João 14:8

8 Disse-lhe Felipe: Senhor, mostra-nos o Pai, e isso nos basta.

João 14:8 Meaning and Commentary

John 14:8

Philip saith to him, Lord
Another of his disciples addresses him in a reverend and becoming manner, as Thomas before had done, calling him Lord, and saying to him, "show us the Father, and it sufficeth us": he speaks in the name of them all, seems to own their ignorance of the Father, and expresses their desire of seeing him:

shew us the Father;
it was a corporeal sight of him he asked for; such a sight of the glory of God as Moses desired, and the elders of Israel had at Mount Sinai; and signifies, that if this could be obtained, it would give them full satisfaction:

and it sufficeth us;
we shall be no more uneasy at thy departure from us; we shall have no doubt about thy Father's house, and the many mansions in it; or of thyself, as the way unto it, and of our everlasting abode with thee in it; we shall sit down easy and contented, and trouble time no more with questions about this matter.

João 14:8 In-Context

6 Respondeu-lhe Jesus: Eu sou o caminho, e a verdade, e a vida; ninguém vem ao Pai, senão por mim.

7 Se vós me conhecêsseis a mim, também conheceríeis a meu Pai; e já desde agora o conheceis, e o tendes visto.

8 Disse-lhe Felipe: Senhor, mostra-nos o Pai, e isso nos basta.

9 Respondeu-lhe Jesus: Há tanto tempo que estou convosco, e ainda não me conheces, Felipe? Quem me viu a mim, viu o Pai; como dizes tu: Mostra-nos o Pai?

10 Não crês tu que eu estou no Pai, e que o Pai está em mim? As palavras que eu vos digo, não as digo por mim mesmo; mas o Pai, que permanece em mim, é quem faz as suas obras.