John 5:37
ContextNETBible | And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people 1 have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time, 2 |
XREF | Ex 20:19; De 4:12; Mt 3:17; Mt 17:5; Joh 1:18; Joh 5:32; Joh 6:27; Joh 8:18; Joh 14:9; Joh 15:24; 1Ti 1:17; 1Ti 6:16; 1Jo 1:1,2; 1Jo 4:12,20 |
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1 tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to clarify that the following verbs (“heard,” “seen,” “have residing,” “do not believe”) are second person plural. 2 sn You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time. Compare Deut 4:12. Also see Deut 5:24 ff., where the Israelites begged to hear the voice no longer – their request (ironically) has by this time been granted. How ironic this would be if the feast is Pentecost, where by the 1st century |