John 8:38-59

38 "I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from ¹your father."

39 They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is ²our father." Jesus said to them, "³If you are Abraham's children, do the deeds of Abraham.

40 "But as it is, ⁴you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has ⁵told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

41 "You are doing the deeds of ⁶your father." They said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; ⁷we have one Father: God."

42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, ⁸you would love Me, ⁹for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have ¹⁰not even come on My own initiative, but ¹¹He sent Me.

43 "Why * do you not understand ¹²what I am saying? It is because you cannot * ¹³hear My word.

44 "¹⁴You are of ¹⁵your father the devil, and ¹⁶you want to do the desires of your father. ¹⁷He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because ¹⁸there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he ¹⁹speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

45 "But because ²⁰I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.

46 "Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If ²¹I speak truth, why * do you not believe Me?

47 "²²He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."

48 ²³The Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a ²⁴Samaritan and ²⁵have a demon?"

49 Jesus answered, "I do not ²⁶have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

50 "But ²⁷I do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks and judges.

51 "Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone ²⁸keeps My word he will never * ²⁹see death."

52 ³⁰The Jews said to Him, "Now we know that You ³¹have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets also; and You say, 'If anyone ³²keeps My word, he will never * ³³taste of death.'

53 "Surely You ³⁴are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?"

54 Jesus answered, "³⁵If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; ³⁶it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, 'He is our God ';

55 and ³⁷you have not come to know Him, ³⁸but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be ³⁹a liar like you, ⁴⁰but I do know Him and ⁴¹keep His word.

56 "⁴²Your father Abraham ⁴³rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad."

57 ⁴⁴So the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?"

58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, ⁴⁵I am."

59 Therefore they ⁴⁶picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus ⁴⁷hid Himself and went out of the temple.

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Cross References 47

1. John 8:41, 44
2. Matthew 3:9; John 8:37
3. Romans 9:7; Galatians 3:7
4. John 7:1; John 8:37
5. John 8:26
6. John 8:38, 44
7. Deuteronomy 32:6; Isaiah 63:16; Isaiah 64:8
8. 1 John 5:1
9. John 13:3; John 16:28, 30; John 17:8
10. John 7:28
11. John 3:17
12. John 8:33, 39, 41
13. John 5:25
14. 1 John 3:8
15. John 8:38, 41
16. John 7:17
17. Genesis 3:4; 1 John 3:8, 15
18. 1 John 2:4
19. Matthew 12:34
20. John 18:37
21. John 18:37
22. 1 John 4:6
23. John 1:19
24. Matthew 10:5; John 4:9
25. John 7:20
26. John 7:20
27. John 5:41; John 8:54
28. John 8:55; John 14:23; John 15:20; John 17:6
29. Matthew 16:28; Luke 2:26; John 8:52; Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 11:5
30. John 1:19
31. John 7:20
32. John 8:55; John 14:23; John 15:20; John 17:6
33. John 8:51
34. John 4:12
35. John 8:50
36. John 7:39
37. John 8:19; John 15:21
38. John 7:29
39. John 8:44
40. John 7:29
41. John 8:51; John 15:10
42. John 8:37, 39
43. Matthew 13:17; Hebrews 11:13
44. John 1:19
45. Exodus 3:14; John 1:1; John 17:5, 24
46. Matthew 12:14; John 10:31; John 11:8
47. John 12:36

Footnotes 8

[a]. Or "in the presence of"
[b]. Lit "that One"
[c]. Or "My way of speaking"
[d]. Lit "the lie"
[e]. Lit "it"
[f]. Lit "in order that he might see"
[g]. Lit "came into being"
[h]. Lit "was hidden"

John 8:38-59

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