Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

International Standard Version

Jesus told them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing what Abraham did. But now you're trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham would'nt have done that.

A Conservative Version

But now ye seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

American Standard Version

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.

Amplified

But as it is, you want to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This is not the way Abraham acted.

An Understandable Version

But instead, you are trying to kill me, a man who has [only] told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this [kind of thing].

Anderson New Testament

But now you seek to kill me, a man that has spoken to you the truth, which I have heard from God; this Abraham did not.

Bible in Basic English

But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.

Common New Testament

but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.

Daniel Mace New Testament

but now ye seek to kill me, the man who has told you the truth, such as I have learnt it of God: Abraham did not act thus.

Darby Translation

but now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.

Godbey New Testament

But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard with God: Abraham did not this.

Goodspeed New Testament

But instead you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth he has heard from God. Abraham would not have done that.

John Wesley New Testament

But now ye seek to kill me, a man who hath told you the truth which I have heard from God.

Julia Smith Translation

And now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.

King James 2000

But now you seek to kill me, a man that has told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who spoke to you the truth which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.

Modern King James verseion

But now you seek to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth which I have heard beside God; this Abraham did not do.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But now ye go about to kill me, a man that have told you the truth, which I have heard of God: This did not Abraham.

Moffatt New Testament

but now you want to kill me ??to kill a man who has told you the truth, the truth I have learned from God. Abraham did not do that.

Montgomery New Testament

"But now you are seeking to kill me?? man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do that.

NET Bible

But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

New Heart English Bible

But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

Noyes New Testament

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath spoken to you the truth, which I heard from God; this did not Abraham.

Sawyer New Testament

but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I have heard from God; Abraham did not do this.

The Emphasized Bible

But, now, ye are seeking, to kill me, - A man who, the truth, unto you, hath spoken, which I have heard from God: this, Abraham, did not.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But now ye seek to kill me, a man who hath told you the truth, which I have heard from God. Abraham did not so.

Twentieth Century New Testament

But, as it is, you are seeking to put me to death--a man who has told you the Truth as he heard it from God. Abraham did not act in that way.

Webster

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.

Weymouth New Testament

But, in fact, you are longing to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth which I have heard from God. Abraham did not do that.

Williams New Testament

But right now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that He has learned from God. Abraham never did that.

World English Bible

But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn't do this.

Worrell New Testament

But now ye are seeking to kill Me, a Man Who hath told you the truth, which I heard from My Father: this Abraham did not.

Worsley New Testament

but now ye seek to kill me, who have told you the truth which I have heard from God: Abraham did not thus.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

now
νῦν 
Nun 
Usage: 102

ye seek
ζητέω 
Zeteo 
Usage: 79

to kill
ἀποκτείνω 
Apokteino 
Usage: 40

me
μέ 
me 
me, I, my, not tr
Usage: 122

a man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

λαλέω 
Laleo 
Usage: 235

you
ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

the truth
ἀλήθεια 
Aletheia 
Usage: 87

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

of
παρά 
Para 
of, with, from, by ... side, at, than,
Usage: 145

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

τοῦτο 
Touto 
Usage: 232

did
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

References

Context Readings

The Priority Of Jesus Over Abraham

39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham. 40 But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. 41 You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father: God.”



Cross References

John 8:26

I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world.”

Psalm 37:12

The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.

Psalm 37:32

The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

John 8:37-38

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

John 8:56

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”

Romans 4:12

and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.

Galatians 4:16

So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Galatians 4:29

But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now also.

1 John 3:12-15

not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

Revelation 12:4

And his tail *swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.

Revelation 12:12-13

For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”

Revelation 12:17

So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

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