John 8:39

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They answered{G611} and{G2532} said{G2036} unto him,{G846} Our{G2257} father{G3962} is{G2076} Abraham.{G11} Jesus{G2424} saith{G3004} unto them,{G846} If{G1487} ye were{G2258} Abraham's{G11} children,{G5043} ye would do{G4160} the{G302} works{G2041} of Abraham.{G11}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They answered{G611}{(G5662)} and{G2532} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto him{G846}, Abraham{G11} is{G2076}{(G5748)} our{G2257} father{G3962}. Jesus{G2424} saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto them{G846}, If{G1487} ye were{G2258}{(G5713)} Abraham's{G11} children{G5043}, ye would do{G4160}{(G5707)}{G302} the works{G2041} of Abraham{G11}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    They answered and sayde vnto him: Abraham is oure father. Iesus sayde vnto them. If ye were Abrahams chyldren ye wolde do the dedes of Abraham.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They answered, and sayde vnto him: Abraham is oure father. Iesus sayde vnto them: Yf ye were Abrahams children, ye wolde do the dedes of Abraham.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    They answered, and saide vnto him, Abraham is our father. Iesus said vnto them, If ye were Abrahams children, ye woulde doe the workes of Abraham.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They aunswered, and saide vnto him: Abraham is our father. Iesus saith vnto them: Yf ye were Abrahams childre, ye woulde do the workes of Abraham.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    They answered and said to him, `Our father is Abraham;' Jesus saith to them, `If children of Abraham ye were, the works of Abraham ye were doing;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They answered him,“Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied,“If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.

Referenced Verses

  • Gal 3:7 : 7 Therefore, know that those who have faith are children of Abraham.
  • John 8:37 : 37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place in you.
  • Rom 9:7 : 7 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, 'Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.'
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • Gal 3:29 : 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
  • Jas 2:22-24 : 22 You see that his faith was working together with his works, and by works his faith was made perfect. 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,' and he was called a friend of God. 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
  • Rom 2:28-29 : 28 For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. 29 But a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a person’s praise is not from people, but from God.
  • Rom 4:12 : 12 and to be the father of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
  • Rom 4:16 : 16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, that it may be according to grace, so that it might be guaranteed to all the offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • John 8:36-38
    3 verses
    83%

    36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be truly free.

    37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place in 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."

  • John 8:40-47
    8 verses
    82%

    40 But now you are trying to kill me—a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

    41 You are doing the works of your father." They said to him, "We are not illegitimate children. We have one Father—God."

    42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I did not come on my own, but he sent me.

    43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

    44 You are from your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

    45 But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me.

    46 Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?

    47 The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you do not listen, because you are not from God.

  • Luke 3:8
    77%

    8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

  • Matt 3:9
    77%

    9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

  • John 8:33-34
    2 verses
    76%

    33 They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’?"

    34 Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.

  • John 8:52-58
    7 verses
    74%

    52 Then the Jews said, "Now we know you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets. Yet you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'

    53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died too. Who do you claim to be?"

    54 Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, whom you claim as your God.

    55 Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I know him and I keep his word.

    56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.

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

    58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.

  • Gal 3:7
    74%

    7 Therefore, know that those who have faith are children of Abraham.

  • John 8:19
    74%

    19 Then they asked him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."

  • John 6:28-30
    3 verses
    72%

    28 Then they said to him, 'What must we do to perform the works of God?'

    29 Jesus answered them, 'This is the work of God: that you believe in the one he has sent.'

    30 So they said to him, 'What sign will you perform, so that we may see and believe you? What will you do?'

  • John 10:25
    72%

    25 Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify about me,

  • John 10:37-38
    2 verses
    72%

    37 If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe me.

    38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.

  • Rom 9:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, 'Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.'

    8 This means it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.

  • Rom 4:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 What then shall we say about Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?

    2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God.

  • Gal 3:29
    71%

    29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

  • John 10:32
    71%

    32 Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?'

  • Acts 3:25
    70%

    25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham: 'Through your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.'

  • John 5:17
    70%

    17 But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I too am working.'

  • John 8:31
    70%

    31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples.

  • Luke 16:29
    68%

    29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.'

  • John 9:41
    68%

    41 Jesus replied, 'If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now that you claim, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

  • Jas 2:21
    68%

    21 Was not our father Abraham justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?

  • John 8:23-24
    2 verses
    68%

    23 He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

    24 That is why I told you that you will die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."

  • John 5:38-39
    2 verses
    68%

    38 Nor do you have His word abiding in you, because you do not believe the one He sent.

    39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; yet it is they that testify about me.

  • John 6:42
    68%

    42 They said, 'Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?'.

  • John 10:34
    68%

    34 Jesus answered them, 'Is it not written in your Law: "I have said you are gods"?'

  • John 8:28
    68%

    28 So Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own, but speak just as the Father taught me.

  • Heb 11:18
    68%

    18 even though it was said to him, 'Through Isaac your descendants will be named.'