Yuēhànfúyīn 8:55

55 Nǐmen wèicéng rènshi tā . wǒ què rènshi tā . wǒ ruò shuō bú rènshi tā , wǒ jiù shì shuōhuǎng de , xiàng nǐmen yíyàng , dàn wǒ rènshi tā , yĕ zūnshǒu tāde dào .

Yuēhànfúyīn 8:55 Meaning and Commentary

John 8:55

Yet ye have not known him
Not as the Father of Christ, nor as in Christ, whom to know is life eternal: they had no spiritual knowledge of him, nor communion with him; nor did they know truly his mind and will, nor how to worship and serve him as they ought:

but I know him;
his nature and perfections, being of the same nature, and having the same perfections with him; and his whole mind and will lying in his bosom: nor did, or does any know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom he is pleased to reveal him:

and if I should say, I know him not, I should be a liar like unto
you.
Our Lord still intimates, that they were of their father the devil, and imitated him not only as a murderer, but as a liar: this is quite contrary to the character they give of themselves, for they say ^F24, that an Israelite will not tell a lie.

But I know him, and keep his saying:
do his will, and always the things that please him, observe his law, preach his Gospel, fulfil all righteousness, and work out the salvation of men, which were the will and work of his Father he came to do.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Maimon. in Misn. Pesachim, c. 8. sect. 6.

Yuēhànfúyīn 8:55 In-Context

53 Nándào nǐ bǐ wǒmen de zǔzong Yàbólāhǎn hái dà má . tā sǐ le , zhòng xiānzhī yĕ sǐ le . nǐ jiāng zìjǐ dāng zuò shénme rén ne .

54 Yēsū huídá shuō , wǒ ruò róngyào zìjǐ , wǒde róngyào jiù suàn bùdé shénme . róngyào wǒde nǎi shì wǒde fù , jiù shì nǐmen suǒ shuō shì nǐmen de shén .

55 Nǐmen wèicéng rènshi tā . wǒ què rènshi tā . wǒ ruò shuō bú rènshi tā , wǒ jiù shì shuōhuǎng de , xiàng nǐmen yíyàng , dàn wǒ rènshi tā , yĕ zūnshǒu tāde dào .

56 Nǐmen de zǔzong Yàbólāhǎn huān huānxǐ xǐ de yǎngwàng wǒde rìzi . jì kànjian le , jiù kuaìlè .

57 Yóutaìrén shuō , nǐ hái méiyǒu wǔ shí suì , qǐnéng jiàn guō Yàbólāhǎn ne .