John 14:8 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.”

John 14:8

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Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

Jesus 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?

Believest 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.

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John 14:1

"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."

John 14:2

"In my Father's house are many mansions: if {it were} not {so}, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."

John 14:3

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, {there} ye may be also."

John 14:4

"And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know."

John 14:5

"Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?"

John 14:6

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

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