John Calvin Commentary John 14:9

"Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father?" — John 14:9 (ASV)

Have I been so long time with you? Christ justly reproves Philip because the eyes of his faith were not pure. He had God present in Christ, and yet he did not perceive Him. What prevented him but his own ingratitude? Thus, in the present day, those who, because they are not satisfied with Christ alone, are hurried into foolish speculations in order to seek God in them, make little progress in the Gospel. This foolish desire springs from the humble appearance of Christ’s lowly state; and this is very unreasonable, because through that humiliation He exhibits the infinite goodness of God.