For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn— and I would heal them.’
John 8:37 - New Revised Standard Version I know that you are descendants of Abraham; yet you look for an opportunity to kill me, because there is no place in you for my word. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Yes] I know that you are Abraham's offspring; yet you plan to kill Me, because My word has no entrance (makes no progress, does not find any place) in you. American Standard Version (1901) I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you. Common English Bible I know that you are Abraham’s children, yet you want to kill me because you don’t welcome my teaching. Catholic Public Domain Version I know that you are sons of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill me, because my word has not taken hold in you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I know that you are the children of Abraham: but you seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. |
For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn— and I would heal them.’
Do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
How can you believe when you accept glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God?
After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He did not wish to go about in Judea because the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill him.
“Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you looking for an opportunity to kill me?”
Now some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is not this the man whom they are trying to kill?
They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made free’?”
Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot accept my word.
Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.”
So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.
“My brothers, you descendants of Abraham's family, and others who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.
and not all of Abraham's children are his true descendants; but “It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named for you.”
Those who are unspiritual do not receive the gifts of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
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 people, because you are strong and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.