John 8:56
Abraham, your father, rejoiced that he could see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
In Context
57Then the Jews said to him: You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?
Cross References
Luke 2:28he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and said:
John 8:37I know that you are the posterity of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.
Galatians 3:7Know, therefore, that those who are of faith are the sons of Abraham.
Hebrews 11:39And all these, having obtained a good reputation by faith, received not the promise,
Matthew Henry on John 8:52-59
Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye… Read the whole commentary →