Verse 40
John 8:40
World English Bible
40
But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God (Elohim). Abraham didn’t do this.
Original Language Text
greek
νῦν δὲ ζητεῖτέ με ἀποκτεῖναι, ἄνθρωπον ὃς τὴν ἀλήθειαν ὑμῖν λελάληκα ἣν ἤκουσα παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ· τοῦτο Ἀβραὰμ οὐκ ἐποίησεν.
English Translation
But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
but Yashua (Jesus) went to the Mount of Olives.
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Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat...
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3
The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the middle,
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they told him, “Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.
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Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. What then do you say about her?”
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They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of.
But Yashua (Jesus) stoo...
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7
But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them,
“He who is without sin among you,...
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8
Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
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9
They, when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from t...
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10
Yashua (Jesus), standing up, saw her and said,
“Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn y...
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11
She said, “No one, Lord.”
Yashua (Jesus) said,
“Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on,...
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12
Again, therefore, Yashua (Jesus) spoke to them, saying,
“I am the light of the world.
He who follows...
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13
The Pharisees therefore said to him, “You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”
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14
Yashua (Jesus) answered them,
“Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know wher...
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15
You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.
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16
Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me....
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It’s also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.
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I am one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”
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They said therefore to him, “Where is your Father?”
Yashua (Jesus) answered,
“You know neither me, n...
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20
Yashua (Jesus) spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested hi...
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21
Yashua (Jesus) said therefore again to them,
“I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will di...
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22
The Jews therefore said, “Will he kill himself, because he says,
‘Where I am going, you can’t come’?...
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23
He said to them,
“You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this wor...
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24
I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am
he, you wi...
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25
They said therefore to him, “Who are you?”
Yashua (Jesus) said to them,
“Just what I have been sayin...
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I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the th...
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They didn’t understand that he spoke to them about the Father.
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Yashua (Jesus) therefore said to them,
“When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know t...
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He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are ple...
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30
As he spoke these things, many believed in him.
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31
Yashua (Jesus) therefore said to those Jews who had believed him,
“If you remain in my word, then yo...
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32
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
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33
They answered him, “We are Abraham’s offspring, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you...
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34
Yashua (Jesus) answered them,
“Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservan...
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35
A bondservant doesn’t live in the house forever. A son remains forever.
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36
If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
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37
I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in...
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38
I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have seen w...
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39
They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.”
Yashua (Jesus) said to them,
“If you were Abraham’s chil...
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40
But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God (Elohim). Abr...
41
You do the works of your father.”
They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have...
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42
Therefore Yashua (Jesus) said to them,
“If God (Elohim) were your father, you would love me, for I c...
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43
Why don’t you understand my speech? Because you can’t hear my word.
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44
You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer...
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45
But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me.
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46
Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
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He who is of God (Elohim) hears the words of God (Elohim). For this cause you don’t hear, because y...
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48
Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
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49
Yashua (Jesus) answered,
“I don’t have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
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50
But I don’t seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.
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51
Most certainly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death.”
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52
Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and y...
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53
Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out...
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54
Yashua (Jesus) answered,
“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me...
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55
You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar....
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56
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it, and was glad.”
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57
The Jews therefore said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”
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58
Yashua (Jesus) said to them,
“Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”...
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Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Yashua (Jesus) was hidden, and went out of the te...
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