Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 14:9 - 14:9

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 14:9 - 14:9


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9. τοσούτῳ χρόνῳ. Philip had been called among the first (Joh 1:44), and yet has not learned to know the Christ. Comp. Joh 8:19. The Gospels are full of evidence of how little the Apostles understood of the life which they were allowed to share: and the candour with which this is confessed confirms our trust in the narratives. Not until Pentecost were their minds fully enlightened. Comp. Joh 10:6, Joh 12:16; Mat 15:16; Mat 16:8; Mar 9:32; Luk 9:45; Luk 18:34; Luk 24:25; Act 1:6; Heb 5:12. Christ’s question is asked in sorrowful but affectionate surprise; hence the tender repetition of the name. Had S. Philip recognised Christ, he would have seen the revelation of God in Him, and would never have asked for a vision of God such as was granted to Moses. See notes on Joh 12:44-45. There is no reference to the Transfiguration, of which S. Philip had not yet been told; Mat 17:9. For the dative, a doubtful reading, see Winer, p. 273.

ὁ ἑωρακὼς ἐμὲ ἑωρ. τ. πατέρα. Again there is the majesty of Divinity in the utterance. What mere man would dare to say, ‘He that hath seen me hath seen God’? Comp. Joh 14:30, Joh 8:29; Joh 8:42, Joh 15:10.