John 8:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

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  • John 16:3 : 3 They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.
  • John 7:28 : 28 Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.
  • John 8:54-55 : 54 Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God. 55 You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.
  • 2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them. 5 For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus. 6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Gal 4:9 : 9 But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?
  • Eph 1:17 : 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
  • Col 1:10 : 10 Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
  • Col 1:15 : 15 Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  • 2 John 1:9 : 9 Anyone who goes on and does not keep to the teaching of Christ, has not God: he who keeps to the teaching has the Father and the Son.
  • John 10:14-15 : 14 I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me, 15 Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.
  • Jer 22:16 : 16 He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.
  • Jer 24:7 : 7 And I will give them a heart to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord: and they will be my people, and I will be their God: for they will come back to me with all their heart.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
  • John 1:10 : 10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
  • John 15:21 : 21 They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.
  • John 17:25-26 : 25 Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me; 26 And I have given to them knowledge of your name, and will give it, so that the love which you have for me may be in them and I in them.
  • Luke 10:21-22 : 21 In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes. 22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
  • John 14:6-9 : 6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me. 7 If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him. 8 Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more. 9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 14:7-10
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    85%

    7 If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him.

    8 Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more.

    9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?

    10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

  • John 8:54-56
    3 verses
    82%

    54 Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.

    55 You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

    56 Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.

  • John 8:37-39
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    80%

    37 I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you.

    38 I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.

    39 In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

  • John 8:27-28
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    27 They did not see that his words were about the Father.

    28 So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

  • John 8:41-43
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    79%

    41 You are doing the works of your father. They said to him, We are true sons of Abraham; we have one Father, who is God.

    42 Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.

    43 Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.

  • John 16:3
    79%

    3 They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

  • John 17:25
    78%

    25 Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;

  • John 8:14
    78%

    14 Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

  • John 5:37-38
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    77%

    37 And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

    38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

  • John 7:28
    76%

    28 Then, when he was teaching in the Temple, Jesus said with a loud voice, You have knowledge of me and you have knowledge of where I come from; and I have not come of myself; but there is One who has sent me; he is true, but you have no knowledge of him.

  • Matt 11:27
    75%

    27 All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

  • John 8:18
    75%

    18 I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.

  • John 14:20
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    20 At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

  • Luke 2:49
    75%

    49 And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?

  • John 8:20-21
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    74%

    20 Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.

    21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

  • John 18:8
    74%

    8 Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

  • John 7:34
    74%

    34 You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.

  • John 8:49
    74%

    49 And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

  • John 18:21
    74%

    21 Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

  • John 6:46
    74%

    46 Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father.

  • John 7:36
    73%

    36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

  • Luke 10:22
    73%

    22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

  • John 15:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23 He who has hate for me has hate for my Father.

    24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.

  • John 10:38
    73%

    38 But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

  • John 6:42
    73%

    42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?

  • John 5:17
    73%

    17 But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

  • John 5:19
    73%

    19 So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

  • John 14:28
    72%

    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

  • John 10:25
    72%

    25 Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.

  • John 8:16
    72%

    16 Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself--with me is the Father who sent me.

  • John 18:34
    72%

    34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • John 3:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?

    11 Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.

  • John 16:27
    72%

    27 For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

  • John 5:42
    72%

    42 But I have knowledge of you that you have no love for God in your hearts.

  • John 14:24
    72%

    24 He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.

  • John 8:47
    72%

    47 He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.