John 8:53

In 9 translations

BSB

Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”

KJV

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

WEB

Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?”

ASV

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?

LSV

Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died; whom do You make Yourself?”

YLT

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'

DBY

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who has died? and the prophets have died: whom makest thou thyself?

DRC

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself?

GNV

Art thou greater then our father Abraham, which is dead? and the Prophets are dead: whome makest thou thy selfe?

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

μὴ σὺ μείζων εἶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ, ὅστις ἀπέθανεν; καὶ οἱ προφῆται ἀπέθανον· τίνα σεαυτὸν ποιεῖς;

RP2018

Μὴ σὺ μείζων εἶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ, ὅστις ἀπέθανεν; Καὶ οἱ προφῆται ἀπέθανον· τίνα σεαυτὸν σὺ ποιεῖς;

TR-Boyd

Μὴ σὺ μείζων εἶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ, ὅστις ἀπέθανε; Καὶ οἱ προφῆται ἀπέθανον· τίνα σεαυτὸν σὺ ποιεῖς;

SCR1894

μη συ μειζων ει του πατρος ημων αβρααμ οστις απεθανεν και οι προφηται απεθανον τινα σεαυτον συ ποιεις

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• John 4:12Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
• Romans 9:5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
• Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Hebrews 7:1–7This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means…
• Matthew 12:41–42The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment…
• John 5:18Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
• John 8:58“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
• John 19:7“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”
• Hebrews 3:2–3He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the…
• John 10:33“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.”
• John 12:34The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
• John 10:29–30My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
• Matthew 12:6But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

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