John 8:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
John 8:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 8:39 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 8:39 WEB — 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.”
John 8:39 — World English Bible
John 8:39 ASV — 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. ”
John 8:39 — American Standard Version
John 8:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
John 8:39 — Young's Literal Translation
John 8:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus says to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham; ”
John 8:39 — Darby Translation
John 8:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
John 8:39 — Geneva Bible
John 8:39 in Context — John 8
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.
41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
What Does John 8:39 Mean?
John 8:39 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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