John 8:41

John 8:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
• New International Version (NIV)You are doing the works of your own father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)You are doing the works your father did." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.”

Context of John 8:41

39They answered, ‘Abraham is our father!’ Jesus replied, ‘If you really belonged to Abraham's family, you would do the same kind of things that Abraham did. 40I have told you the true message that I have heard from God. But you want to kill me. Abraham did not do anything like that! You do the same things that your own father does.’ They said to Jesus, ‘God himself is our only Father, and we are his proper sons!’ 42Jesus said to them, ‘If God was your Father, you would love me. I came from God and now I am here with you. I did not come on my own behalf, but God sent me. 43Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot really accept my message.

John 8:41 word by word

ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε τὰ ἔργα τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν. εἶπαν οὖν αὐτῷ· ἡμεῖς ἐκ πορνείας οὐ γεγεννήμεθα· ἕνα πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν θεόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yeσύsu · youG4771
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the deedsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the deedsἔργονergon · workG2041
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• said theyλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• beγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• fornicationπορνείαporneia · sexual sinG4202
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for John 8:41

• John 8:38I speak about the things that my Father has shown me. You do the things that you have heard from your father.’
• Isaiah 57:3The Lord says, ‘But you magicians, come here! You use magic to learn about future times. You are the family of an adulteress and a prostitute.
• Ezekiel 23:45But good men will say that those women are guilty. They will punish them as they deserve, because they have not been faithful to me. They have also murdered people.
• Hosea 1:2The Lord began to speak to Hosea with a message for his people. The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Go and marry a prostitute. She will give birth to children for you, as a prostitute. That will show how my people have not been faithful to me. They have turned away from me, the Lord, and they have served other gods.’
• Hosea 2:2My children, warn your mother! She is no longer my wife. I am not her husband. Tell her that she must stop living like a prostitute. She must stop having sex with other men instead of me.
• Malachi 2:11Judah's people have turned against God. As a result, people have done disgusting things in Jerusalem and in all Israel. You have spoiled the holy place, the temple that the Lord loves. You have turned away from the Lord and you worship foreign gods.
• Exodus 4:22Then you must speak to Pharaoh. You must say, “The Lord says, Israel is my first son.
• Deuteronomy 14:1You are people who belong to the Lord your God. When someone dies, you are sad. But do not cut your bodies. Do not cut off all the hair from the front of your head.
• Isaiah 63:16Remember that you are our Father. Maybe our ancestor Abraham does not recognize us. Even Israel himself may not recognize us. But you, Lord, are our Father. Since times long ago, your name has been our Redeemer.
• Isaiah 64:8But Lord, you are still our Father. We are like clay that you have used. You are like the potter who has made us into pots. You made us all with your own hands.
• Jeremiah 3:19I thought this: “I want you people of Israel to be my children. That would make me very happy. I want to give you a good land as your home. It is a more beautiful land than any other nation enjoys.” I thought that you would call me “Father”. I thought that you would always be faithful to me.
• Jeremiah 31:20But Israel's people are my own dear children. I still love them, even when I have to speak against them. I can never forget them. I only want to help them. I will certainly be kind to them.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Ezekiel 16:20You also offered your sons and your daughters as sacrifices to those idols. They were my children too! But you offered them as food to your idols. Like a prostitute, you were not faithful to me.
• Malachi 1:6The Lord Almighty says this to the priests: ‘A son respects his father. A servant respects his master. If I am really your father and your master, why do you not respect me? You are my priests, but you insult my name. But then you ask, “What have we done to insult your name?”

Commentaries on John 8:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Ye do the deeds of your father - You have certainly another father than Abraham - one who has instilled his own malignant nature into you; and, as ye seek to murder me for telling you the truth, ye must be the offspring of him who was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not in the truth, John 8:44. We be not born of fornication - We are not a mixed, spurious breed - our tribes and families have been kept distinct - we are descended from Abraham by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41The deeds of your father - See John 8:38. Jesus repeats the charge, and yet repeats it as if unwilling to name Satan as their father. He chose that they should infer whom he meant, rather than bring a charge so direct and repelling. When the Saviour delivered an awful or an offensive truth, he always approached the mind so that the truth might make the deepest impression. We be not born of fornication - The people still professed not to understand him…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-47Verses 41-47 Satan prompts men to excesses by which they murder themselves and others, while what he puts into the mind tends to ruin men's souls. He is the great promoter of falsehood of every kind. He is a liar, all his temptations are carried on by his calling evil good, and good evil, and promising freedom in sin. He is the author of all lies; whom liars resemble and obey, with whom all liars shall have their portion for ever. The special lusts of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41your father: Jesus knew who controlled them. We are not illegitimate children: This statement acted as both a defense and an attack. The Greek text emphasizes the pronoun we. In other words, “We [in contrast to you] are not illegitimate.” They are suggesting that Jesus was illegitimate (see Matthew 1:18–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-4137-41. ye seek to kill me--He had said this to their face before: He now repeats it, and they do not deny it; yet are they held back, as by some marvellous spell--it was the awe which His combined dignity, courage, and benignity struck into them. because my word hath no place in you--When did ever human prophet so speak of His words? They tell us of "the word of the Lord" coming to them. But here is One who holds up "His word" as that which ought to find…Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:41

• God
• Satan
• Self-Delusion
• Self-Righteousness

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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