John 8:53

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • John 4:12 : 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?
  • John 5:18 : 18 For 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 8:58 : 58 Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
  • John 10:29-30 : 29 That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand. 30 I and my Father are one.
  • John 10:33 : 33 This 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 12:34 : 34 Then the people in answer said to him, The law says that the Christ will have life without end: how say you then that it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?
  • John 19:7 : 7 And 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.
  • Rom 9:5 : 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.
  • Heb 3:2-3 : 2 Who kept faith with God who gave him his place, even as Moses did in all his house. 3 And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.
  • Heb 7:1-7 : 1 For this Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who gave Abraham his blessing, meeting him when he came back after putting the kings to death, 2 And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace; 3 Being without father or mother, or family, having no birth or end to his life, being made like the Son of God, is a priest for ever. 4 Now see how great this man was, to whom our father Abraham gave a tenth part of what he had got in the fight. 5 And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham. 6 But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking. 7 But there is no doubt that the less gets his blessing from the greater.
  • Isa 9:6 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
  • Matt 12:6 : 6 But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.
  • Matt 12:41-42 : 41 The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

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  • John 8:52
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    52The 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.

  • John 8:54-58
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    54Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.

    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 8:37-42
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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.

    42Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.

  • John 10:32-36
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    32Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

    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.

    34In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?

    35If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),

    36Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

  • John 5:17-18
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    17But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

    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 8:48-50
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    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.

    50I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.

  • John 8:13-14
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    13So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.

    14Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.

  • 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.

  • 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 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 8:22-25
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    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 18:34
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    34Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

  • John 7:19-20
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    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 4:12
    69%

    12Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?

  • John 8:33
    67%

    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 2:18
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    18Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

  • Matt 22:32
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    32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead but of the living.

  • Mark 12:26-27
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    67%

    26But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

    27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: you are greatly in error.

  • John 8:28
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    28So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

  • John 8:46
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    46Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?

  • 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?

  • John 5:36
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    36But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

  • John 5:44-45
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    44How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

    45Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

  • 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.

  • Luke 20:37
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    37But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

  • Matt 3:9
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    9And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.

  • Luke 11:48
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    48So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.