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That is all we need." <a href="/erv/john/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. <a href="/gwt/john/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Philip said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will satisfy us." <a href="/gnt/john/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father; that is all we need." <a href="/isv/john/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Philip told him, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will satisfy us." <a href="/msb/john/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Philip said to Him, ?Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.? <a href="/net/john/14.htm">NET Bible</a> Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content." <a href="/nheb/john/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us." <a href="/wbt/john/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Philip saith to him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Master," said Philip, "cause us to see the Father: that is all we need." <a href="/web/john/14.htm">World English Bible</a> Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Philip says to Him, “Lord, show to us the Father, and it is enough for us”; <a href="/blb/john/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Philip says to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us." <a href="/ylt/john/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Philip saith to him, 'Sir, shew to us the Father, and it is enough for us;' <a href="/slt/john/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Philip says to him, Lord, show us the Father, and it suffices us.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Philip saith to him: Lord, shew us the Father, and it is enough for us. <a href="/cpdv/john/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Philip said to him, “Lord, reveal the Father to us, and it is enough for us.” <a href="/nabre/john/14.htm">New American Bible</a> Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Philip said to him, Our Lord, show us the Father, and that is enough for us. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Philippus said to him, “Our Lord, show us The Father, and it is sufficient for us.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Philip said to him: Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be content. <a href="/godbey/john/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Philip says to Him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. <a href="/haweis/john/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Philip saith to him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. <a href="/mace/john/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Philip said to him, Lord shew us the father, and we are satisfied. <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Master," said Philip, "cause us to see the Father: that is all we need." <a href="/worrell/john/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Philip says to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it suffices us." <a href="/worsley/john/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Philip saith unto Him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. <a href="/parallel/john/14-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5167" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">The Way, the Truth, and the Life</a> …7If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” 8<a href="/greek/5376.htm" title="5376: Philippos (N-NMS) -- From philos and hippos; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites.">Philip</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">said</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to Him,</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">“Lord,</a> <a href="/greek/1166.htm" title="1166: deixon (V-AMA-2S) -- A prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to show.">show</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patera (N-AMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/714.htm" title="714: arkei (V-PIA-3S) -- To keep off, assist; I suffice; pass: To be satisfied. Apparently a primary verb; properly, to ward off, i.e. to avail.">that will be enough</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">for us.”</a> 9Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/1-18.htm">John 1:18</a> No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known. <a href="/john/12-45.htm">John 12:45</a> And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. <a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30</a> I and the Father are one.” <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. <a href="/john/6-46.htm">John 6:46</a> not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father. <a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a> The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. <a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a> The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a> For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. <a href="/john/8-19.htm">John 8:19</a> “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.” <a href="/john/5-37.htm">John 5:37</a> And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form, <a href="/exodus/33-18.htm">Exodus 33:18-23</a> Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” / “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” / But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.” ... <a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-5</a> In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ... <a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Matthew 11:27</a> All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. <a href="/1_john/4-12.htm">1 John 4:12</a> No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. <a href="/john/17-6.htm">John 17:6</a> I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Philip said to him, Lord, show us the Father, and it suffises us.Philip.