/bsb/john/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. <a href="/blb/john/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But Jesus on His part did not did entrust Himself to them, because of His knowing all men, <a href="/kjv/john/2.htm">King James Bible</a> But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, <a href="/nkjv/john/2.htm">New King James Version</a> But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, <a href="/nasb_/john/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because He knew all people, <a href="/nasb/john/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, <a href="/nasb77/john/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, <a href="/lsb/john/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, <a href="/amp/john/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But Jesus, for His part, did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all people [and understood the superficiality and fickleness of human nature], <a href="/csb/john/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus, however, would not entrust himself to them, since he knew them all <a href="/hcsb/john/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all <a href="/asv/john/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men, <a href="/cev/john/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But Jesus knew what was in their hearts, and he would not let them have power over him. <a href="/erv/john/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men, <a href="/gwt/john/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus, however, was wary of these believers. He understood people <a href="/gnt/john/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew them all. <a href="/isv/john/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus, however, did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people <a href="/msb/john/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. <a href="/net/john/2.htm">NET Bible</a> But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people. <a href="/nheb/john/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew everyone, <a href="/wbt/john/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But Jesus did not commit himself to them, because he knew all men. <a href="/wey/john/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But for His part, Jesus did not trust Himself to them, because He knew them all, <a href="/web/john/2.htm">World English Bible</a> But Jesus didn’t entrust himself to them, because he knew everyone, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Jesus Himself was not trusting Himself to them, because of His knowing all [men], <a href="/blb/john/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But Jesus on His part did not did entrust Himself to them, because of His knowing all men, <a href="/ylt/john/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jesus himself was not trusting himself to them, because of his knowing all men, <a href="/slt/john/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus himself trusted not himself to them, for he knew all,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men, <a href="/cpdv/john/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he himself had knowledge of all persons, <a href="/nabre/john/2.htm">New American Bible</a> But Jesus would not trust himself to them because he knew them all, <a href="/nrsvce/john/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But Jesus on his part would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But Jesus did not entrust himself to them, because he understood every man. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But Yeshua did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all men,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men, <a href="/godbey/john/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and Jesus did not intrust Himself to them because He knows all men, <a href="/haweis/john/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But Jesus himself did not trust himself to them, because he knew them all, <a href="/mace/john/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but Jesus did not trust his person with them, because he knew them all. <a href="/wey/john/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But for His part, Jesus did not trust Himself to them, because He knew them all, <a href="/worrell/john/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But Jesus did not trust Himself to them, because He knew all men, <a href="/worsley/john/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But Jesus did not trust Himself to them; <a href="/parallel/john/2-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=589" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/2.htm">Jesus Cleanses the Temple</a> …23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name. 24<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autos (PPro-NM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">did not</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: episteuen (V-IIA-3S) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">entrust</a> <a href="/greek/848.htm" title="848: hauton (PPro-AM3S) -- Her own, his own, their own, themselves, they. Contracted for heautou; self.">Himself</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to them,</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">for</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">He</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: ginōskein (V-PNA) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">knew</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantas (Adj-AMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">them all.