John 8:56
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”
English Majority Text (NT)
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 up in his arms and blessed God and said: 1
John 8:37“I know that you are Abraham's seed, but you seek to kill Me, because My word finds no place in you.
Galatians 3:7Know therefore that those who are of faith, these are sons of Abraham.
Hebrews 11:39And all these, having obtained witness through their faith, did not receive 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 →