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John 14:9

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Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

What this passage establishes

Jesus answers Philip’s request to see the Father by pointing to His own visible revelation.

Why it matters in the argument

These passages identify who is revealed in Jesus: not a lesser god or a separate divine being, but the one invisible God made known in genuine human life.

Apostolic connection

Apostolic Christology holds the full deity and full humanity of Jesus together. God did not stop being Spirit; He came and acted in the flesh He truly assumed.

Common misunderstanding

Saying God was manifested in flesh does not erase Christ’s humanity, and recognizing genuine Sonship does not require an eternal second divine center beside God.

How to use it in conversation

Move from a direct identity text to an incarnation text, then to image, indwelling, and fullness passages.

Scripture connections

See which passages advance, clarify, or answer the argument

Continue this argument

John 14:10Continue the The Father Dwells in the Son argument with the next passage.

Supporting Scriptures

John 14:11This later passage reinforces the same argument from another angle.Colossians 1:15This later passage reinforces the same argument from another angle.

Earlier in the argument

John 14:7Return to the prior step in The Father Dwells in the Son.John 1:18Return to the prior step in Jesus Is the Image of God.

Nearby curated context

John 14:7Knowing Jesus brings knowledge of the Father because the Father is revealed in Him.John 14:10Jesus explains the revelation: the Father dwells in Him and performs the works.John 14:11Jesus calls His disciples to believe the mutual indwelling or at least believe because of the works.