John 14:8

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.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”

Context of John 14:8

6Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him." Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us." 9Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? 10Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

John 14:8 word by word

λέγει αὐτῷ Φίλιππος· κύριε, δεῖξον ἡμῖν τὸν πατέρα, καὶ ἀρκεῖ ἡμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• shewδεικνύωdeiknuō · to showG1166
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• the Fatherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• it sufficethἀρκέωarkeō · be sufficientG714

Cross-references for John 14:8

• John 1:43The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
• John 6:5Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?"
• John 12:21So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
• John 16:25"I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.
• Exodus 33:18Moses said, "Please show me your glory."
• Exodus 34:5The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
• Job 33:26then man prays to God, and he accepts him; he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he restores to man his righteousness.
• Psalms 17:15As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.
• Psalms 63:2So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
• Matthew 5:8"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
• Revelation 22:3No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship 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

Topics related to John 14:8

• Apostles
• Doubting
• God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Philip

In the dictionaries

• Believe
• Comforter
• Comfortless
• Hence
• Philip
• Present
• Suffice
• Truth
• Atonement
• Communion; (fellowship)

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