John 16:30 (YLT)

Passage

now we have known that thou hast known all things, and hast no need that any one do question thee; in this we believe that from God thou didst come forth.'

Nearby Context

John 16:28 I came forth from the Father, and have come to the world; again I leave the world, and go on unto the Father.'

John 16:29 His disciples say to him, `Lo, now freely thou dost speak, and no similitude speakest thou;

John 16:30 now we have known that thou hast known all things, and hast no need that any one do question thee; in this we believe that from God thou didst come forth.'

John 16:31 Jesus answered them, `Now do ye believe? lo, there doth come an hour,

John 16:32 and now it hath come, that ye may be scattered, each to his own things, and me ye may leave alone, and I am not alone, because the Father is with me;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "known", "thou", "hast", "need", and "question". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "known", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "His disciples say to him Lo now..." into verse 31's "Jesus answered them Now do ye believe...", so "all things" and "known" 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 "known" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.