John 8:19

New International Reader's Version

Then they asked him, “Where is your father?” “You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 22:16

He stood up for those who were poor or needy. So everything went well with him. That is what it means to know me,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will change their hearts. Then they will know that I am the Lord. They will be my people. And I will be their God. They will return to me with all their heart.

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father. You are Lord of heaven and earth. You have hidden these things from wise and educated people. But you have shown them to little children.

John 1:10

The Word was in the world. And the world was made through him. But the world did not recognize him.

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. But the One and Only is God and is at the Father’s side. The one at the Father’s side has shown us what God is like.

John 15:21

They will treat you like that because of my name. They do not know the one who sent me.

John 16:3

They will do things like that because they do not know the Father or me.

John 17:3

And what is eternal life? It is knowing you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

John 7:28

Jesus was still teaching in the temple courtyard. He cried out, “Yes, you know me. And you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority. The one who sent me is true. You do not know him.

1 Corinthians 15:34

You should come back to your senses and stop sinning. Some of you don’t know anything about God. I say this to make you ashamed.

Galatians 4:9

But now you know God. Even better, God knows you. So why are you turning back to those weak and worthless powers? Do you want to be slaves to them all over again?

Ephesians 1:17

I pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is the glorious Father. I keep asking him to give you the wisdom and understanding that come from the Holy Spirit. I want you to know God better.

Colossians 1:10

Then you will be able to lead a life that is worthy of the Lord. We pray that you will please him in every way. So we want you to bear fruit in every good thing you do. We pray that you will grow to know God better.

Colossians 1:15

The Son is the exact likeness of God, who can’t be seen. The Son is first, and he is over all creation.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the shining brightness of God’s glory. He is the exact likeness of God’s being. He uses his powerful word to hold all things together. He provided the way for people to be made pure from sin. Then he sat down at the right hand of the King, the Majesty in heaven.

1 John 2:23

The person who says no to the Son doesn’t belong to the Father. But anyone who says yes to the Son belongs to the Father also.

1 John 5:20

We also know that the Son of God has come. He has given us understanding. So we can know the God who is true. And we belong to the true God by belonging to his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

2 John 1:9

Suppose someone thinks they know more than we do. So they don’t follow Christ’s teaching. Then that person doesn’t belong to God. But whoever follows Christ’s teaching belongs to the Father and the Son.