John 8:55

Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

Cross-reference

John 8:44 Parallel

In John 8:44, Jesus identifies the devil as the father of lies—revealing the source of the Jews' lying about knowing God.

John 8:29 Parallel

John 8:29 states Jesus always does what pleases the Father—confirming His claim here that He knows God and keeps His word.

John 8:19 Parallel

John 8:19 says the Jews know neither Jesus nor the Father — here Jesus repeats that they do not know the Father.

John 8:51 Parallel

John 8:51 promises that keeping Jesus' word brings eternal life—connecting to His own keeping of the Father's word in this verse.

John 16:3 Parallel

John 16:3 says they have not known the Father nor Jesus — matching the claim here.

John 10:15 Parallel

John 10:15 speaks of mutual knowledge between Father and Son, directly echoing Jesus' claim to know the Father.

John 7:29 Parallel

John 7:29 shows Jesus claiming to know the Father — here he repeats 'I know him'.

John 7:28 Parallel

John 7:28 declares 'him you do not know' — the same charge Jesus makes here about not knowing the Father.

John 1:18 Parallel

John 1:18 declares that Jesus, the only God at the Father's side, has made Him known, supporting His claim to know the Father.

John 6:46 Parallel

John 6:46 states Jesus alone has seen the Father, reinforcing His exclusive knowledge of God here.

John 17:3 Parallel

John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing God and Jesus Christ, showing that Jesus' claim to know the Father is central to salvation.

John 5:42 Parallel

John 5:42 states 'you have not the love of God in you' — directly paralleling the lack of true knowledge of God that Jesus condemns.

John 17:25 Parallel

John 17:26 says Jesus made the Father's name known — here he asserts he knows the Father and keeps his word.

John 15:21 Parallel

John 15:21 says they do not know the Father who sent Jesus — same ignorance seen here.

1 John 2:4 Parallel

1 John 2:4 states that claiming to know God while disobeying makes one a liar—echoing Jesus' contrast between true knowledge and the Jews' false claim.

Luke 10:22 Parallel

Luke 10:22 parallels Matthew 11:27, emphasizing Jesus' exclusive knowledge of the Father.

Matthew 11:27 says no one knows the Father except the Son, directly affirming Jesus' claim to know God.

Jeremiah 9:3 ties not knowing God to falsehood, mirroring Jesus' accusation that the Jews are liars who do not know Him.

Jeremiah 4:22 decries Israel as foolish and not knowing God, paralleling Jesus' charge that the Jews do not know the Father.

1 John 5:10 Parallel

1 John 5:10 says unbelief makes God a liar—reinforcing that the Jews' failure to believe renders them liars about knowing Him.

Mark 7:6 Parallel

Mark 7:6 quotes Isaiah: 'this people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me' — exposing the same hypocrisy Jesus calls lying in John 8:55.

Hosea 4:1 Parallel

Hosea 4:1 charges Israel with having 'no knowledge of God' — the same lack Jesus accuses his listeners of in John 8:55.

Hosea 2:20 Parallel

Hosea 2:20 promises covenant intimacy resulting in knowing the Lord — echoing the personal knowledge Jesus says he has of the Father.

Jeremiah 22:16 equates knowing God with doing justice — reinforcing the link between knowing God and obedient action that Jesus claims.

Jeremiah 2:8 condemns priests and leaders who 'knew me not' — directly paralleling Jesus' charge that his opponents do not know the Father.

1 John 2:22 Parallel

1 John 2:22 defines the liar as one who denies Jesus is the Christ—showing the Jews' ignorance of the Father stems from rejecting the Son.

1 John 4:8 Parallel

1 John 4:8 equates knowing God with love, implying Jesus' knowledge of the Father is inseparable from perfect love.

Revelation 3:9 describes those who claim to be Jews but lie—paralleling Jesus' charge that His audience falsely claims to know God.

1 John 2:13 Parallel

1 John 2:13 says fathers know him who is from the beginning, indicating believers can share in the knowledge Jesus has of the Father.

Ephesians 1:17 prays for believers to receive the spirit of wisdom in the knowledge of God, revealing that such knowledge is a gift Jesus fully possesses.

Hosea 5:4 Parallel

Hosea 5:4 says Israel's deeds keep them from knowing the LORD, reflecting the same spiritual ignorance Jesus confronts.

1 Chronicles 28:9 exhorts Solomon to know God and serve Him wholeheartedly—mirroring Jesus' example of knowing and obeying the Father.

1 Samuel 2:12 describes Eli's sons as worthless because they did not know the Lord—similar to the Jews' ignorance of God here.