John 8:37

New American Bible - revised edition

I know that you are descendants of Abraham. But you are trying to kill me, because my word has no room among you.

Cross References

Matthew 13:15

Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and be converted, and I heal them.’ The Privilege of Discipleship.

Matthew 3:9

And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

John 10:31

The Jews again picked up rocks to stone him.

John 11:53

So from that day on they planned to kill him.

John 5:44

How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another and do not seek the praise that comes from the only God?

John 7:1

After this, Jesus moved about within Galilee; but he did not wish to travel in Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him.

John 7:19

Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”

John 7:25

So some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, “Is he not the one they are trying to kill?

John 8:33

They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”

John 8:43

Why do you not understand what I am saying? Because you cannot bear to hear my word.

John 8:56

Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad.

John 8:59

So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area.

John 8:6

They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.

Acts 13:26

“My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those others among you who are God-fearing, to us this word of salvation has been sent.

Romans 9:7

nor are they all children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but “It is through Isaac that descendants shall bear your name.”

1 Corinthians 2:14

Now the natural person does not accept what pertains to the Spirit of God, for to him it is foolishness, and he cannot understand it, because it is judged spiritually.

1 John 2:14

I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong and the word of God remains in you, and you have conquered the evil one.