# John 14.7

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 5. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; how know we the way? 6. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.</span>
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> **7. <span class="rl-speech">If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.</span>**
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> 8. Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father?</span> (John 14:5-9, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 5. Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.</span>
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> **7. <span class="rl-speech">If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him, and have seen him.”</span>**
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> 8. Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” 9. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’</span> (John 14:5-9, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 5. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.</span>
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> **7. <span class="rl-speech">If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.</span>**
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> 8. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9. Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">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?</span> (John 14:5-9, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 5. Thomas saith to him, 'Sir, we have not known whither thou goest away, and how are we able to know the way?' 6. Jesus saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;</span>
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> **7. <span class="rl-speech">if ye had known me, my Father also ye would have known, and from this time ye have known Him, and have seen Him.'</span>**
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> 8. Philip saith to him, 'Sir, shew to us the Father, and it is enough for us;' 9. Jesus saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'So long time am I with you, and thou hast not known me, Philip? he who hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how dost thou say, Shew to us the Father?</span> (John 14:5-9, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/), via [John 14.7-9](/codex/john-14-7-9/)
- [Father-Son Authority Asymmetry](/codex/father-son-authority-asymmetry/), via [John 14.7-9](/codex/john-14-7-9/)
- [Heaven](/codex/heaven/), via [John 14.1-7](/codex/john-14-1-7/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 14](/codex/john-14/)
- [Oneness Pentecostalism](/codex/oneness-pentecostalism/), via [John 14.7-9](/codex/john-14-7-9/)
- [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/), via [John 14.7-9](/codex/john-14-7-9/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/)
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), via [John 14.6-11](/codex/john-14-6-11/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.