John 8:53

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Do you think you are greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

Cross References

John 4:12

Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob? He is the one who gave us this well. He drank from it himself, and his sons and all his animals drank from it too.”

Romans 9:5

They are the descendants of our great fathers, and they are the earthly family of the Messiah, who is God over all things. Praise him forever! Amen.

John 19:7

The Jewish leaders answered, “We have a law that says he must die, because he said he is the Son of God.”

John 12:34

The people said, “But our law says that the Messiah will live forever. So why do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

John 10:33

They answered, “We are not killing you for any good thing you did. But you say things that insult God. You are only a man, but you say you are the same as God! That is why we are trying to kill you!”

John 8:58

Jesus answered, “The fact is, before Abraham was born, I AM.”

John 5:18

This made them even more determined to kill him. They thought it was bad enough that he was breaking the law about the Sabbath day. And now he was saying that God is his Father, making himself equal with God!

Matthew 12:6

I tell you that there is something here that is greater than the Temple.

Isaiah 9:6

This will happen when the special child is born. God will give us a son who will be responsible for leading the people. His name will be “Wonderful Counselor, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.”

Matthew 3:9

I know what you are thinking. You want to say, ‘but Abraham is our father!’ That means nothing. I tell you, God could make children for Abraham from these rocks.