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John 8:39-59
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John 8:39-59
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You Are of Your Father the Devil
39 They answered him, (A)“Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, (B)“If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, 40 but now (C)you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth (D)that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. 41 You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, (E)“We were not born of sexual immorality. We have (F)one Father—even God.” 42 Jesus said to them, (G)“If God were your Father, you would love me, for (H)I came from God and (I)I am here. (J)I came not of my own accord, but (K)he sent me. 43 (L)Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot (M)bear to hear my word. 44 (N)You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. (O)He was a murderer from the beginning, and (P)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. (Q)When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47 (R)Whoever is of God hears the words of God. (S)The reason why you do not hear them is that (T)you are not of God.”
Before Abraham Was, I Am
48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and (U)have a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but (V)I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet (W)I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Truly, truly, (X)I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never (Y)see death.” 52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! (Z)Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet (AA)you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never (AB)taste death.’ 53 (AC)Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?” 54 Jesus answered, (AD)“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. (AE)It is my Father who glorifies me, (AF)of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’[a] 55 But (AG)you have not known him. (AH)I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be (AI)a liar (AJ)like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. 56 (AK)Your father Abraham (AL)rejoiced (AM)that he would see my day. (AN)He saw it and was glad.” 57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”[b] 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (AO)I am.” 59 So (AP)they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
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John 8:39-59
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John 8:39-59
New International Version
39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,”(A) said Jesus, “then you would[a] do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me,(B) a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God.(C) Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.”(D)
“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”(E)
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me,(F) for I have come here from God.(G) I have not come on my own;(H) God sent me.(I) 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil,(J) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.(K) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(L) 45 Yet because I tell the truth,(M) you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.(N) The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
Jesus’ Claims About Himself
48 The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan(O) and demon-possessed?”(P)
49 “I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking glory for myself;(Q) but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”(R)
52 At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed!(S) Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham?(T) He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself,(U) my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.(V) 55 Though you do not know him,(W) I know him.(X) If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word.(Y) 56 Your father Abraham(Z) rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it(AA) and was glad.”
57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born,(AB) I am!”(AC) 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him,(AD) but Jesus hid himself,(AE) slipping away from the temple grounds.
Footnotes
- John 8:39 Some early manuscripts “If you are Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then
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