<a href="/john/1-43.htm">John 1:43-46</a> The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me… <a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-7</a> When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? … <a href="/john/12-21.htm">John 12:21,22</a> The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus… shew.<a href="/john/16-25.htm">John 16:25</a> These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.<a href="/exodus/33-18.htm">Exodus 33:18-23</a> And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory… <a href="/exodus/34-5.htm">Exodus 34:5-7</a> And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/12-39.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/john/14-2.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/john/14-5.htm">Master</a> <a href="/john/13-29.htm">Need</a> <a href="/john/12-22.htm">Philip</a> <a href="/john/6-26.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/john/11-57.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/john/12-33.htm">Show</a> <a href="/john/14-5.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">Suffices</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Sufficeth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/14-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/john/16-12.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/john/15-15.htm">Master</a> <a href="/john/16-30.htm">Need</a> <a href="/john/14-9.htm">Philip</a> <a href="/acts/27-38.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/john/14-9.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/john/14-9.htm">Show</a> <a href="/john/14-22.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">Suffices</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-26.htm">Sufficeth</a><div class="vheading2">John 14</div>1. <a href="/john/14-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples with the hope of heaven;</a> 5. <a href="/john/14-5.htm">professes himself the way, the truth, and the life, and one with the Father;</a> 13. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">assures their prayers to be effectual;</a> 15. <a href="/john/14-15.htm">requires obedience;</a> 16. <a href="/john/14-16.htm">promises the Comforter;</a> 27. <a href="/john/14-27.htm">and leaves his peace with them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Philip said to Him Philip, one of the twelve apostles, often represents the disciples' human curiosity and desire for understanding. His request reflects a common theme in the Gospels where the disciples seek clarity about Jesus' teachings. Philip's interactions with Jesus, such as in <a href="/john/1-43.htm">John 1:43-46</a> and <a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-7</a>, show his practical nature and sometimes limited spiritual insight, which is evident in this request.“Lord, show us the Father This request echoes the deep longing for a direct revelation of God, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament. In <a href="/exodus/33-18.htm">Exodus 33:18-23</a>, Moses asks to see God's glory, and God reveals His goodness but not His face. Philip's request indicates a desire for a tangible experience of God, reflecting the Jewish expectation of seeing God as a sign of divine favor and understanding. It also highlights the disciples' struggle to fully grasp Jesus' identity as the visible image of the invisible God (<a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>).and that will be enough for us.” Philip's statement suggests that seeing the Father would satisfy their need for proof and understanding, revealing a common human desire for certainty in faith. This reflects the broader biblical narrative where faith often requires trust beyond physical evidence, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>. The disciples' journey with Jesus is a process of moving from reliance on physical signs to spiritual understanding, a transition that Jesus continually guides them through, as seen in His teachings and miracles.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/philip.htm">Philip</a> One of the twelve apostles of Jesus. Known for his practical and inquisitive nature, Philip often sought clarity and understanding, as seen in this verse. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is addressing His disciples in this passage. He is preparing them for His departure and the coming of the Holy Spirit. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> Refers to God the Father, the first person of the Trinity. Philip's request to see the Father highlights a desire for a deeper revelation of God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room.htm">The Upper Room</a> The setting of this discourse, where Jesus shares His final teachings with His disciples before His crucifixion. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a> The event during which this conversation takes place, marking a significant moment of teaching and fellowship between Jesus and His disciples.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/desire_for_revelation.htm">Desire for Revelation</a> Philip's request reflects a deep human longing to know God more intimately. As believers, we should cultivate a similar desire to seek and understand God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_as_the_revelation_of_the_father.htm">Jesus as the Revelation of the Father</a> Jesus' response to Philip (in the following verses) clarifies that He is the way to know the Father. Understanding Jesus' life and teachings is crucial for knowing God. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_understanding.htm">Faith and Understanding</a> Philip's request shows that even those close to Jesus can struggle with understanding. This encourages us to seek clarity and wisdom through prayer and study of the Scriptures. