And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
And (or rather, 'Yet') I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people, [ dia (G1223 ) ton (G3588 ) ochlon (G3793 ), or 'for the sake of the multitude'] which stand by [or 'stand around' periestoota (G4026 )], I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. Instead of praying now, He simply gives thanks for answer to prayer offered before He left Peraea, and adds that His doing even this, in the audience of the people, was not from any doubt of the prevalency of His prayers in any case, but to show the people that He did nothing without His Father, but all by direct communication with Him.