John 8:55

And you have not had da'as of Him. But I have had da'as of Him. If I would say that I do not have da'as of Him, I will be like you, a shakran (liar); but I do have da'as of Him, and I keep His dvar.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

In Context

54In reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, If I give myself kavod, the kavod of me is nothing. It is HaAv of me Who is giving me kavod, Whom you say, He is Eloheinu. + 8:54 Isa 63:16

56Avraham your Av had lev same'ach to see the Yom of me, + 8:56 the Yom HaMoshiach and he saw it and had simcha. + 8:56 Gn 18:18

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Cross References

Jeremiah 9:3Be ye shomer every one over his re'a (neighbor, friend) 1 and trust ye not in kol ach (any brother); 1 for kol ach will ya'akov (utterly supplant, deceive), 1 and every re'a (neighbor) will holech rakhil (walk as the slanderer, gossiper). 1

Matthew 11:27All things were given to me by Avi, and no one has daas (knowledge) of HaBen except HaAv, nor does anyone have daas of HaAv, except HaBen, and anyone to whom HaBen chooses to unveil him.

John 1:18No one has ever seen Hashem. + 1:18 Ex 33:20 It is Elohim the Ben Yachid, + 1:18 who shares the nature of Hashem, the Chochmah Ben Elohim at his side, see very importantly Prov 8:30; 30:4 it is he, the one being in the kheyk (bosom) of HaAv, this one is Hashemʼs definitive midrash (exegesis).

John 7:28Therefore, in the Beis Hamikdash while teaching, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach cried out, saying, You have da'as of me, and you have da'as of where I am from. I have not come on my own, but the One Who sent me is ne'eman. He is the One of Whom you do not have da'as.

John 8:29And the One having sent me is with me. + 8:29 Prov 8:30 He did not leave me alone, because I always do the things that please Him. + 8:29 Prov 8:30; Isa 50:5; 43:10 TARGUM HASHIVIM

John 8:51Omein, omein, I say to you, regarding the dvar of me, if anyone is shomer, he will never see mavet.

Matthew Henry on John 8:52-59

Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye… Read the whole commentary →

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