John 8:39

³⁷ I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.

³⁸ I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.

⁴⁰ But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

⁴¹ You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
KJV: They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
WEB: They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
ASV: They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham`s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
DARBY: They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus says to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham;
BLB: They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus says to them, “If you⁺ were children of Abraham, you⁺ would do the works of Abraham.

ÅB: De svarte ham: Vår far er Abraham! Jesus sier til dem: Var dere Abrahams barn, da gjorde dere Abrahams gjerninger;
OTB: “Abraham er vår far,” svarte de. “Hvis dere virkelig var Abrahams barn,” sa Jesus, “da ville dere gjøre det Abraham gjorde.
B1930: De svarte ham: Vår far er Abraham! Jesus sier til dem: Var I Abrahams barn, da gjorde I Abrahams gjerninger;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Galatians 3:7
Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
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Romans 9:7
Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
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John 8:37
I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
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Romans 2:28–29
A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.
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Matthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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Matthew 3:9
And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
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Galatians 3:29
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
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Romans 4:12
And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
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