I don’t call you servants now. A servant does not know what his master is doing. But now I call you friends because I have told you everything I heard from my Father.
John 8:26 - Easy To Read Version I have many things I could say to judge you. But I tell people only the things I have heard from the One that sent me. And he speaks the truth.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I have much to say about you and to judge and condemn. But He Who sent Me is true (reliable), and I tell the world [only] the things that I have heard from Him. American Standard Version (1901) I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world. Common English Bible I have many things to say in judgment concerning you. The one who sent me is true, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.” Catholic Public Domain Version I have much to say about you and to judge. But he who sent me is true. And what I have heard from him, this I speak within the world." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Many things I have to speak and to judge of you. But he that sent me, is true: and the things I have heard of him, these same I speak in the world. |
I don’t call you servants now. A servant does not know what his master is doing. But now I call you friends because I have told you everything I heard from my Father.
“I have many more things to say to you. But those things are too much for you to accept now.
I gave these men the teachings that you gave me. They accepted those teachings. They know that I truly came from you. And they believed that you sent me.
Jesus answered, “I have always spoken openly to all people. I always taught in the synagogues {\cf2\super [232]} and in the temple {\cf2\super [233]} area. All the Jews come together there. I never said anything in secret.
I tell you the truth. We talk about what we know. We tell about what we have seen. But you people don’t accept what we tell you.
Jesus answered, “The things I teach are not my own. My teaching comes from him (God) who sent me.
Jesus was still teaching in the temple {\cf2\super [110]} area. Jesus said, “Yes, you know me and you know where I am from. But I have not come by my own authority. I was sent by the One (God) who is true. You don’t know him.
These Jews did not understand who Jesus was talking about. Jesus was telling them about the Father (God).
I am a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. But you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like that.
But if you can believe God, then you can believe that what we tell you is never both “Yes” and “No.”