John 8:25

Who art thou?

He had said, "believe that. am;" they said, "believe that thou art what? Who art thou?" Their words were no doubt spoken with. sneer, as though they said, "Whom, then, dost thou fancy thyself to be?" His answer is not such as he was wont to give to honest, earnest seekers, but such as mockers merited: "Even the same that. said from the beginning.". refer you to my words and what they testify of me. His teaching was. demonstration of his character. This answer of Christ has provoked much discussion, not so much concerning its meaning, as its proper translation. The early Greek Fathers, such men as Chrysostom and Cyril, men who spoke Greek as their native tongue, held that the Savior said, "Why am. even speaking to you at all?" Or, in other words, Why will he condescend to speak at all to men upon whom his words are wasted? This gives. clear and harmonious idea.