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John 8:33

“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”

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ASV

They answered unto him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

KJV

They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanThey answeredG611 →
πρὸςprosuntoG4314 →
αὐτόν·autonHim;G846 →
σπέρμαspermaSeedG4690 →
ἈβραάμAbraamof AbrahamG11 →
ἐσμενesmenwe areG1510 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
οὐδενὶoudenito no [one]G3762 →
δεδουλεύκαμενdedouleukamenhave we been under bondageG1398 →
πώποτε·pōpoteever;G4455 →
πῶςpōsHowG4459 →
σὺsuYou yourselfG4771 →
λέγειςlegeissayG3004 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiFreeG1658 →
γενήσεσθε;genēsestheyou will become’?G1096 →

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Matthew 3:9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.John 8:39“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.Nehemiah 5:4–8Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.Luke 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.Genesis 15:13Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.Nehemiah 9:27–28So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.John 8:37I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.Nehemiah 9:37Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.Romans 2:17Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;Romans 4:1What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has discovered?Exodus 1:13–14They worked the Israelites ruthlesslyEzra 9:9Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.Nehemiah 9:36–37So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves!Judges 3:8Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.Judges 2:18Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.Leviticus 25:42Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.

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