39"Abraham is our father," they answered. "If you were Abraham's children," said Jesus, "then you would


In Context

36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

37 I know you are Abraham's descendants. Yet you are ready to kill me, because you have no room for my word.

38 I am telling you what I have seen in the Father's presence, and you do what you have heard from your father. "

39 "Abraham is our father," they answered. "If you were Abraham's children," said Jesus, "then you would

40 do the things Abraham did. As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.

41 You are doing the things your own father does." "We are not illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have is God himself."

John 8:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:39They 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:39They answered, and said to him: Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them: If you be the children of Abraham, do the works of Abraham.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:39They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:39They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus says to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:39They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:39They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:39They answered him, |Our father is Abraham.| Jesus said to them, |If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:39They 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:39They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.