John 2:24

Verse

Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς οὐκ ἐπίστευεν ἑαυτὸν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τὸ αὐτὸν γινώσκειν πάντας,

RBT Greek Interlinear:

846; autos; αὐτὸς; he; PPro-NM3S

1161; de; δὲ; then; Conj

2424; Iēsous; Ἰησοῦς; Salvation; N-NMS

3756; ouk; οὐκ; not; Adv

4100; episteuen; ἐπίστευεν; did entrust; V-IIA-3S

848; hauton; αὑτὸν; Himself; PPro-AM3S

846; autois; αὐτοῖς; to themselves; PPro-DM3P

1223; dia; διὰ; across; Prep

3588; to; τὸ; the; Art-ANS

846; auton; αὐτὸν; himself; PPro-AM3S

1097; ginōskein; γινώσκειν; knowing; V-PNA

3956; pantas; πάντας; whole; Adj-AMP

RBT Translation:

And himself, Salvation, did not trust himself to themselves across to the other side of Himself, to know all.^70g

LITV Translation:
But Jesus Himself did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all,

ESV Translation:
But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people

Footnotes

70g

The Greek phrase "οὐκ ἐπίστευεν αὑτὸν αὐτοῖς" (ouk episteuen hauton autois) translates to "he did not trust himself to them" and is what is found in the earliest manuscripts.

• "οὐκ" (ouk) means "not."
• "ἐπίστευεν" (episteuen) is the third person singular imperfect active indicative form of the verb "πιστεύω" (pisteuō), which means "to trust" or "to have faith in."
• "αὑτὸν" (hauton) means "himself."
• "αὐτοῖς" (autois) means "to them."

So, the phrase describes someone not entrusting or relying on himself to others.

Further, the phrase γινώσκειν πάντας does not include the word "because" nor does it have the past tense "he knew." It is the infinitive "to know all." Every translation I have seen translates it falsely.