John 8:52

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 8:48 : 48 The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?
  • Heb 2:9 : 9 But we see him who was made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, because he let himself be put to death so that by the grace of God he might undergo death for all men.
  • Heb 11:13 : 13 All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.
  • John 8:51 : 51 Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
  • John 9:24 : 24 So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.
  • Zech 1:5-6 : 5 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they go on living for ever? 6 But my words and my orders, which I gave to my servants the prophets, have they not overtaken your fathers? and turning back they said, As it was the purpose of the Lord of armies to do to us, in reward for our ways and our doings, so has he done.

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  • John 8:51
    83%

    51Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

  • John 8:47-49
    3 verses
    81%

    47He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

    48The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?

    49And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

  • John 8:53
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    53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

  • John 8:55-58
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    78%

    55You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

    56Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.

    57Then the Jews said to him, You are not fifty years old; have you seen Abraham?

    58Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

  • John 7:19-20
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    76%

    19Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

    20The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?

  • John 8:21-25
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    74%

    21Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

    22So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

    23And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

    24For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.

    25Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.

  • John 8:37-41
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    37I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you.

    38I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.

    39In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

    40But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.

    41You are doing the works of your father. They said to him, We are true sons of Abraham; we have one Father, who is God.

  • John 6:52-53
    2 verses
    72%

    52Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food?

    53Then Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, If you do not take the flesh of the Son of man for food, and if you do not take his blood for drink, you have no life in you.

  • John 2:18
    71%

    18Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

  • John 8:43-44
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    43Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.

    44You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

  • John 11:26
    71%

    26And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?

  • John 19:7
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    7And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

  • John 10:33
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    33This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

  • John 8:19
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    19Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

  • John 8:31-33
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    31Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;

    32And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.

    33They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?

  • John 10:20
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    20And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

  • John 3:11
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    11Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.

  • John 16:30
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    30Now we are certain that you have knowledge of all things and have no need for anyone to put questions to you: through this we have faith that you came from God.

  • Luke 16:29-30
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    29But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say.

    30And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.

  • John 7:36
    69%

    36What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

  • John 18:31-32
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    31Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

    32(That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)

  • John 10:31
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    31Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.

  • John 9:28
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    28And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

  • John 5:39
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    39You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

  • John 5:18
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    18For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

  • John 16:18
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    18So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.

  • John 11:8
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    8The disciples said to him, Master, the Jews were attempting only the other day to have you stoned, and are you going back there again?

  • John 8:13
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    13So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.

  • Acts 7:52
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    52Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;

  • John 6:42
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    42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?