New American Standard Bible 1995
John 8:30-47
31SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to thoseG3588JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453who had believedπεπιστευκόταςpepisteukotasG4100Him, “IfἐὰνeanG1437you continueμείνητεmeinēteG3306in My wordλόγῳlogōG3056, thenyou are trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101of Mineἐμῷ,emōG1473;
33They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611Him, “We are Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690and have neverG3762G4455yetG4455been enslavedδεδουλεύκαμενdedouleukamenG1398to anyoneG3762;howπῶςpōsG4459is it that You sayλέγειςlegeisG3004,‘You will becomeγενήσεσθε;genēsestheG1096freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658’?”
39They answeredἈπεκρίθησανApekrithēsanG611and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11isour fatherπατὴρpatērG3962.”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “IfεἰeiG1487you are Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11childrenτέκναteknaG5043,doἐποιεῖτεepoieiteG4160the deedsἔργαergaG2041of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11.
40But as it is,you are seekingζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615Me, a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739hastoldλελάληκαlelalēkaG2980you the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225,whichἣνhēnG3739I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191from Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11did not doἐποίησεν.epoiēsenG4160.
42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“IfεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316were your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,you would loveἠγαπᾶτεēgapateG25Me,for I proceededG1831forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831and haveG2240comeG2240from GodθεοῦtheouG2316, for I havenot evenοὐδὲoudeG3761comeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064on My ownG1683initiativeG1683, butHe sentἀπέστειλεν.apesteilenG649Me.
44You are of yourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962the devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228, andyou wantθέλετεtheleteG2309to doποιεῖν.poieinG4160the desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939of your fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.He was a murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746,and does not standG4739in the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225becauseG3754there is noG3756truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225in him. WheneverὅτανhotanG3752he speaksλαλῇlalēaG2980a lieψεῦδος,pseudosG5579, hespeaksλαλεῖ,laleiG2980from his ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398nature,for he is a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583and the fatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofliesG846.
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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