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John 8:53

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
μὴmēSurely notG3361 →
σὺsuYou yourselfG4771 →
μείζωνmeizōngreaterG3173 →
εἶeiareG1510 →
τοῦtouthan theG3588 →
πατρὸςpatrosfatherG3962 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165 →
Ἀβραάμ,AbraamAbraham,G11 →
ὅστιςhostiswhoG3748 →
ἀπέθανεν;apethanendied?G599 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
προφῆταιprophētaiprophetsG4396 →
ἀπέθανον.apethanondied!G599 →
τίναtinaWhomG5101 →
σεαυτὸνseautonyourselfG4771 →
ποιεῖς;¶poieismake You?G4160 →

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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?”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.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,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.John 10:24So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”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.”Matthew 12:6But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.Hebrews 3:2–3He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.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 8:58“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”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.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.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.James 2:21Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?Malachi 2:10Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?Romans 4:1What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has discovered?

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