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John 8:19

King James Version (KJV)

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John 8:19

Verse 19 of 59

Scripture focus

Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

John 8:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 8:19

Theological / Devotional

Where is thy Father? These words are probably spoken in scorn, and with a possible allusion to the circumstances of Jesus’ birth.

Nor my Father. Jesus traces their ignorance of the Father to its true cause, that is, to their neglect of the means by which the Father had chosen to reveal Himself. The means was then at hand. Jesus was revealing the character and personality of the Father before them (see on ch. 1:14). Had they known Jesus aright they would have known His Father. To His disciples, Jesus said, “No man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also” (ch. 14:6, 7).

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