Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
Jesus said to them. "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded forth and am now come from God. I did not come on my own authority, but God himself sent me.
New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them,
King James Version
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Holman Bible
Jesus said to them,
International Standard Version
Jesus told them, "If God were your Father, you would've loved me, because I came from God and am here. I haven't come on my own accord, but he sent me.
A Conservative Version
Therefore Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love me, for I came forth and have come from God. For, neither have I come for myself, but he sent me.
American Standard Version
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
Amplified
Jesus said to them,
An Understandable Version
Jesus replied, "If God were [truly] your Father you would love me, because I came from God to be here. For I did not come on my own authority, but God sent me.
Anderson New Testament
Jesus said to them: If God were your father, you would love me; for I came forth from God and have come hither; nor, indeed, did I come of myself, but he sent me.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.
Common New Testament
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I have not come of my own accord, but he sent me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus said to them, if God were your father, ye would love me: for I was commissioned by God to come; I did not come of my self, but he sent me.
Darby Translation
Jesus said to them, If God were your father ye would have loved me, for I came forth from God and am come from him; for neither am I come of myself, but he has sent me.
Godbey New Testament
Jesus said to them; If God were your Father, you would love me: for I came out from God, and I return; for I have not spoken from myself, but He sent me.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I have come from God. I have not come of my own accord, but he has sent me.
John Wesley New Testament
Jesus said to them, If God were your father, ye would love me; for I proceeded forth, and come from God. I am come not of myself, but He hath sent me.
Julia Smith Translation
Then said Jesus to them, If God were your Father, ye had loved me: for I went forth from God, and came; for I have not come of myself, but he sent me.
King James 2000
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I have come forth from God and have come. For I have not come from myself, but that one sent me.
Modern King James verseion
Jesus said to them, If God were your father, you would love Me, for I went forth and came from God; for I did not come of Myself, but He sent Me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus said unto them, "If God were your father, then would ye have loved me. For I proceeded forth and come from God. Neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Moffatt New Testament
Said Jesus, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came here from God; I did not come of my own accord, I was sent by him.
NET Bible
Jesus replied, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I have not come of myself, but he sent me.
Noyes New Testament
Jesus said to them, If God were your father, ye would love me; for from God I proceeded forth and am come; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus said to them, If God was your father you would have loved me; for I came forth and come from God; for I came not of myself, but he sent me.
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus said unto them - If, God, had been your father, ye had been loving me, for, I, from God, came forth, and am here; for, not even of myself, have I come, but, he, sent me forth.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then said Jesus unto them, If God was your Father, ye would have loved me: for I came out from God, and I am coming; neither indeed came I of myself, but he hath sent me.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"If God were your Father," Jesus replied, "you would have loved me, for I came out from God, and now am here; and I have not come of myself, but he sent me as his Messenger.
Webster
Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Weymouth New Testament
"If God were your Father," said Jesus, "you would love me; for it is from God that I came and I am now here. I have not come of myself, but *He* sent me.
Williams New Testament
Then Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. No, indeed, I have not come on my own authority, but He has sent me.
World English Bible
Therefore Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven't come of myself, but he sent me.
Worrell New Testament
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, ye would love Me; for I came forth, and have come from, God; for neither have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.
Worsley New Testament
Jesus said unto them, If God were your father, ye would love me: for I came forth, and do come, from God; neither came I of myself, but He sent me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus then said to them, 'If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;
Themes
Christ's » Filial » Origin, heavenly
Devil/devils » Who is of the devil
Heavenly » Multitude » Origin, Christ's
Jesus Christ » The words that jesus Christ spoke
Love to Christ » An evidence of adoption
Self-righteousness » Instances of » Pharisees
Topics
Interlinear
theos
θεός
theos
Usage: 1151
Exerchomai
Emautou
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:42
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Priority Of Jesus Over Abraham
41 "You are doing the deeds of your father." "We were not born of adultery," they said; "we have one Father, God." 42 Jesus said to them. "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded forth and am now come from God. I did not come on my own authority, but God himself sent me. 43 "How is it that you do not understand what I say? It is because you cannot listen to my message.
Cross References
John 17:8
for I have given them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
John 17:25
O righteous Father, though the world knew thee not, I have known thee, and these have known that though didst send me.
John 3:17
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.
John 16:27-28
for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from the God.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory??lory as of the Father's only Son??ull of grace and truth.
John 5:23
"in order that all may honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.
John 5:43
"I am come in the name of my Father and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, him you will receive.
John 7:28-29
So Jesus cried aloud as he was teaching in the Temple, and said: "You both know me and you know where I am from; and I am not come on my own authority, but he who sent me is trustworthy, and him you do not know.
John 12:49
because I have never spoken on my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me gave me commandment what to say and what words to speak.
John 14:10
"Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you I speak not of myself; but the Father, who ever dwells in me, is doing his own work.
John 15:23-24
"He who hates me hates my Father also.
1 Corinthians 16:22
If any one does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord is coming.
Galatians 4:4
But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under law,
1 John 4:9-10
In this was the love of God clearly shown toward us, by his sending his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
1 John 4:14
and we have beheld and do testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
1 John 5:1-2
Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father, loves him also who is the Father's Child.
Revelation 22:1
And he showed me the river of the Water of Life, clear as crystal, Flowing out from the throne of God, and of the Lamb,