John 8:40
“But now yee seeke to kill me, a man that hath tolde you the trueth, which I haue heard of God: this did not Abraham.”
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John 8:40 Context
38I speake that which I haue seene with my Father: and ye do that which ye haue seene with your father. 39They answered, and said vnto him, Abraham is our father. Iesus sayth vnto them, If yee were Abrahams children, ye would doe the works of Abraham. 40But now yee seeke to kill me, a man that hath tolde you the trueth, which I haue heard of God: this did not Abraham. 41Ye doe the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not borne of fornication, wee haue one Father, euen God. 42Iesus said vnto them, If God were your Father, yee would loue me, for I proceeded foorth, and came from God: neither came I of my selfe, but he sent me.
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But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
- King James Version
"But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.
- Basic English Bible
but now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.
- Darby Bible
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.
- Webster's Bible
But, in fact, you are longing to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth which I have heard from God. Abraham did not do that.
- Weymouth Bible
But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn't do this.
- World English Bible
But now ye seken to sle `me, a man that haue spoken to you treuthe, that Y herde of God; Abraham dide not this thing.
- Wycliffe Bible
and now, ye seek to kill me -- a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;
- Youngs Literal Bible