• John 14:9
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 9 λέγει Is saying αὐτῷ to him ὁ the Ἰησοῦς Jesus Τοσοῦτον So much χρόνον time μεθ’ with ὑμῶν YOU εἰμὶ I am καὶ and οὐκ not ἔγνωκάς you have known με, me, Φίλιππε; Philip? ὁ The (one) ἑωρακὼς having seen ἐμὲ me ἑώρακεν has seen τὸν the πατέρα· Father; πῶς how σὺ you λέγεις are saying Δεῖξον Show ἡμῖν to us τὸν the πατέρα; Father?

  • John 14:9
    King James Version

    • 9 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?

  • John 14:9
    American Standard Version

    • 9 Jesus saith unto him, 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?

  • John 14:9
    The Bible in Living English

    • 9 Jesus said to him “I have been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? he who has seen me has seen the Father; how is it you are saying ‘show us the Father’?

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 14
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 14:9

      Whoever has seen me has seen the Father also: Philip’s request recorded at Joh 14:8 suggests that he wanted Jesus to provide his disciples with a visible manifestation of God, such as was granted in visions to Moses, Elijah, and Isaiah. (Ex 24:10; 1Ki 19:9-13; Isa 6:1-5) In such visions, God’s servants saw symbolic representations of God, not God himself. (Ex 33:17-23; Joh 1:18) Jesus’ reply indicated that Philip had already seen something better than such a vision of God. Because Jesus perfectly reflected the personality of his Father, seeing Jesus was like seeing God himself. (Mt 11:27) The disciples had “seen the Father” by perceiving God’s personality, will, and purpose through what Jesus said and did. So when the Bible describes Jesus​—his love for his friends, his compassion that moved him to heal others, his empathy that caused him to give way to tears, and his powerful teaching​—the reader might well picture his Father, Jehovah, saying and doing those very things.​—Mt 7:28, 29; Mr 1:40-42; Joh 11:32-36.