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27 But they still didn’t understand that he was talking to them about God.[a]

28 So Jesus said, “When you have killed the Messiah,[b] then you will realize that I am he and that I have not been telling you my own ideas, but have spoken what the Father taught me. 29 And he who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me—for I always do those things that are pleasing to him.”

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  1. John 8:27 God, literally, “the Father.”
  2. John 8:28 When you have killed the Messiah, literally, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man.”

27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up[a] the Son of Man,(A) then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.(B) 29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone,(C) for I always do what pleases him.”(D)

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  1. John 8:28 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.