John 8:53

New Living Translation

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

Cross References

Isaiah 9:6

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Matthew 12:6

I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple!

Matthew 3:9

Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.

John 10:33

They replied, “We’re stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.”

John 12:34

The crowd responded, “We understood from Scripture that the Messiah would live forever. How can you say the Son of Man will die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?”

John 19:7

The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”

John 4:12

And besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?”

John 5:18

So the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill him. For he not only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself equal with God.

John 8:58

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I Am!”

Romans 9:5

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.