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Before Abraham Was Born, I Am

John 8:48

In 9 translations

BSB
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
KJV
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
WEB
Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
ASV
The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
LSV
The Jews, therefore, answered and said to Him, “Do we not say well, that You are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
YLT
The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, 'Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'
DBY
The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?
DRC
The Jews therefore answered, and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
GNV
Then answered the Iewes, and said vnto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritane, and hast a deuil?

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οὖν (“therefore”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Spelling of εἶπαν: Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
  • Spelling of Σαμαρίτης: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus: Σαμαρείτης.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: Ἀπεκρίθησαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἀπεκρίθησαν; Robinson–Pierpont add οὖν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ἀπεκρίθησαν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· Οὐ καλῶς λέγομεν ἡμεῖς ὅτι Σαμαρίτης εἶ σὺ καὶ δαιμόνιον ἔχεις;
RP2018
Ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Οὐ καλῶς λέγομεν ἡμεῖς ὅτι Σαμαρείτης εἶ σύ, καὶ δαιμόνιον ἔχεις;
TR-Boyd
Ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Οὐ καλῶς λέγομεν ἡμεῖς ὅτι Σαμαρείτης εἶ σύ, καὶ δαιμόνιον ἔχεις;
SCR1894
απεκριθησαν ουν οι ιουδαιοι και ειπον αυτω ου καλως λεγομεν ημεις οτι σαμαρειτης ει συ και δαιμονιον εχεις

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 7:20“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
  • John 8:52“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  • John 10:20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
  • Matthew 15:7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
  • James 2:19You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
  • Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
  • Matthew 10:25It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
  • John 4:9“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
  • Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
  • Romans 15:3For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
  • Isaiah 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who…
  • Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
  • John 13:13You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
  • Hebrews 13:13Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
  • Matthew 12:31Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

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