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John 8:55 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for John 8:55 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 8 verse 55 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
John 8:55 (KJV)
Commentary on John 8:55
Yet ye have not known him; but I know him—Jesus exposes their ignorance of God despite religious profession. "Ye have not known" (οὐκ ἐγνώκατε αὐτόν/ouk egnōkate auton) uses the perfect tense, indicating settled state: they remain in ignorance. "Known" (γινώσκω/ginōskō) means intimate, experiential knowledge, not mere information. They knew about God from Scripture but didn't know God personally—the difference between reading a love letter and loving the author."But I know him" (ἐγὼ οἶδα αὐτόν/egō oida auton)—the emphatic "I" contrasts Jesus's knowledge with their ignorance. Jesus uses oida, i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for John 8:55
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“Where is your Father? Jesus answered”
“teaching and saying”
“the devil”
“I tell you”
“except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father”
“I give of the synagogue of Satan”
“because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.”
“because they don't know him who sent me.”
“and observed the objects of your worship”
“you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments”