John 8:57
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.
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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
- Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
- KJV
- Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
- WEB
- The Jews therefore said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old! Have you seen Abraham?”
- ASV
- The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
- DARBY
- The Jews therefore said to him, Thou hast not yet fifty years, and hast thou seen Abraham?
- BLB
- Therefore the Jews said to Him, “Not yet do You have fifty years, and You have seen Abraham?”
- ÅB
- Jødene sa da til ham: Du er enda ikke femti år og har sett Abraham?
- OTB
- “Du er ikke engang femti år gammel,” sa de til Ham, “og sier Du har sett Abraham!”
- B1930
- Jødene sa da til ham: Du er ennu ikke femti år og har sett Abraham?