John 8:55
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“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.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
τηρέω
I keep.
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τηρέω
To keep, to guard, to observe. Tereo. Keep yourselves in the love of God. Staying in God's love requires active keeping. Do not drift. Make choices that keep you close.
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γινώσκω
you have known
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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ὅμοιος
like
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ὅμοιος
Like, similar, resembling. The fourth person in the fire is like the Son of God. In the furnace of your trial Jesus is there with you.
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ἔπω
I shall say
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἰμί
I will be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ψεύστης
a liar;
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ψεύστης
a falsifier
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