John Calvin Commentary John 14:8

"Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us." — John 14:8 (ASV)

Show us the Father. It appears very absurd that the Apostles should offer so many objections to the Lord; for why else did He speak, if not to inform them on that very point about which Philip asks? Yet there is not one of their faults described here that cannot also be charged on us, as well as on them. We profess to be earnest in seeking God; and when He presents Himself before our eyes, we are blind.