John 8:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 I testify on my behalf and so does the Father who sent me.”(A) 19 So they said 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.”(B) 20 He spoke these words while teaching in the treasury in the temple area. But no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.(C)
Jesus, the Father’s Ambassador.[a]
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- 8:21–30 He whose ambassador I am is with me. Jesus’ origin is from God; he can reveal God.
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