KJV 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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s 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;
Surrounding context — John 8
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: [but] the Son abideth ever.
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37 I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
40 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.
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οἶδαG6063 · oidato knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatσπέρμαG4690 · spermaseed: offspringἈβραάμG11 · AbraamAbrahamἐστε·G1510 · eimito beἀλλὰG235 · allabutζητεῖτέG2212 · zēteōto seekμεG3165 · memeἀποκτεῖναι,G615 · apokteinōto killὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγοςG3056 · logoswordὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐμὸςG1473 · egōI/weοὐG3756 · ounoχωρεῖG5562 · chōreōto make room forἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongὑμῖν.G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 2:14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.John 8:45-47And because I tell [you] the truth, ye believe me not.Romans 9:7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.John 7:1After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.John 8:59Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.Acts 13:26Men [and] brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.John 8:43Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word.John 11:53Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.John 7:19Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?Matthew 13:15For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.John 12:39-43Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,John 10:31Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.John 7:25Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?John 5:16-18And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.John 8:6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with [his] finger wrote on the ground, [as though he heard them not].John 5:44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?John 8:39-40They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.John 8:33They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
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