John 14:8

"If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him and have seen him.”"

Key Reflection

This verse underscores the intimate relationship between Jesus and God the Father, indicating that true knowledge of Jesus leads to understanding of the Father. By revealing himself fully to his disciples, Jesus enables them to behold the Father’s character and will directly.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 8. Lord, show us the Father. Philip here referred to some outward and visible manifestation of God. God had manifested himself in various ways to the prophets and saints of old, and Philip affirmed that if some such manifestation should be made to them they would be satisfied. It was right to desire evidence that Jesus was the Messiah, but such evidence had been afforded abundantly in the miracles and teaching of Jesus, and that should have sufficed them. __________________________________________________________________

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