Discovery BoxJohn 8:54-55 
Context8:54 Jesus replied, 1 “If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. 2 The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people 3 say, ‘He is our God.’ 8:55 Yet 4 you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, 5 I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey 6 his teaching. 7
1 tn Grk “Jesus answered.”
2 tn Grk “is nothing.”
3 tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied in English to clarify the plural Greek pronoun and verb.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Yet” to indicate the contrast present in the context.
5 tn Grk “If I say, ‘I do not know him.’”
6 tn Grk “I keep.”
7 tn Grk “his word.”
