John 8:19

8:19 Then they began asking ¹  him, “Who is your father?” Jesus answered, “You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.” ² 

John 8:54-55

8:54 Jesus replied, ³  “If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. ⁴  The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people ⁵  say, ‘He is our God.’ 8:55 Yet ⁶  you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, ⁷  I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey ⁸  his teaching. ⁹ 

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¹ tn Grk “Then they were saying to him.” The imperfect verb has been translated with ingressive force here because of the introduction of a new line of questioning by the Pharisees. Jesus had just claimed his Father as a second witness; now his opponents want to know who his father is.

² sn If you knew me you would know my Father too. Jesus’ reply is based on his identity with the Father (see also John 1:18; 14:9).

³ tn Grk “Jesus answered.”

⁴ tn Grk “is nothing.”

⁵ tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied in English to clarify the plural Greek pronoun and verb.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Yet” to indicate the contrast present in the context.

⁷ tn Grk “If I say, ‘I do not know him.’”

⁸ tn Grk “I keep.”

⁹ tn Grk “his word.”