Parallel Verses
NET Bible
"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been anyone's slaves! How can you say, 'You will become free'?"
New American Standard Bible
They answered Him, “
King James Version
They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Holman Bible
“We are descendants
International Standard Version
They replied to him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves to anybody. So how can you say, "You will be set free'?"
A Conservative Version
They answered to him, We are Abraham's seed, and have been in bondage to no man, ever. How can thou say, Ye will become free?
American Standard Version
They answered unto him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Amplified
They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone.
An Understandable Version
They replied to Him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. How can you say, 'You will be set free'?"
Anderson New Testament
They answered him: We are the posterity of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How say you, You shall be made free?
Bible in Basic English
They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?
Common New Testament
They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can you say, 'You will be made free'?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
they answered him, we are Abraham's offspring, and were never slaves to any man: why then do you say, "ye shall be made free?"
Darby Translation
They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never been under bondage to any one; how sayest thou, Ye shall become free?
Godbey New Testament
They responded to Him, we are the seed of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one: How do You say, that you shall be free?
Goodspeed New Testament
They answered, "We are descended from Abraham, and have never been anyone's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"
John Wesley New Testament
They answered him, We are Abraham's offspring, and were never inslaved to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free.
Julia Smith Translation
They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never served any; how sayest thou, That ye shall be free?
King James 2000
They answered him, We are Abraham's descendants, and were never in bondage to any man: how say you, You shall be made free?
Lexham Expanded Bible
They replied to him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have not been enslaved to anyone at any time. How do you say, 'You will become free'?"
Modern King James verseion
They answered Him, We are Abraham's seed and were never in bondage to anyone. How do you say, You will be made free?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They answered him, "We be Abraham's seed, and were never bond to any man: why sayest thou then, 'Ye shall be made free?'"
Moffatt New Testament
"We are Abraham's offspring," they retorted, "we have never been slaves to anybody. What do you mean by saying, 'You will be free'?"
Montgomery New Testament
"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been in slavery to any man. What do you mean by saying, 'You shall become free'?"
New Heart English Bible
They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can you say, 'You will be made free?'"
Noyes New Testament
They answered him, We are Abrahams offspring, and have never been in bondage to any one; how sayest, thou, Ye will be made free?
Sawyer New Testament
They answered him, We are children of Abraham, and were never in servitude to any one; how say you, You shall become free?
The Emphasized Bible
They made answer unto him - Seed of Abraham, are we, and, unto no one, have been brought into bondage, at any time: How sayest, thou, Free, shall ye be made?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and never were in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, That we shall be made free?
Twentieth Century New Testament
"We are descendants of Abraham," was their answer, "and have never yet been in slavery to any one. What do you mean by saying 'you will be set free'?"
Webster
They answered him, We are Abraham's offspring, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Weymouth New Testament
"We are descendants of Abraham," they answered, "and have never at any time been in slavery to any one. What do those words of yours mean, 'You shall become free'?"
Williams New Testament
They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and we never have been anybody's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"
World English Bible
They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"
Worrell New Testament
They answered Him, "We are Abraham's seed, and to no one have we at any time been in bondage; how sayest Thou, 'Ye shall be made free?'
Worsley New Testament
They answered Him, We are the seed of Abraham, and never were slaves to any one, how then dost thou say, Ye shall be made free?
Youngs Literal Translation
They answered him, 'Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say -- Ye shall become free?'
Themes
Abraham » How regarded by his descendants
Jews, the » Descendants of abraham
Jews, the » National character of » Pride of descent, &c
Misunderstood truth » Spiritual bondage confused with physical slavery
Pride » Examples of » Jewish pride, as the chosen nation
Self-delusion » Exemplified » Jews
Topics
Interlinear
Oudeis
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:33
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Truth Will Set You Free
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." 33 "We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been anyone's slaves! How can you say, 'You will become free'?" 34 Jesus answered them, "I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin.
Cross References
Matthew 3:9
and don't think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
John 8:39
They answered him, "Abraham is our father!" Jesus replied, "If you are Abraham's children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.
John 8:37
I know that you are Abraham's descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you.
Genesis 15:13
Then the Lord said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
Exodus 1:13-14
and they made the Israelites serve rigorously.
Leviticus 25:42
Since they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they must not be sold in a slave sale.
Judges 2:18
When the Lord raised up leaders for them, the Lord was with each leader and delivered the people from their enemies while the leader remained alive. The Lord felt sorry for them when they cried out in agony because of what their harsh oppressors did to them.
Judges 3:8
The Lord was furious with Israel and turned them over to King Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram-Naharaim. They were Cushan-Rishathaim's subjects for eight years.
Judges 4:3
The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, and he cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
Ezra 9:9
Although we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our servitude. He has extended kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, in that he has revived us to restore the temple of our God and to raise up its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 5:4-8
Then there were those who said, "We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards.
Nehemiah 9:27-28
Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who oppressed them. But in the time of their distress they called to you, and you heard from heaven. In your abundant compassion you provided them with deliverers to rescue them from their adversaries.
Nehemiah 9:36-37
"So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy its good things -- we are slaves!
Luke 16:24-26
So he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.'
John 19:25
Now standing beside Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.