John 8:53
51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
55 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.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
- KJV
- Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
- WEB
- Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?”
- ASV
- Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?
- DARBY
- Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who has died? and the prophets have died: whom makest thou thyself?
- BLB
- Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Whom do You make Yourself?”
- ÅB
- Du er da vel ikke større enn vår far Abraham, som døde? og profetene døde; hvem gjør du deg selv til?
- OTB
- Er Du viktigere enn vår far Abraham? Selv han døde, og det gjorde alle profetene. Så hvem hevder Du å være?”
- B1930
- Du er da vel ikke større enn vår far Abraham, som døde? og profetene døde; hvem gjør du dig selv til?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 4:12
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Read in contextHebrews 7:1–7
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
Read in contextRomans 9:5
Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Read in contextIsaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Read in contextJohn 10:33
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Read in contextJohn 5:18
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
Read in contextJohn 8:58
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Read in contextHebrews 3:2–3
Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
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