Then He said to Abram, “Know for certain that your seed will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and they will be enslaved and oppressed 400 years.
John 8:33 - Tree of Life Version They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s children and have never been slaves to anyone! How can you say, ‘You will become free’?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They answered Him, We are Abraham's offspring (descendants) and have never been in bondage to anybody. What do You mean by saying, You will be set free? American Standard Version (1901) They answered unto him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Common English Bible They responded, “We are Abraham’s children; we’ve never been anyone’s slaves. How can you say that we will be set free?” Catholic Public Domain Version They answered him: "We are the offspring of Abraham, and we have never been a slave to anyone. How can you say, 'You shall be set free?' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They answered him: We are the seed of Abraham, and we have never been slaves to any man: how sayest thou: you shall be free? |
Then He said to Abram, “Know for certain that your seed will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and they will be enslaved and oppressed 400 years.
Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has extended lovingkindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, reviving us in order to restore the House of our God, to raise up its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
For they are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. They are not to be sold in a slave sale.
and do not think that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’! For I tell you that from these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance; and don’t even begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’! For I tell you that from these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Standing near the execution stake of Yeshua were His mother, His mother’s sister, Miriam the wife of Clopas, and Miriam from Magdala.
I know you are Abraham’s children; yet you are trying to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.
“Abraham is our father,” they replied to Him. Yeshua said to them, “If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.
Why don’t you understand My speech? Because you’re not able to hear My word!
nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s seed; rather, “Your seed shall be called through Isaac.”
Whenever Adonai raised judges up for them, Adonai was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For Adonai was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and crushed them.
So Adonai’s anger burned against Israel, and He sold them over into the hand of King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim, and Bnei-Yisrael served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years.
So Bnei-Yisrael cried out to Adonai, for he had 900 iron chariots, and had harshly oppressed Bnei-Yisrael for 20 years.