John 14:8

Bible in Basic English

Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Lord,” said Philip, “show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.”

King James Version (1611)
Philip sayth vnto him, Lord, shew vs the Father, and it sufficeth vs.

King James Version
Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

English Standard Version
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."

New American Standard Bible
Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."

New Century Version
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need."

Amplified Bible
Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father and then we will be satisfied."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."

Legacy Standard Bible
Philip *said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."

Berean Standard Bible
Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us."

Contemporary English Version
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need."

Complete Jewish Bible
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it will be enough for us."

Darby Translation
Philip says to him, Lord, shew us the Father and it suffices us.

Easy-to-Read Version
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father. That is all we need."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Philippe sayd vnto him, Lord, shewe vs thy Father, and it sufficeth vs.

George Lamsa Translation
Philip said to him, Our Lord, show us the Father, and that is enough for us.

Good News Translation
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father; that is all we need."

Lexham English Bible
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."

Literal Translation
And Philip said to Him, Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.

American Standard Version
Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

Hebrew Names Version
Pilipos said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us."

International Standard Version
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will satisfy us."

Etheridge Translation
Philipos saith to him, Our Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

Murdock Translation
Philip said to him: Our Lord, show us the Father, and it will suffice for us.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Philip sayth vnto hym: Lorde, shewe vs the father, and it suffiseth vs.

English Revised Version
Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

World English Bible
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Philip saith to him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Master," said Philip, "cause us to see the Father: that is all we need."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Filip seith to hym, Lord, schewe to vs the fadir, and it suffisith to vs.

Update Bible Version
Philip says to him, Lord, show us the Father, and it suffices us.

Webster's Bible Translation
Philip saith to him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

New English Translation
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content."

New King James Version
Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us."

New Living Translation
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied."

New Life Bible
Philip said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father. That is all we ask."

New Revised Standard
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Philip saith unto him - Lord! show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Philip saith to him: Lord, shew us the Father; and it is enough for us.

Revised Standard Version
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Philip sayd vnto him: Lorde shew vs the father and it suffiseth vs.

Young's Literal Translation
Philip saith to him, `Sir, shew to us the Father, and it is enough for us;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Philippe sayde vnto him: LORDE, shewe vs the father, and it sufficeth vs.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Philip said to him, Lord shew us the father, and we are satisfied.

THE MESSAGE
Philip said, "Master, show us the Father; then we'll be content."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Phil said, "Just give us a glimpse of God. That's all we ask."

Contextual Overview

⁴ And you all have knowledge of where I am going, and of the way to it. ⁵ Thomas said, Lord, we have no knowledge of where you are going; how may we have knowledge of the way? ⁶ Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me. ⁷ If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him. ⁸ Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more. ⁹ Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father? ¹⁰ Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works. ¹¹ Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Philip: John 1:43-46, John 6:5-7, John 12:21, John 12:22

show: John 16:25, Exodus 33:18-23, Exodus 34:5-7, Job 33:26, Psalms 17:15, Psalms 63:2, Matthew 5:8, Revelation 22:3-5

Reciprocal: Matthew 17:4 - it is Mark 3:18 - Philip Mark 9:5 - it is Luke 6:14 - Philip Luke 9:33 - it is John 1:44 - Philip Acts 1:13 - Philip 2 Peter 1:17 - God

Cross-References

Genesis 13:10
And Lot, lifting up his eyes and looking an the valley of Jordan, saw that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord had sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah; it was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, on the way to Zoar.

Genesis 14:2
They made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (which is Zoar).

Genesis 14:3
All these came together in the valley of Siddim (which is the Salt Sea).

Genesis 14:10
Now the valley of Siddim was full of holes of sticky earth; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were put to flight and came to their end there, but the rest got away to the mountain.

Genesis 19:20
This town, now, is near, and it is a little one: O, let me go there (is it not a little one?) so that my life may be safe.

Genesis 19:22
Go there quickly, for I am not able to do anything till you have come there. For this reason, the town was named Zoar.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Philip saith to him, Lord,.... Another of his disciples addresses him in a reverend and becoming manner, as Thomas before had done, calling him Lord, and saying to him, "show us the Father, and it sufficeth us": he speaks in the name of them all, seems to own their ignorance of the Father, and expresses their desire of seeing him:

shew us the Father; it was a corporeal sight of him he asked for; such a sight of the glory of God as Moses desired, and the elders of Israel had at Mount Sinai; and signifies, that if this could be obtained, it would give them full satisfaction:

and it sufficeth us; we shall be no more uneasy at thy departure from us; we shall have no doubt about thy Father's house, and the many mansions in it; or of thyself, as the way unto it, and of our everlasting abode with thee in it; we shall sit down easy and contented, and trouble time no more with questions about this matter.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lord, show us the Father - Philip here referred to some outward and visible manifestation of God. God had manifested himself in various ways to the prophets and saints of old, and Philip affirmed that if some such manifestation should be made to them they would be satisfied. It was right to desire evidence that Jesus was the Messiah, but such evidence “had been” afforded abundantly in the miracles and teaching of Jesus, and that “should” have sufficed them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 14:8. Show us the Father — As if he had said, We have seen and adored thee, and our happiness will be complete if thou show us the Father. The demand of Philip was similar to that made by Moses, Exodus 33:18. He wished to see the glory of God. In Peter, James, or John, this would have been inexcusable; but Philip had not seen the transfiguration on the mount. The Jewish history is full of the manifestations which God made of himself, and especially when he gave the law. As Christ was introducing a new law, Philip wished to have an additional manifestation of God.