John 8:55 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

John 8:55 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 8:55 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 8:55 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar. But I know him and keep his word.”

John 8:55 — World English Bible

John 8:55 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

John 8:55 — American Standard Version

John 8:55 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and ye have not known Him, and I have known Him, and if I say that I have not known Him, I shall be like you--speaking falsely; but I have known Him, and His word I keep;”

John 8:55 — Young's Literal Translation

John 8:55 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And ye know him not; but I know him; and if I said, I know him not, I should be like you, a liar. But I know him, and I keep his word. ”

John 8:55 — Darby Translation

John 8:55 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yet ye haue not knowen him: but I knowe him, and if I should say I know him not, I should be a liar like vnto you: but I knowe him, and keepe his worde.”

John 8:55 — Geneva Bible

John 8:55 in Context — John 8

53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

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.

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

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What Does John 8:55 Mean?

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