John 8:27

27 They did not understand that Jesus was telling them about his Father.

John 8:27 Meaning and Commentary

John 8:27

They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
] That sent him, and who was true and faithful to all he had said, whether in a way of promise, or threatening; such was their stupidity, that they did not know that he meant God the Father by him that sent him, so deriving his mission and doctrine from him; their hearts were made fat, and hardened, and their eyes were blinded. The Vulgate Latin version reads, "they did not know that he said, God was his Father"; and so Beza's most ancient copy, and another exemplar of his.

John 8:27 In-Context

25 "Who are you?" they asked. "Just what I have been claiming all along," Jesus replied.

26 "I have a lot to say that will judge you. But the One who sent me can be trusted. And I tell the world what I have heard from him."

27 They did not understand that Jesus was telling them about his Father.

28 So Jesus said, "You will lift up the Son of Man. Then you will know that I am the one I claim to be. You will also know that I do nothing on my own. I speak just what the Father has taught me.

29 The One who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do what pleases him."