John 8:39
They answered and said unto him, Our Father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would have done the works of Abraham.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
38I speak what I have seen with my Father: and ye do therefore what ye have seen with your father.
Cross References
Matthew 3:9and think not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say unto you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
John 8:37I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.
Romans 4:12and the father of circumcision, not to those who are of the circumcision merely, but who also tread in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham, which he exercised while uncircumcised.
Romans 9:7nor, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Galatians 3:29But if ye are Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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 →