John 8:57

Therefore those of Yehudah said to him, You do not yet possess fifty years and yet you have seen Avraham Avinu?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

In Context

56Avraham your Av had lev same'ach to see the Yom of me, + 8:56 the Yom HaMoshiach and he saw it and had simcha. + 8:56 Gn 18:18

58Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Omein, omein, I say to you, before Avraham came into being, Ani Hu. + 8:58 Ex 3:4; 6:3; Isa 41:4; 43:10,13

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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 →

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