John 8:55
53 Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
- KJV
- Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
- WEB
- You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar. But I know him and keep his word.
- ASV
- and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.
- DARBY
- And ye know him not; but I know him; and if I said, I know him not, I should be like you, a liar. But I know him, and I keep his word.
- BLB
- And you⁺ have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you⁺. But I know Him, and I keep His word.
- ÅB
- Og dere kjenner ham ikke, men jeg kjenner ham; og om jeg sier at jeg ikke kjenner ham, da blir jeg en løgner som dere. Men jeg kjenner ham og holder hans ord.
- OTB
- Selv om dere ikke kjenner Ham, kjenner Jeg Ham. Hvis Jeg sa at Jeg ikke gjorde det, ville Jeg være uærlig som dere, men Jeg kjenner Ham og adlyder Hans ord.
- B1930
- Og I kjenner ham ikke, men jeg kjenner ham; og om jeg sier at jeg ikke kjenner ham, da blir jeg en løgner som I. Men jeg kjenner ham og holder hans ord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 8:19
“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
Read in contextJohn 7:28–29
Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
Read in contextJohn 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
Read in contextMatthew 11:27
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
Read in contextRevelation 3:9
Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
Read in contextJohn 8:51
Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
Read in contextJeremiah 4:22
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Read in context1 John 5:10
Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
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