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John MacEvilly’s exposition of the gospel of John offers a clear, Catholic, passage-by-passage interpretation of the text. It combines traditional exegesis with moral exhortation and so has been widely used as a daily devotional. The work was originally intended for laymen, but quickly found a place as a textbook in seminary education and has seen numerous editions.

28, 29. “Jesus, therefore, knowing their thoughts and conversation, “cried out in the Temple,” raised His voice, to render more impressive what He was saying, “teaching and saying,” as the only thing you want in Me, in order to acknowledge Me as your Messiah is, not to know me. He then shows they did not know Him. They should, therefore, acknowledge Him. “You both know Me and know who I am.” That is, you assert that you know who I am and My parentage, as you think you know My parents; but, in this
John 7:28–29