For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders, and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
John 8:53 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets also died. Who do you claim to be?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, and all the prophets died! Who do You make Yourself out to be? American Standard Version (1901) Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself? Common English Bible Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died and the prophets died, so who do you make yourself out to be?” Catholic Public Domain Version Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. So who do you make yourself to be?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself? |
For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders, and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
and do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
The Jews answered, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, though only a human, are making yourself God.”
The crowd answered him, “We have heard from the law that the Messiah remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has claimed to be the Son of God.”
Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?”
For this reason the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because he was not only breaking the Sabbath but was also calling God his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God.
to them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Christ, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.