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> Later in <a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">John 14</a>, Jesus promises the Holy Spirit, who will help believers understand and experience the presence of God. This highlights the importance of relying on the Spirit for spiritual insight. <a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_christ.htm">Contentment in Christ</a> Philip's statement, "and that will be enough for us," suggests that seeing the Father would satisfy their spiritual longing. This teaches us that true contentment is found in knowing God through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 14</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_being_spiritually_lost.htm">Is Jesus a Lord, Liar, Lunatic, Legend, or Guru?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_jesus_both_god_and_separate.htm">John 14:9 – How can Jesus say “whoever has seen me has seen the Father” and still be separate from God, especially given other Scriptures that distinguish the Father from the Son?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_the_apostles_die.htm">What were the causes of the apostles' deaths?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Philip saith unto him.--Comp. for the character of Philip <a href="/john/1-44.htm" title="Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.">John 1:44</a> et seq.; <a href="/john/6-5.htm" title="When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come to him, he said to Philip, From where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?">John 6:5</a> et seq.; <a href="/john/12-21.htm" title="The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.">John 12:21</a> et seq. He is joined with Thomas at the head of the second group of the Apostles, in <a href="/acts/1-13.htm" title="And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where stayed both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.">Acts 1:13</a>.Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.--He catches at the word "seen "and thinks of some revelation of the glory of God as that vouchsafed to Moses, or it may be of a vision like that which three of their number had seen, and of which others had heard, in the Mount of Transfiguration. One such vision of the Father, he thinks, would remove all their doubts; and would satisfy the deepest longings of their hearts.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 8-21. - (5) The question of Philip, with the reply. Verses 8-11. - (a) Jesus the full Revelation of the Father. Verse 8. - Philip has been introduced in <a href="/john/1-44.htm">John 1:44-46</a>; <a href="/john/6-7.htm">John 6:7</a>; <a href="/john/12-21.htm">John 12:21</a>, etc. (see notes), as one early acquainted with the sons of Zebedee, with Andrew and Nathaniel. He is described as convinced of the Messianic character of Jesus, and able, by what he had seen and heard, to overcome all prejudices. Philip, with practical mind, took part in the conversations and preparations for our Lord's great miracle on the loaves. Philip was thought of as a suitable person to introduce the Greeks to Jesus: and every hint we obtain about him is graphic and valuable. Philip saith to him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. This query is a very natural one. Though under ordinary circumstances men cannot with mortal eyes look on God, yet one of the high purports of the Christian revelation is to make it possible that men may look and live. Theophanies of Jehovah are not infrequent. The favored prophets, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Elijah, Isaiah, Ezekiel and others had been favored with visions of Divine majesty, and it was not unreasonable that the practical Philip, who believed in the invincible assent which personal experience would give, who not only had seen in Jesus the Messiah of their prophecies, but had said to Nathanael, "Come and see," and be as satisfied as I am, should now think that some gorgeous vision of the Father's face was possibly within their reach and within Christ's power to confer - a vision which would for ever scatter their doubts and enforce certitude with plausibility. B. Weiss suggests that some whisper of the Transfiguration-glory had escaped from the favored three, leading the other disciples to desire a corresponding theophany. As Luther says, "His faith flutters up into the clouds." A dazzling spectacle would satisfy and suffice for all needs. To see and know the Father, to have irresistible evidence that the Eternal Power is one who has begotten us from himself, and both knows and loves us, is the highest and most sacred yearning of the human heart. The desire is implanted by God himself. Philip, with his fellow-disciples, had not vet learned the sacred truth that they had already had the opportunity of seeing in the life of the God Man the most explicit manifestation of the Father. A dazzling phenomenon, outside of Christ, might have given to the disciples a new impression of awe and fear like that which fell on Moses and the elders of Israel, on Isaiah and Elijah; yet a far more comprehensive revelation of Divine perfection, inspiring the spirit of obedience, reverence, trust, and love, devotion, and self-sacrifice, had already been made to them, but their eyes were holden. They were not satisfied, or Philip would not have said καὶ ἀρκεῖ ἡμῖν. <a href="/commentaries/john/14-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Philip Φίλιππος (Philippos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5376.htm">Strong's 5376: </a> From philos and hippos; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites. said Λέγει (Legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to Him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Lord, Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. show δεῖξον (deixon) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1166.htm">Strong's 1166: </a> A prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to show. us ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father, Πατέρα (Patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. that will be enough ἀρκεῖ (arkei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_714.htm">Strong's 714: </a> To keep off, assist; I suffice; pass: To be satisfied. Apparently a primary verb; properly, to ward off, i.e. to avail. for us.” ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. 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