John 8:37
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.”
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“I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 8:37 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 13:15For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
- Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
- John 5:16Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
- John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
- John 7:19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
- John 7:25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
- John 8:6They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
- John 8:33“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
- John 8:39“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
- John 8:43Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
- John 8:45But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
- John 8:59At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
- John 10:31At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
- John 11:53So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
- John 12:39For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
- Acts 13:26Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
- Romans 9:7Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
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