John 8:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.”

John 8:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 8:38 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 8:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

John 8:38 — World English Bible

John 8:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I speak the things which I have seen with my Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father.”

John 8:38 — American Standard Version

John 8:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I--that which I have seen with my Father do speak, and ye, therefore, that which ye have seen with your father--ye do.'”

John 8:38 — Young's Literal Translation

John 8:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I speak what I have seen with my Father, and ye then do what ye have seen with your father. ”

John 8:38 — Darby Translation

John 8:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I speake that which I haue seene with my Father: and ye doe that which ye haue seene with your father.”

John 8:38 — Geneva Bible

John 8:38 in Context — John 8

36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

37 I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

39 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.

40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

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What Does John 8:38 Mean?

John 8:38 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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