7
If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him and have seen him.”
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Verse 7. If you had known me, you would surely [1] have known my Father also. That is, (says Saint John Chrysostom S. Cyril, and so forth) did you know me to be his true, and eternal Son, you would always know him to be the Father from all eternity. And from henceforth, especially from the coming of the Holy Ghost, you shall know him with a more perfect knowledge. And you have seen him, not as to the divine nature: in this manner, you have neither seen him, nor me. But,
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