John 8:56
Your father Abraham reioyced to see my day, and he sawe it, and was glad.
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- Heb 11:13 : 13 All these died in faith, and receiued not the promises, but sawe them a farre off, and beleeued them, and receiued them thankefully, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
- John 8:39 : 39 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.
- Matt 13:17 : 17 For verely I say vnto you, that many Prophets, & righteous men haue desired to see those things which ye see, & haue not seene them, & to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.
- Luke 2:28-30 : 28 Then hee tooke him in his armes, and praised God, and sayd, 29 Lorde, nowe lettest thou thy seruaunt depart in peace, according to thy woorde, 30 For mine eyes haue seene thy saluation,
- Luke 10:24 : 24 For I tell you that many Prophets and Kings haue desired to see those things, which ye see, and haue not seene them: and to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.
- John 8:37 : 37 I know that ye are Abrahams seede, but yee seeke to kill mee, because my worde hath no place in you.
- Gal 3:7-9 : 7 Knowe ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 For the Scripture foreseeing, that God would iustifie the Gentiles through faith, preached before the Gospel vnto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the Gentiles be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith, are blessed with faithfull Abraham.
- Heb 11:39 : 39 And these all through faith obteined good report, and receiued not the promes,
- 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 Of the which saluation ye Prophets haue inquired and searched, which prophecied of the grace that should come vnto you, 11 Searching when or what time the Spirite which testified before of Christ which was in them, shoulde declare the sufferings that should come vnto Christ, and the glorie that shoulde followe. 12 Vnto whome it was reueiled, that not vnto themselues, but vnto vs they shoulde minister the things, which are nowe shewed vnto you by them which haue preached vnto you the Gospell by the holy Ghost sent downe from heauen, the which things the Angels desire to beholde.
- Gen 22:18 : 18 And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voyce.
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57 Then sayd ye Iewes vnto him, Thou art not yet fiftie yeere olde, & hast thou seene Abraham?
58 Iesus sayd vnto them, Verely, verely I say vnto you, before Abraham was, I am.
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51 Verely, verely I say vnto you, If a man keepe my word, he shall neuer see death.
52 Then said the Iewes to him, Now know we that thou hast a deuill. Abraham is dead, and the Prophets: and thou sayest, If a man keepe my worde, he shall neuer taste of death.
53 Art thou greater then our father Abraham, which is dead? and the Prophets are dead: whome makest thou thy selfe?
54 Iesus answered, If I honour my selfe, mine honour is nothing worth: it is my Father that honoureth me, whome ye say, that hee is your God.
55 Yet ye haue not knowen him: but I knowe him, and if I should say I know him not, I should be a liar like vnto you: but I knowe him, and keepe his worde.
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36 If that Sonne therefore shal make you free, ye shalbe free in deede.
37 I know that ye are Abrahams seede, but yee seeke to kill mee, because my worde hath no place in you.
38 I speake that which I haue seene with my Father: and ye doe that which ye haue seene with your father.
39 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.
40 But nowe ye goe about to kill mee, a man that haue told you the trueth, which I haue heard of God: this did not Abraham.
41 Ye do the workes of your father. Then said they to him, We are not borne of fornication: we haue one Father, which is God.
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7 If ye had knowen mee, ye should haue knowen my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and haue seene him.
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18 I am one that beare witnes of my selfe, and the Father that sent me, beareth witnes of me.
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45 And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.
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36 But I haue greater witnesse then the witnesse of Iohn: for the workes which the Father hath giuen me to finish, the same workes that I doe, beare witnesse of me, that the Father sent me.
37 And the Father himselfe, which hath sent me, beareth witnesse of me. Ye haue not heard his voyce at any time, neither haue ye seene his shape.
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22 And ye nowe therefore are in sorowe: but I will see you againe, & your hearts shal reioyce, and your ioy shall no man take from you.
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30 For mine eyes haue seene thy saluation,
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36 But I said vnto you, that ye also haue seene me, and beleeue not.
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