Berean Standard Bible
John 8:33-53
33“We areἐσμενesmenG1510Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690,”they answeredἀπεκρίθησαν πρὸς αὐτόν·apekrithēsan pros autonG611G4314G846καὶkaiG2532. “We have never been slavesδεδουλεύκαμεν πώποτε·dedouleukamen pōpoteG1398G4455toοὐδενὶoudeniG3762anyone.HowπῶςpōsG4459can YouσὺsuG4771sayλέγειςlegeisG3004ὅτιhotiG3754wewill be setγενήσεσθε;genēsestheG1096freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658?”
34ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588sinsποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν,poiōn tēn hamartianG4160G3588G266isἐστινestinG1510a slaveδοῦλόςdoulosG1401toτῆςtēsG3588sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.
37I knowG1492ὅτιhotiG3754you areἐστε·esteG1510Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690,butἀλλὰallaG235you are tryingζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615MeἐμὸςemosG1473becauseὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588MyG1699ὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056has no placeοὐ χωρεῖou chōreiG3756G5562withinἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771.
38I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980of whatἃhaG3739IἐγὼegōG1473have seenἑώρακαhe'ōrakaG3708in the presence ofπαρὰparaG3844theτῷtōG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532οὖνounG3767youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771doποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160whatἃhaG3739you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191fromπαρὰparaG3844yourτοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.”
39“AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11isἐστιν.estinG1510ourG1473ὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962,”they repliedἈπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ·Apekrithēsan kai eipan autōG611G2532G2036G846. “IfεἰeiG1487you wereἐστε,esteG1510childrenτέκναteknaG5043ὁhoG3588of AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11,”saidλέγει αὐτοῖςlegei autoisG3004G846τοῦtouG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424, “you would doἐποιεῖτεepoieiteG4160theτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041τοῦtouG3588of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11.
40ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568you are tryingζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615MeG1473,a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739has toldλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225thatἣνhēnG3739I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191fromπαρὰparaG3844τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11neverοὐκoukG3756didἐποίησεν.epoiēsenG4160such a thingτοῦτοtoutoG3778.
41YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771are doingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160theτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041ofτοῦtouG3588yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.” “WeG1473are not illegitimate childrenἐκ πορνείας οὐ γεγεννήμεθα·ek porneias ou gegennēmethaG3756G1080G1537G4202οὖνounG3767,”they declaredεἶπαν αὐτῷ·eipan autōG2036G846. “OurἔχομενechomenG2192onlyἕναhenaG1520FatherπατέραpateraG3962τὸνtonG3588isGodθεόν.¶theonG2316Himself.”
42ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “IfεἰeiG1487ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316wereἦν,ēnG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,you would loveἠγαπᾶτε ἂνēgapate anG302G25Meἐμέ·emeG1473,forγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473have comeἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831hereἥκω.hēkōG2240fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316καὶkaiG2532γὰρgarG1063.I have not comeοὐδὲ ἐλήλυθα,oude elēluthaG2064G3761onἀπ᾽ap᾽G575My ownG1683,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235HeἐκεῖνόςekeinosG1565sentἀπέστειλεν.apesteilenG649MeἐμαυτοῦemautouG1473.
44YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771belong toἐκ ἐστὲek esteG1510G1537yourG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,theG3588devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228,andκαὶkaiG2532you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309to carry outποιεῖν.poieinG4160hisπατρὸς ὑμῶνpatros humōnG3588G4771G3962desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939.HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565wasἦνēnG1510a murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746καὶkaiG2532,refusingοὐκoukG3756to upholdG4739ἐνenG1722theG3588truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,becauseὅτιhotiG3754there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷ.autōG846.WhenὅτανhotanG3752he liesλαλῇ ψεῦδος,lalēa pseudosG2980G3588G5579,he speaksλαλεῖ,laleiG2980ἐκekG1537hisG3588nativeἰδίωνidiōnG2398language,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστὶνestinG1510a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofαὐτοῦ.autouG846lies.
47WhoeverὁhoG3588belongs toὢν ἐκōn ekG1510G1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316hearsἀκούει·akoueiG191theτὰtaG3588wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.The reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771do notοὐκoukG3756hearἀκούετε,akoueteG191is thatὅτιhotiG3754you doἐστέ.¶esteG1510notοὐκoukG3756belongἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588to GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”
48TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453answeredἈπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπανApekrithēsan kai eipanG611G2532G2036Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “Are we notοὐouG3756G1473rightκαλῶςkalōsG2573to sayλέγομενlegomenG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510a SamaritanΣαμαρίτηςSamaritēsG4541andκαὶkaiG2532You haveἔχεις;¶echeisG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140?”
52“NowνῦνnunG3568we knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754You haveἔχεις.echeisG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140οὖνounG3767!”declaredΕἶπονEiponG2036αὐτῷautōG846theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453. “AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599,and so didκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆται,prophētaiG4396,yetκαὶkaiG2532YouσὺsuG4771say thatλέγεις·legeisG3004anyone whoἐάν τιςean tisG1437G5100keepsτηρήσῃ,tērēsēG5083YourG1473τὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056will never tasteοὐ μὴ γεύσηται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.ou mē geusētai eis ton aiōnaG3756G3361G1089G1519G3588G165deathθανάτουthanatouG2288.
53AreεἶeiG1510YouG4771greater thanμὴ μείζωνmē meizōnG3361G3173ourG1473τοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11? HeὅστιςhostisG3748diedἀπέθανεν;apethanenG599, as didκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396ἀπέθανον.apethanonG599.WhoτίναtinaG5101do You claim to beποιεῖς;¶poieisG4160G4572?”
Commentaries on John 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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