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.
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, х logon (G3056)] - or 'word.' Our Lord now rises to the summit of holy, naked severity, thereby to draw this long dialogue to a head.