John 8:39

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.

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  • Gal 3:7 : 7 Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are children of Abraham.
  • John 8:37 : 37 I know that you are Abraham's seed, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.
  • Rom 9:7 : 7 Neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your seed be called."
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
  • Gal 3:29 : 29 If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to promise.
  • Jas 2:22-24 : 22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.
  • Rom 2:28-29 : 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
  • Rom 4:12 : 12 He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
  • Rom 4:16 : 16 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

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    36If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

    37I know that you are Abraham's seed, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

    38I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have seen with your father."

  • John 8:40-47
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    40But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn't do this.

    41You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God."

    42Therefore Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven't come of myself, but he sent me.

    43Why don't you understand my speech? Because you can't hear my word.

    44You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.

    45But because I tell the truth, you don't believe me.

    46Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?

    47He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don't hear, because you are not of God."

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    8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

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    9Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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    33They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"

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  • John 8:52-58
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    52Then the Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, 'If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.'

    53Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"

    54Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.

    55You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, 'I don't know him,' I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word.

    56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it, and was glad."

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

    58Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."

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    7Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are children of Abraham.

  • John 8:19
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    19They said therefore to 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
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    28They said therefore to him, "What must we do, that we may work the works of God?"

    29Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."

    30They said therefore to him, "What then do you do for a sign, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you do?

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    37If I don't do the works of my Father, don't believe me.

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    1What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

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    32Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?"

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    17But Jesus answered them, "My Father is still working, so I am working, too."

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