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

39The Jews replied to Jesus, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus told them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do what Abraham did. 40I am a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. But now you want to kill me. Abraham wouldn’t have done that. You’re doing what your father does.” The Jews said to Jesus, “We’re not illegitimate children. God is our only Father.” 42Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me. After all, I’m here, and I came from God. I didn’t come on my own. Instead, God sent me. 43Why don’t you understand the language I use? Is it because you can’t understand the words I use?

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 8:38What I’m saying is what I have seen in my Father’s presence. But you do what you’ve heard from your father.”
• Isaiah 57:3But you—come here, you children of witches, you descendants of adulterers and prostitutes!
• Ezekiel 23:45Righteous people will punish these women for adultery and for murder, because these women have committed adultery and their hands are covered with blood.
• Hosea 1:2When the Lord first spoke to Hosea, the Lord told him, “Marry a prostitute and have children with that prostitute. The people in this land have acted like prostitutes and abandoned the Lord.”
• Hosea 2:2“Plead with your mother; plead with her. She no longer acts like my wife. She no longer treats me like her husband. Tell her to stop acting like a prostitute. Tell her to remove the lovers from between her breasts.
• Malachi 2:11Judah has been unfaithful! A disgusting thing has been done in Israel and Jerusalem. Judah has dishonored the holy place that the Lord loves and has married a woman who worships a foreign god.
• Exodus 4:22Then tell Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.
• Deuteronomy 14:1You are the children of the Lord your God. So when someone dies, don’t ⌞mourn⌟ by cutting yourselves or shaving bald spots on your head.
• Isaiah 63:16You are our Father. Even though Abraham doesn’t know us and Israel doesn’t pay attention to us, O Lord, you are our Father. Your name is our Defender From Everlasting.
• Isaiah 64:8But now, Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. We are the work of your hands.
• Jeremiah 3:19“I wanted to treat you like children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful property among the nations. I thought that you would call me Father and wouldn’t turn away from me.
• Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a pleasant child? Even though I have often spoken against him, I still think fondly of him. That is why my heart longs for him, and I will certainly have compassion on him,” declares the Lord.
• Ezekiel 16:20“ ‘You took your sons and daughters, who belonged to me, and you sacrificed them as food to idols. Wasn’t your prostitution enough?
• Malachi 1:6“This is what the Lord of Armies says: A son honors his father, and a servant honors his master. So if I am a father, where is my honor? If I am a master, where is my respect? You priests despise my name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised 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