</a> 25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9-10</a> The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? / I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a> But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” <a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. / You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. / You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. ... <a href="/proverbs/15-11.htm">Proverbs 15:11</a> Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men! <a href="/proverbs/21-2.htm">Proverbs 21:2</a> All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. <a href="/matthew/9-4.htm">Matthew 9:4</a> But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts? <a href="/matthew/12-25.htm">Matthew 12:25</a> Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. <a href="/mark/2-8.htm">Mark 2:8</a> At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked. <a href="/luke/5-22.htm">Luke 5:22</a> Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? <a href="/luke/9-47.htm">Luke 9:47</a> But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him. <a href="/luke/16-15.htm">Luke 16:15</a> So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God. <a href="/john/1-47.htm">John 1:47-48</a> When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.” / “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.” <a href="/john/6-64.htm">John 6:64</a> However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.) <a href="/john/16-30.htm">John 16:30</a> Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.” <a href="/acts/1-24.htm">Acts 1:24</a> And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But Jesus did not commit himself to them, because he knew all men,did.<a href="/john/6-15.htm">John 6:15</a> When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.<a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16,17</a> Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves… because.<a href="/john/1-42.htm">John 1:42,46,47</a> And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone… <a href="/john/5-42.htm">John 5:42</a> But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.<a href="/john/6-64.htm">John 6:64</a> But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Entrust</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">Entrusting</a> <a href="/john/2-23.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/2-22.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/24-42.htm">Part</a> <a href="/john/1-12.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/mark/10-24.htm">Trusting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/20-32.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/acts/20-32.htm">Entrust</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-19.htm">Entrusting</a> <a href="/john/3-15.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/3-2.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/3-25.htm">Part</a> <a href="/john/3-18.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-9.htm">Trusting</a><div class="vheading2">John 2</div>1. <a href="/john/2-1.htm">Jesus turns water into wine;</a> 12. <a href="/john/2-12.htm">departs into Capernaum,</a> 13. <a href="/john/2-13.htm">and to Jerusalem,</a> 14. <a href="/john/2-14.htm">where he purges the temple of buyers and sellers.</a> 18. <a href="/john/2-18.htm">He foretells his death and resurrection.</a> 23. <a href="/john/2-23.htm">Many believe because of his miracles, but he will not trust himself with them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them In this passage, Jesus is in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, a time when many people were present in the city. Despite the miracles He performed, which led many to believe in His name, Jesus chose not to entrust Himself to the crowds. This decision reflects His divine wisdom and understanding of human nature. The Greek word for "entrust" is the same as "believe," indicating a deeper level of trust or commitment. Jesus' actions here demonstrate His awareness of the superficial nature of the crowd's belief, which was based on signs rather than a true understanding of His mission and identity. This moment foreshadows the later rejection and misunderstanding He would face, even from those who initially followed Him.for He knew them all Jesus' knowledge of all people is a testament to His divine omniscience. This phrase highlights His ability to see beyond outward appearances and discern the true intentions and thoughts of individuals. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus demonstrates this ability, such as when He perceives the thoughts of the Pharisees or knows the history of the Samaritan woman at the well. This insight is not just a human intuition but a divine attribute, affirming His identity as the Son of God. The phrase also connects to the Old Testament understanding of God's knowledge of humanity, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139</a>, which speaks of God's intimate knowledge of each person. Jesus' discernment here serves as a reminder of the need for genuine faith and commitment, rather than a reliance on signs and wonders.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is performing His ministry on earth. In this passage, He is discerning the hearts of those around Him. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_in_jerusalem.htm">The People in Jerusalem</a> During the Passover feast, many people were in Jerusalem, witnessing Jesus' miracles and beginning to believe in Him superficially. 3. <a href="/topical/p/passover_feast.htm">Passover Feast</a> A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. It is during this time that Jesus is in Jerusalem, performing miracles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_of_the_heart.htm">Discernment of the Heart</a> Jesus' ability to know the hearts of men teaches us the importance of sincerity in our faith. We should strive for genuine belief rather than superficial acknowledgment. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_omniscience.htm">Trust in God's Omniscience</a> Understanding that Jesus knows all things should encourage us to live transparently before Him, knowing that we cannot hide our true selves from God. