John 8:53

James Moffatt - New Testament

Are you greater than our father Abraham? He is dead, and the prophets are dead. Who do you claim to be?"

Cross References

John 4:12

Are you a greater man than Jacob, our ancestor? He gave us this well, and he drank from it, with his sons and his cattle."

Romans 9:5

the patriarchs are theirs, and theirs too (so far as natural descent goes) is the Christ. (Blessed for evermore be the God who is over all! Amen.)

John 19:7

The Jews retorted, "But we have a Law, and by [our] Law he is bound to die, because he has made himself out to be God's Son."

John 12:34

So the people answered, "We have learned from the Law that the Christ is to remain for ever; what do you mean by saying that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?"

John 10:33

The Jews retorted, "We mean to stone you, not for a good deed, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, make yourself God."

John 8:58

"Truly, truly I tell you," said Jesus, "I have existed before Abraham was born."

John 5:18

But this only made the Jews more eager to kill him, because he not merely broke the sabbath but actually spoke of God as his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God.

Matthew 12:6

I tell you, One is here who is greater than the temple.

Matthew 3:9

instead of presuming to say to yourselves, 'We have a father in Abraham.' I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!