John 8:39

They answered and said to him, 'Our father is Abraham;' Jesus saith to them, 'If children of Abraham ye were, the works of Abraham ye were doing;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

38I — that which I have seen with my Father do speak, and ye, therefore, that which ye have seen with your father — ye do.'

40and now, ye seek to kill me — a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;

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Cross References

Matthew 3:9and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,

John 8:37'I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;

Romans 4:12and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, that [is] in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

Romans 9:7nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children, but — 'in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

Galatians 3:29and if ye [are] of Christ then of Abraham ye are seed, and according to promise — heirs.

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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