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John 14:6-9 KJV
John · chapter 14 · verses 6–9
6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?John 14:6-9 · King James Version
John 14:6-9 in context
4And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
Commentary
Cross references
- Acts 4:12
- John 10:9
- Ephesians 2:18
- John 11:25-26
- John 1:4
- 1 John 5:20
- John 1:14
- 1 John 5:11-12
- Colossians 1:15-17
- John 8:19
- Luke 10:22
- John 17:8
Key words (Strong's)
- henceforthartijust now, this moment, now at this time, at this very time, this momentG737 →
- sufficetharkeōto be possessed of unfailing strength, to be strong, to suffice, to be enough, to defend…G714 →
- cometherchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- PhilipphilipposPhilip = " lover of horses" , an apostle of Christ, an evangelist and one of the…G5376 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- truthalētheiaobjectively, what is true in any matter under consideration, truly, in truth, according…G225 →
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Christ, having set the happiness of heaven before them as the end, here shows them himself as the way to it, and tells them that they were better acquainted both with the end they were to aim at and with the way they were to walk in than they thought they were: You know, that is, 1. "You may know;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-11