John 8:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.”
John 8:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 8:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 8:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore 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.”
John 8:42 — World English Bible
John 8:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me. ”
John 8:42 — American Standard Version
John 8:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Jesus then said to them, `If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;”
John 8:42 — Young's Literal Translation
John 8:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Jesus said to them, IfGod were your father ye would have loved me, for I came forth fromGod and am come [from him]; for neither am I come of myself, but he has sent me. ”
John 8:42 — Darby Translation
John 8:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore Iesus sayde vnto them, If God were your Father, then woulde ye loue mee: for I proceeded foorth, and came from God, neither came I of my selfe, but he sent me.”
John 8:42 — Geneva Bible
John 8:42 in Context — John 8
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.
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
What Does John 8:42 Mean?
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