John 14:9
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?
Cross-reference
John 14:7 already states that knowing Jesus means knowing the Father—the same truth Jesus repeats in verse 9.
John 14:20 expands on the unity of Jesus and the Father, reinforcing the point that seeing Jesus is seeing the Father.
John 12:45 directly parallels 'whoever sees me sees him who sent me'—identical teaching to John 14:9.
John 1:14 shows the Word became flesh — the incarnation makes visible the invisible God, supporting Jesus' claim that seeing him is seeing the Father.
John 1:18 says no one has seen God, but the Son has revealed Him — directly grounding Jesus' statement in John 14:9.
John 5:18 states Jesus made Himself equal with God — the same claim underlying 'seeing me sees the Father'.
John 5:37 says the Father's form has never been seen — but Jesus reveals Him, directly supporting John 14:9.
John 6:46 says only Jesus has seen the Father — so seeing Jesus is equivalent to seeing the Father.
John 10:30 declares 'I and the Father are one' — a direct ontological claim that explains why seeing Jesus reveals the Father.
John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing God and Jesus Christ — the same knowing Jesus speaks of when He says seeing Him is seeing the Father.
John 15:24 reinforces that seeing Jesus is seeing the Father — hatred of Jesus is hatred of the Father, echoing the identity claim here.
John 17:21 prays for believers to be one as Jesus and the Father are one — the same oneness that makes seeing Jesus equivalent to seeing the Father.
John 17:5 speaks of the glory Jesus shared with the Father before creation, reinforcing the divine unity that makes seeing Jesus equal to seeing the Father.
John 12:41 says Isaiah saw Jesus' glory, linking the vision of Christ to the Father's glory that Jesus claims is visible in Himself.
John 12:21 shows Philip being asked to see Jesus — the same Philip Jesus later tells that seeing Him is seeing the Father.
John 1:44 introduces Philip, the disciple to whom Jesus speaks in John 14:9 — providing the narrative context for the declaration.
Hebrews 1:3 describes Christ as the exact imprint of God's nature — the theological basis for Jesus' claim that seeing him reveals the Father.
Colossians 1:15 declares Jesus the image of the invisible God—the theological basis for saying seeing Jesus is seeing the Father.
Philippians 2:6 affirms Jesus' divine nature, supporting the claim that he perfectly reveals the Father.
1 John 2:23 states that acknowledging the Son gives the Father—directly paralleling Jesus' claim that seeing him is seeing the Father.
1 Timothy 6:16 says God dwells in unapproachable light whom no one has seen—contrasting with Jesus making the invisible Father visible.
Mark 8:21 has Jesus asking 'Do you not yet understand?' — the same frustration with disciples' dullness as in John 14:9's 'Have I been so long with you?'
1 John 5:20 declares Jesus Christ as the true God—reinforcing that he fully reveals the Father.
Colossians 2:9 states that all the fullness of Deity dwells in Christ bodily—directly supporting that seeing Jesus is seeing the Father.
2 Corinthians 4:6 says the knowledge of God's glory is seen in the face of Christ — the same truth as Jesus' statement that seeing Him reveals the Father.
2 Corinthians 4:4 calls Christ the image of God — exactly what Jesus claims when He says seeing Him is seeing the Father.
Luke 9:41 has Jesus exclaim 'how long shall I be with you?' — directly parallels His frustration in John 14:9 that Philip still doesn't know Him.
1 Corinthians 8:6 affirms one God the Father and one Lord Jesus Christ — echoing the unity that allows Jesus to say seeing Him is seeing the Father.