John 8:37

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John 8:37

I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill Me because My word is not welcome among you.

John 7:1

After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee, since He did not want to travel in Judea because the Jews were trying to kill Him.

For this people’s heart has grown callous;
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn back—
and I would cure them.

Matthew 13:19-22

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

John 5:16-18

Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

John 5:44

How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God.

John 7:19

Didn’t Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill Me?”

John 7:25

Some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Isn’t this the man they want to kill?

John 8:6

They asked this to trap Him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse Him.

Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with His finger.

John 8:33

“We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered Him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will become free’?”

John 8:39-40

“Our father is Abraham!” they replied.

“If you were Abraham’s children,” Jesus told them, “you would do what Abraham did.

John 8:43

Why don’t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.

John 8:45-47

Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.

John 8:59

At that, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple complex.

John 10:31

Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone Him.

John 11:53

So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.

John 12:39-43

This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

Acts 13:26

“Brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

Romans 9:7

Neither are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants. On the contrary, your offspring will be traced through Isaac.

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

John 8:37

I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

Know

John 8:33

Acts 13:26

Romans 9:7

But

John 11:53

General references

John 8:47

Bible References

Know

“We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered Him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will become free’?”

“Brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

Neither are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants.

On the contrary, your offspring will be traced

through Isaac.

But

They asked this to trap Him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse Him.

Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with His finger.

Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee, since He did not want to travel in Judea because the Jews were trying to kill Him.

Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone Him.

So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.

General references

The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”