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John 14:7

The Way the Truth and the Life

If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him, and you have seen him.

The verse contains two distinct Greek verbs for knowing: *ἐγνώκειτε* (egnōkeite, experiential/relational knowledge) and *ᾔδειτε* (ēdeite, deeper settled knowing). The shift to present tense *γινώσκετε* ("you do know") at *ἀπʼ ἄρτι* ("from now on") marks a turning point — the disciples now have genuine knowledge of the Father through the Son. This preserves the Father/Son distinction: knowing the Son is the means of knowing the Father, not an equation of the two.

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If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”

If you knew me, you would know my Father also. From now on you do know him and you have seen him.”

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