John 8:42

Jesus said to them; If God were your Father, you would love me: for I came out from God, and I return; for I have not spoken from myself, but He sent me.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

In Context

41You are doing the works of your father. They said to Him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, God.

43Wherefore do you not understand my speech? Because you are not able to hear my word.

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Cross References

John 3:17For God sent not His Son into the world that He may condemn the world; but that the world through Him may be saved.

John 5:43I have come in the name of my Father, and you do not receive me: if another may come in his own name, you will receive him.

John 12:49Because I have not spoken of Myself; but the Father Himself having sent me, gave me commandment, what I shall speak, and what I shall say.

John 15:23The one hating me hates my Father also.

John 17:8because the words which thou didst give me I have given unto them; and they received them, and they know truly that I came out from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.

Matthew Henry on John 8:39-48

Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees. 38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. 39 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. 40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. 41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even… Read the whole commentary →

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