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_hearts.htm">Guarding Our Hearts</a> Just as Jesus did not entrust Himself to those with superficial faith, we should be cautious about where we place our trust, ensuring it aligns with God's wisdom. <a href="/topical/a/authentic_faith.htm">Authentic Faith</a> This passage challenges us to examine the depth of our faith. Are we following Jesus for who He is, or merely for the benefits we perceive? <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_example_of_caution.htm">Jesus' Example of Caution</a> Jesus' discernment serves as a model for us to be wise and discerning in our relationships and interactions with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 2</a> <a href="/q/does_love_always_involve_trust.htm">Does love always involve trust?</a> <a href="/q/was_jesus_omniscient.htm">Was Jesus omniscient?</a> <a href="/q/does_the_bible_mention_telepathy.htm">What is the Bible's stance on telepathy?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_know_all_things.htm">Did Jesus know everything? (John 21:17 vs. Mark 13:32)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) But beneath this shallow surface there is the unbroken ledge of rock. They are easily moved just because they are not deeply moved. The eye which looked at, looked into, others (comp. <a href="/john/1-47.htm" title="Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!">John 1:47</a> et seq.), saw to the very depth of their hearts too, and knew all. It saw in that depth that the true inner man did not believe, did not commit itself to Him; it found not the spiritual receptivity, and there could not therefore be the spiritual revelation. He, on His part, did not commit Himself unto them. (Comp. <a href="/john/8-31.htm" title="Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed;">John 8:31</a>, Note.) Our version gives the correct sense, but it should be noted that "believed" in <a href="/john/2-23.htm" title="Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.">John 2:23</a>, and "commit" here, represent the same Greek word.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 24, 25. - But Jesus did not (imperfect) trust himself to them; not even to those who had "trusted on his Name." This remarkable expression corresponds with many actions and methods of Jesus. When he was offered the homage of devils, he forbade them to speak. When those who had been simply healed of bodily disease began garrulously to proclaim his praises, he silenced them. He had no faith in their faith, and consequently did not open to them more of his nature; still less did he assume, as they would have liked him to do, an immediate and outward Messiahship of political revolt. He did not break the bruised reed nor quench the smoking flax, and often made use of the smallest remnant of spiritual apprehension; but even in Galilee, when they would by force have made him a king, "he sent the multitudes away." The apparently arbitrary permission given to others to proclaim his Name (as, e.g., to the healed demoniac of Gergesa, <a href="/luke/8-39.htm">Luke 8:39</a>; cf. Luke 9:57-62) suggests the precise inquiry which John had felt from the first Jerusalem visit, and which, with profound insight, he thus meets: "He did not trust himself to them," owing to the fact that he knew - (γινώσκειν by apperceptive and continuous processes) - all (men) persons. He penetrated their thoughts, discerned their character, saw the meaning of their faith, the burden of their wishes, the regal passions that consumed them - he knew all. And also because he had no need that any should testify what was in (the) man; for he himself - without such aid - knew what was in (the) man. The definite articles here may either restrict the meaning to the men who happened one by one to come under his searching glance (<a href="/john/7-51.htm">John 7:51</a>; Meyer), or it may mean "man" generically, "human nature" in all its peril, weakness, and self-deception. Geikie ('Life of Christ,' 1, 508) gives a novel, though entirely indefensible, translation: "He needed not that any should bear witness respecting him as man." The better and more accurate translation is the first; but since his glance is universal and contact with souls continuous - man by man - the statement thus embraces even more than is involved in the generic sense. The knowledge of man (homo) "generically" would not embrace his individualities - would leave out the specialities of each case. The particularism of Christ's penetrative glance gives the stronger and better explanation of the reserve of Christ in dealing with these half-believers, than the generic or rather universal knowledge which is supposed to be involved. N.B. - (1) There is a so called faith to which Christ will not unveil himself - will not give himself. (2) The great reward of faith in Christ is the faith of Christ. (3) Faith in the Name of Christ, produced now by "signs," real or artificial, fictitious or sacramental, mystic, or miraculous, or aesthetic, by series Biblicae, or exaggerated ideas of special providence, is not comparable to the faith in Christ himself, which the truth about him excites. . . . <a href="/commentaries/john/2-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. {did} not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. entrust ἐπίστευεν (episteuen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. Himself αὑτὸν (hauton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_848.htm">Strong's 848: </a> Her own, his own, their own, themselves, they. Contracted for heautou; self. to them, αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. for διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. He αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. knew γινώσκειν (ginōskein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. all [men]. πάντας (pantas) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. 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