24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people.
24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people
24 But Jesus didn't entrust his life to them. He knew them inside and out, knew how untrustworthy they were.
24 But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men,
24 But Jesus didn't trust them, because he knew all about people.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 2:24
Commentary on John 2:23-25
(Read John 2:23-25)
Our Lord knew all men, their nature, dispositions, affections, designs, so as we do not know any man, not even ourselves. He knows his crafty enemies, and all their secret projects; his false friends, and their true characters. He knows who are truly his, knows their uprightness, and knows their weaknesses. We know what is done by men; Christ knows what is in them, he tries the heart. Beware of a dead faith, or a formal profession: carnal, empty professors are not to be trusted, and however men impose on others or themselves, they cannot impose on the heart-searching God.