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PhilipΦίλιπποςsaysΛέγειto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεshowδεῖξονusἡμῖνthe Father,τὸν πατέραandκαὶit is enoughἀρκεῖfor us.”ἡμῖν
John 14:8
Study it in the app“Philip says to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.””
He tells Philip that seeing him is seeing the Father, and that he is the wayWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
John 14:8, word by word
- PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos
Philip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippos” appears- saysΛέγειLegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Legei” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- showδεῖξονdeixon
show
Show, point out.
Where else “deixon” appears- the Fatherπατέραpatera
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appears- it is enoughἀρκεῖarkei
be enough
To be enough for what is needed, with nothing more required.
Where else “arkei” appears
The context
7If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you know him and have seen him.”
8 · This verse (above)
9Jesus says to him, “Have I been with you so long and you do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
To study John 14 in a group
1. What it says
Thomas asks how to know the way, and Philip asks to see the Father. What does Jesus answer each of them? (vv. 5-11)
2. What it means
Jesus promises another Advocate, the Spirit of truth, and leaves his peace (vv. 16-17, 26-27). What does he say the Advocate will do?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid” (v. 27). What troubles you today, and how could you place it in his hands?