Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

"I know that you are Abraham's descendants. Yet you are trying to kill me because you've not received what I've told you.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.

Amplified

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you plan to kill Me, because My word has no place [to grow] in you [and it makes no change in your heart].

An Understandable Version

I know that you people are [all] descendants of Abraham; yet you are trying to kill me because you will not allow my message to affect you.

Anderson New Testament

I know that you are the posterity of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.

Common New Testament

I know that you are Abraham's descendants, yet you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.

Daniel Mace New Testament

I know you are Abraham's offspring; but ye seek to kill me, because my doctrine doth not penetrate into you.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

I know ye are the seed of Abraham; but you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.

Goodspeed New Testament

I know that you are descended from Abraham, yet you want to kill me, because there is no room in your hearts for my teaching.

John Wesley New Testament

yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

I know that you are descendants of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill me, because my word makes no progress among you.

Modern King James verseion

I know that you are Abraham's seed, but you seek to kill Me because My Word has no place in you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I know that ye are Abraham's seed: but ye seek means to kill me because my sayings have no place in you.

Moffatt New Testament

I know you are Abraham's offspring! Yet you want to kill me, since my word makes no headway among you!

Montgomery New Testament

"I know you are Abraham's descendants; but you are seeking to kill me, Because my teaching has no place in you.

NET Bible

I know that you are Abraham's descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you.

New Heart English Bible

I know that you are Abraham's seed, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

Noyes New Testament

I know that ye are Abrahams offspring; but ye seek to kill me, because my word is not received within you.

Sawyer New Testament

I know that you are children of Abraham; but you seek to kill me because my word has no place in you.

The Emphasized Bible

I know that ye are, seed of Abraham; but ye are seeking to kill me, because, my word, findeth no place in you.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

I know that you are descendants of Abraham; yet you are seeking to put me to death, because my Message finds no place in your hearts.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.

Williams New Testament

I know that you are Abraham's descendants, and yet you are trying to kill me, because there is no room in you for my teaching.

World English Bible

I know that you are Abraham's seed, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

Worrell New Testament

I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye are seeking to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

'I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I know
εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

ye are
ἐστέ 
Este 
are, be, is, belong to, have been, not tr
Usage: 53

G11
Ἀβραάμ 
Abraam 
Usage: 54

σπέρμα 
Sperma 
Usage: 37

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

ye seek
ζητέω 
Zeteo 
Usage: 79

to kill
ἀποκτείνω 
Apokteino 
Usage: 40

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

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

my
ἐμός 
Emos 
my, mine, mine own, of me, I
Usage: 25

λόγος 
Logos 
word, saying, account, speech, Word , thing, not tr,
Usage: 256

χωρέω 
Choreo 
Usage: 5

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

χωρέω 
Choreo 
Usage: 5

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

References

Context Readings

The Truth Will Set You Free

36 If then the son makes you free, you will be truly free. 37 I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you. 38 I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.



Cross References

John 7:1

After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.

Matthew 13:15

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

Matthew 13:19-22

When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

John 5:16-18

And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

John 5:44

How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

John 7:19

Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

John 7:25

Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?

John 8:6

They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.

John 8:33

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?

John 8:39-40

In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

John 8:43

Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.

John 8:45-47

But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me.

John 8:59

So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.

John 10:31

Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.

John 11:53

And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.

John 12:39-43

For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again,

Acts 13:26

My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God, to us the word of this salvation is sent.

Romans 9:7

And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.

1 Corinthians 2:14

For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.

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