John 16:30 (GNV)

Passage

Nowe knowe wee that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should aske thee. By this we beleeue, that thou art come out from God.

Nearby Context

John 16:28 I am come out from the Father, and came into the worlde: againe I leaue the worlde, and goe to the Father.

John 16:29 His disciples saide vnto him, Loe, nowe speakest thou plainely, and thou speakest no parable.

John 16:30 Nowe knowe wee that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should aske thee. By this we beleeue, that thou art come out from God.

John 16:31 Iesus answered them, Doe you beleeue nowe?

John 16:32 Beholde, the houre commeth, and is already come, that ye shalbe scattered euery man into his owne, and shall leaue me alone: but I am not alone: for the Father is with me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "nowe", "knowe", "thou", "knowest", "needest", "should", and "aske". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "nowe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "His disciples saide vnto him Loe nowe..." into verse 31's "Iesus answered them Doe you beleeue nowe...", so "all things" and "nowe" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "nowe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.