Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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
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
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.
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;
Themes
Abraham » How regarded by his descendants
Jesus Christ » The words that jesus Christ spoke
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Priority Of Jesus Over Abraham
39 "Our father is Abraham," was their answer. "If you are Abraham's children," replied Jesus, "do what Abraham did. 40 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. 41 You are doing what your own father does." "We are not bastards," they said, "we have one Father--God himself."
Cross References
John 8:26
"I have still much that concerns you to speak of and to pass judgment on; yet he who sent me may be trusted, and I speak to the world only of the things which I have heard from him."
John 8:37-38
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.
John 8:56
Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; and he did see it, and was glad."
Romans 4:12
As well as father of the circumcised-to those who are not only circumcised, but who also follow our father Abraham in that faith which he had while still uncircumcised.
Galatians 4:16
Am I to think, then, that I have become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Galatians 4:29
Yet at that time the child born in the course of nature persecuted the child born by the power of the Spirit; and it is the same now.
1 John 3:12-15
We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the Evil One and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? It was because his life was bad while his brother's was good.
Revelation 12:4
His tail draws after it a third of the stars in the heavens, and it hurled them down on the earth. The Dragon is standing in front of the woman who is about to give birth to the child, so that he may devour it as soon as it is born.
Revelation 12:12-13
Therefore, be glad, O Heaven, and all who live in Heaven! Alas for the earth and for the sea, for the Devil has gone down to you in great fury, knowing that he has but little time.'
Revelation 12:17
The Dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to fight with the rest of her offspring-- those who lay to heart the commands of God and bear their testimony to Jesus; and he took his stand on the sea-shore.