American Standard Version
John 14:8
8Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
John 14:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
- New International Version (NIV)Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”
Context of John 14:8
6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father? 10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father abiding in me doeth his works.
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λέγει αὐτῷ Φίλιππος· κύριε, δεῖξον ἡμῖν τὸν πατέρα, καὶ ἀρκεῖ ἡμῖν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 14:8
- John 1:43On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.
- John 6:5Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?
- John 12:21these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
- John 16:25These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
- Exodus 33:18And he said, Show me, I pray thee, thy glory.
- Exodus 34:5And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.
- Job 33:26He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.
- Psalms 63:2So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.
- Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
- Revelation 22:3And there shall be no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall serve him;
Commentaries on John 14:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Show us the Father - As if he had said, We have seen and adored thee, and our happiness will be complete if thou show us the Father. The demand of Philip was similar to that made by Moses, Exodus 33:18. He wished to see the glory of God. In Peter, James, or John, this would have been inexcusable; but Philip had not seen the transfiguration on the mount. The Jewish history is full of the manifestations which God made of himself, and especially when he gave…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Lord, 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Philip did not yet understand that in Jesus he was seeing the full embodiment of God (14:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-128-12. The substance of this passage is that the Son is the ordained and perfect manifestation of the Father, that His own word for this ought to His disciples to be enough; that if any doubts remained His works ought to remove them (see on Joh 10:37); but yet that these works of His were designed merely to aid weak faith, and would be repeated, nay exceeded, by His disciples, in virtue of the power He would confer on them after His departure. His miracles…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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