Parallel Verses
Amplified
Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too! Whom do You make Yourself out to be?”
New American Standard Bible
Surely You
King James Version
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
Holman Bible
Are You greater than our father Abraham who died? Even the prophets died. Who do You pretend to be?”
International Standard Version
You aren't greater than our father Abraham, who died, are you? The prophets also died. Who are you making yourself out to be?"
A Conservative Version
Are thou greater than our father Abraham who died? And the prophets died. Who do thou make thyself?
American Standard Version
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?
An Understandable Version
Are you greater [i.e., more important] than our forefather Abraham and the prophets, who [all] died? Who do you think you are?"
Anderson New Testament
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead; whom do you make yourself?
Bible in Basic English
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?
Common New Testament
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you claim to be?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? the prophets likewise are dead: pray, what do you then pretend to be?
Darby Translation
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who has died? and the prophets have died: whom makest thou thyself?
Godbey New Testament
Whether art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom do you make yourself?
Goodspeed New Testament
Are you a greater man than our forefather Abraham? Yet he is dead and the prophets are dead. What do you claim to be?"
John Wesley New Testament
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? The prophets also are dead.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou art not greater than our father Abraham, who died; and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?
King James 2000
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom make you yourself?
Lexham Expanded Bible
You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, [are you]? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself [to be]?"
Modern King James verseion
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets are dead; whom do you make yourself?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? And the prophets are dead: Whom makest thou thyself?"
Moffatt New Testament
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He is dead, and the prophets are dead. Who do you claim to be?"
Montgomery New Testament
"You are not greater than our father Abraham, are you? And he died, and the prophets died. Who are you making yourself out to be?"
NET Bible
You aren't greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?"
New Heart English Bible
Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
Noyes New Testament
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets also died. Whom dost thou make thyself?
Sawyer New Testament
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom do you make yourself?
The Emphasized Bible
Surely, thou, art not, greater, than our father Abraham, - who, indeed, died? and, the prophets, died: - Whom, makest thou thyself?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Are you greater than our ancestor Abraham, who died? And the Prophets died too. Whom do you make yourself out to be?"
Webster
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
Weymouth New Testament
Are you really greater than our forefather Abraham? For he died. And the prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
Williams New Testament
You are not greater than our forefather Abraham, are you? He is dead and the prophets are dead. Who do you claim to be?"
World English Bible
Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
Worrell New Testament
Art Thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died? Whom makest Thou Thyself?"
Worsley New Testament
and the prophets are dead: whom dost thou pretend to be?
Youngs Literal Translation
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'
Themes
Divinity » Challenged » By the jewish people
Knowledge » God the father and jesus Christ knowing each other
Interlinear
hostis
Apothnesko
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:53
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus And Abraham
52
The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon [and are under its power]. Abraham died, and also the prophets; yet You say,
Cross References
John 4:12
Are You greater than our father
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given;
And the government shall be upon His shoulder,
And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Matthew 12:6
Matthew 12:41-42
John 5:18
This made the Jews more determined than ever to kill Him, for not only was He breaking the Sabbath [from their viewpoint], but He was also calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
John 8:58
Jesus replied,
John 10:29-30
John 10:33
The Jews answered Him, “We are not going to stone You for a good work, but for blasphemy, because You, a mere man, make Yourself out to be God.”
John 12:34
At this the crowd answered Him, “
John 19:7
The Jews answered him, “We have a law [regarding blasphemy], and according to that law He should die, because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”
Romans 9:5
To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to His natural descent, came the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), He who is exalted and supreme over all, God blessed forever. Amen.
Hebrews 3:2-3
He was faithful to Him who appointed Him [Apostle and High Priest], as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house.
Hebrews 7:1-7
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,