John 8:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then they asked him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered, You neither know me nor my Father: if you had known me, you should have known my Father also.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They{G3004} said{G611} therefore{G3767} unto him,{G846} Where{G4226} is{G2076} thy{G4675} Father?{G3962} Jesus{G2424} answered,{G611} Ye{G1492} know{G1492} neither{G3777} me,{G1691} nor{G3777} my{G3450} Father:{G3962} if{G1487} ye knew me,{G1691} ye would know{G1492} {G302} my{G3450} Father{G3962} also.{G2532}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then{G3767} said they{G3004}{(G5707)} unto him{G846}, Where{G4226} is{G2076}{(G5748)} thy{G4675} Father{G3962}? Jesus{G2424} answered{G611}{(G5662)}, Ye{G1492} neither{G3777} know{G1492}{(G5758)} me{G1691}, nor{G3777} my{G3450} Father{G3962}: if{G1487} ye had known{G1492}{(G5715)} me{G1691},{G2532} ye should have known{G1492}{(G5715)} my{G3450} Father{G3962} also{G302}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then sayde they vnto him: where is thy father? Iesus answered: ye nether knowe me nor yet my father. Yf ye had knowen me ye shuld have knowen my father also.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde they vnto him: Where is thy father? Iesus answered: Ye nether knowe me ner yet my father.Yf ye knewe me, ye shulde knowe my father also.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then saide they vnto him, Where is that Father of thine? Iesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor that Father of mine. If ye had knowen me, ye should haue knowen that Father of mine also.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then sayde they vnto hym: Where is thy father? Iesus aunswered, Ye neither knowe me, nor yet my father: Yf ye had knowen me, ye should haue knowen my father also.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, ‹Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They said therefore to him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me, nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    They said, therefore, to him, `Where is thy father?' Jesus answered, `Ye have neither known me nor my Father: if me ye had known, my Father also ye had known.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know my Father also.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know my Father also.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They said therefore to him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me, nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then they began asking him,“Who is your father?” Jesus answered,“You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”

Referenced Verses

  • John 16:3 : 3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
  • John 7:28 : 28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple, cried out, 'You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You do not know Him.
  • John 8:54-55 : 54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, whom you claim as your God. 55 Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I know him and I keep his word.
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.
  • 2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Gal 4:9 : 9 But now, having come to know God—or rather, having been known by God—how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, whose slaves you want to be once more?
  • Eph 1:17 : 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.
  • Col 1:10 : 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
  • Col 1:15 : 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know 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 beyond and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
  • John 10:14-15 : 14 I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me. 15 Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, I lay down my life for the sheep.
  • Jer 22:16 : 16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.
  • Jer 24:7 : 7 I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.'
  • John 17:3 : 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  • John 1:10 : 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.
  • John 15:21 : 21 But they will do all these things to you because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me.
  • John 17:25-26 : 25 Righteous Father, though the world has not known You, I have known You, and they have known that You sent Me. 26 I have made Your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.
  • Luke 10:21-22 : 21 At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, for this was Your good pleasure.' 22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  • John 14:6-9 : 6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.' 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him and have seen him. 8 Philip said to him, 'Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.' 9 Jesus said to him, 'Philip, have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 14:7-10
    4 verses
    85%

    7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him and have seen him.

    8 Philip said to him, 'Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.'

    9 Jesus said to him, 'Philip, have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?'

    10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, the Father who dwells in me does his work.

  • John 8:54-56
    3 verses
    82%

    54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, whom you claim as your God.

    55 Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I know him and I keep his word.

    56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.

  • John 8:37-39
    3 verses
    80%

    37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place in you.

    38 I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father."

    39 They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.

  • John 8:27-28
    2 verses
    79%

    27 They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father.

    28 So Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own, but speak just as the Father taught me.

  • John 8:41-43
    3 verses
    79%

    41 You are doing the works of your father." They said to him, "We are not illegitimate children. We have one Father—God."

    42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I did not come on my own, but he sent me.

    43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

  • John 16:3
    79%

    3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.

  • John 17:25
    78%

    25 Righteous Father, though the world has not known You, I have known You, and they have known that You sent Me.

  • John 8:14
    78%

    14 Jesus answered, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

  • John 5:37-38
    2 verses
    77%

    37 The Father who sent me has Himself testified about me. You have never heard His voice or seen His form.

    38 Nor do you have His word abiding in you, because you do not believe the one He sent.

  • John 7:28
    76%

    28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple, cried out, 'You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You do not know Him.

  • Matt 11:27
    75%

    27 All things have been committed to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

  • John 8:18
    75%

    18 I am the one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me also testifies about me.

  • John 14:20
    75%

    20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.

  • Luke 2:49
    75%

    49 He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

  • John 8:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple treasury. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.

    21 Then he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."

  • John 18:8
    74%

    8 Jesus answered, 'I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, let these men go.'

  • John 7:34
    74%

    34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.'

  • John 8:49
    74%

    49 Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.

  • John 18:21
    74%

    21 'Why are you questioning me? Ask those who heard me speak about what I said to them. They know what I said.'

  • John 6:46
    74%

    46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father.

  • John 7:36
    73%

    36 What does He mean when He said, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

  • Luke 10:22
    73%

    22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

  • John 15:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23 Whoever hates me also hates my Father.

    24 If I had not done the works among them that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these works, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.

  • John 10:38
    73%

    38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.

  • John 6:42
    73%

    42 They said, 'Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?'.

  • John 5:17
    73%

    17 But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I too am working.'

  • John 5:19
    73%

    19 So Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He only does what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does in the same way.'

  • John 14:28
    72%

    28 You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

  • John 10:25
    72%

    25 Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify about me,

  • John 8:16
    72%

    16 And even if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.

  • John 18:34
    72%

    34 Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

  • John 3:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 Jesus replied, 'You are a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?

    11 Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but you do not accept our testimony.

  • John 16:27
    72%

    27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

  • John 5:42
    72%

    42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

  • John 14:24
    72%

    24 The one who does not love me does not keep my words. The word you hear is not my own but belongs to the Father who sent me.

  • John 8:47
    72%

    47 The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you do not listen, because you are not from God.