John 8:19

Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

Cross-reference

John 8:54 Parallel

In John 8:54, Jesus says the Father glorifies Him — reinforcing that knowing the Son requires knowing the Father, as stated here.

John 8:55 Parallel

In John 8:55, Jesus states they do not know the Father, directly echoing His claim here that knowing Jesus leads to knowing the Father.

John 17:26 Parallel

In John 17:26, Jesus declares he has made the Father's name known — directly fulfilling the principle that knowing Jesus reveals the Father.

John 1:18 Parallel

John 1:18 declares that the Son who is at the Father's side has made him known — the foundation for knowing God through Jesus.

John 7:28 Parallel

In John 7:28, Jesus says they do not know the Father who sent Him — a direct parallel to His claim here that they know neither Him nor the Father.

John 10:15 Parallel

In John 10:15, Jesus describes mutual knowledge between Him and the Father — the same intimate knowledge He implies here that His opponents lack.

John 14:6-9 has Jesus restate 'If you had known me, you would know my Father' and show Philip that seeing Jesus is seeing the Father.

John 16:3 Parallel

In John 16:3, Jesus again links not knowing the Father with not knowing him — the same root of unbelief and persecution.

John 17:3 Parallel

John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ — the ultimate purpose of the knowledge Jesus speaks of.

John 17:25 Parallel

In John 17:25, Jesus prays that the world does not know the Father but he does — reinforcing the exclusive knowledge of God through the Son.

John 6:46 Parallel

John 6:46 explains that only Jesus has seen the Father, so knowing Him is the exclusive path to knowing the Father.

John 14:7 Parallel

John 14:7 repeats Jesus's claim nearly verbatim — knowing Him means knowing the Father, reinforcing the same truth.

John 1:10 Parallel

In John 1:10, the world did not know Jesus — the same ignorance shown here by those who fail to know the Father through the Son.

Colossians 1:15 calls Christ the image of the invisible God — directly supporting that seeing Jesus reveals the Father.

2 John 1:9 Parallel

In 2 John 1:9, abiding in Christ's teaching gives both the Father and Son — echoing the unity of knowing Father through Son.

Hebrews 1:3 Parallel

Hebrews 1:3 describes Christ as the exact imprint of God's nature — reinforcing that knowing Jesus gives knowledge of the Father.

1 John 5:20 Parallel

1 John 5:20 states that the Son gave understanding to know the true God — directly affirming that Jesus reveals the Father.

In 2 Corinthians 4:4-6, Paul states the knowledge of God's glory is seen in Christ — echoing the truth that knowing Jesus reveals the Father.

Luke 10:22 Parallel

In Luke 10:22, Jesus says no one knows the Father except the Son and those the Son reveals — the exact same claim as John 8:19.

1 John 2:23 Parallel

1 John 2:23 makes explicit that denying the Son means not having the Father — the same logical link Jesus states.

Luke 10:21 Parallel

In Luke 10:21, Jesus rejoices that the Father hides things from the wise and reveals to children — akin to the theme of knowing the Father through the Son.

In Matthew 11:25, Jesus thanks the Father for revealing truth to the humble — echoing the revelation of the Father through the Son implied in John 8:19.

Ephesians 1:17 Related theme

Ephesians 1:17 prays for knowledge of the Father — a theme related to John 8:19 but without direct mention of knowing through the Son.