John 8:27

Plain English Version

The people listening to Jesus didn’t understand that he was talking about his father in heaven.

Cross References

John 8:26

I can say a lot about you, and I can even judge you. But I will not do that now. You see, right now I am telling people what I heard from the one that sent me to the world. And you can trust his words. They are true.”

John 8:28

So he said, “I am the special man from heaven, and after you put me on a cross and lift me up, you will know who I am. And you will understand that I am not working alone. I only say what my father taught me.

John 8:43

Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you don’t want to do what I say. That is the reason why you don’t listen to me.

John 8:47

The people in God’s family listen properly to his words. But you are not in his family, so you don’t listen to him.”