John 8:56
Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: he saw it and was glad.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
In Context
57The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty years old. And hast thou seen Abraham?
Cross References
Genesis 22:18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Luke 2:28He also took him into his arms and blessed God and said
John 8:37I know that you are the children of Abraham: but you seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
Galatians 3:7Know ye, therefore, that they who are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Hebrews 11:39And all these, being approved by the testimony of 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 →