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They said therefore to him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me, nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."
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A Question of Scorn
Commentators agree the Pharisees' question, "Where is thy Father?" was not a sincere inquiry but a hostile taunt. Scholars describe it as derisive, scornful, and mocking. Some suggest it was a malicious attempt to question Jesus's legitimacy or to trap Him into a statement they could use to accuse Him of blasphemy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Where is thy Father? This question was asked, doubtless, in derision. Jesus had often given them to understand that by his Father he meant…
Where is thy Father? (που εστιν ο πατηρ σου; ). "The testimony of an unseen and unheard witness would not satisfy them" (Vincent).…
19th Century
Anglican
Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father?—The words seem to be asked in scorn. “You speak of two witnesses. We accept…
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Baptist
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had rece…
Whether the Pharisees’ question here is a bewildered inquiry or an intentional insult is hard to determine, though in Eastern culture, to question …
16th Century
Protestant
Where is thy father? There can be no doubt whatever that it was in mockery that they inquired about his Father. For not only do t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said they unto him, where is your Father ? &c.] The Persic version adds, "show [him] unto us": produce this wit…
If we knew Christ better, we would know the Father better. Those who will not learn from Christ become vain in their imaginations concerning God. T…
13th Century
Catholic
The Evangelist has presented Christ as teaching; now he shows two things. First, he shows the power this teaching has to give light. Seco…
