John 8:39 ““Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraha…”

John 8:39

“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.

American Standard Version

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.

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.

Darby Translation

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;

Young's Literal Translation

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;

Bible in Basic English

In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

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Cross references

“If”

Galatians 3:7 John 8:37 Romans 9:7 Matthew 3:9 Matthew 5:45 Romans 4:12

Galatians 3:7 · BSB

Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.

John 8:37 · BSB

I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.

Romans 9:7 · BSB

Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

Matthew 3:9 · BSB

And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

Matthew 5:45 · BSB

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Romans 4:12 · BSB

And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

38I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

40But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

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