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John 14
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john.14.knowFather14
ἐγνώκατε… γνώσεσθε / ἐγνώκειτε… ἂν ᾔδειτε
TEXTGRAMMARTRANSLATIONlow confidence
Does verse 7 describe real knowledge or an unreal condition?
The manuscripts divide between ‘if you have known me, you will know’ and ‘if you had known me, you would have known.’ The difference changes whether Jesus promises recognition or rebukes its absence.
Why this default
The promise form is the working default because it has exceptionally early support and fits the verse’s movement into present recognition. The contrary-to-fact form is also early and may reflect the rebuke in verse 9.
Evidence
ExternalPromise form: P66, א, D*, W; contrary-to-fact forms: B, C*, L, Q and the later tradition in several grammatical shapes.
InternalCopyists could conform verse 7 to Jesus’ rebuke of Philip in verse 9, but they could also regularize an awkward conditional into a promise.
Project defaultIf you have known me, you will also know my Father
Project default · early promise form
Witnessesἐγνώκατε… γνώσεσθε · P66, א, D*, WAlternativeIf you had known me, you would also have known my Father
Ancient contrary-to-fact form
Witnessesἐγνώκειτε… ἂν ᾔδειτε/ἐγνώκειτε · B, C*, L, Q, A, later traditionAlternativeIf you [have/had] known me, you [will/would] also know my Father
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