New American Standard Bible 1995

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John

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"For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"For no one no one, none Adj-NMS H3762 οὐδεὶς oudeis
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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does to make, do V-PIA-2S H4160 ποιεῖ poiei
anything a certain one, someone, anyone IPro-ANS H5100 τι ti
in secret hidden Adj-DNS H2927 κρυπτῷ kruptō
when and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai
he himself (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the same PPro-NM3S H846 αὐτὸς autos
seeks to seek V-PIA-3S H2212 ζητεῖ zētei
to be [known] publicly. freedom of speech, confidence N-DFS H3954 παρρησίᾳ parrēsia
If sometimes used with a command or as an indirect question, etc.) Conj H1487 εἰ ei
You do to make, do V-PIA-2S H4160 ποιεῖς poieis
these things, this DPro-ANP H3778    
show to make visible, make clear V-AMA-2S H5319 φανέρωσον phanerōson
Yourself of (to, for) yourself PPro-AM2S H4572 σεαυτὸν seauton
to the world." order, the world N-DMS H2889 κόσμῳ kosmō

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world."
King James Bible "For For there is no one does anything man that doeth any thing in secret when secret, and he himself seeks seeketh to be known publicly. openly. If You thou do these things, show Yourself shew thyself to the world."
Berean Bible "For For no one does anything in secret when he secret, and himself seeks to be known publicly.in public. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world."”
Hebrew Greek English "For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world."