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John 8:37 KJV
John · chapter 8 · verse 37
I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.John 8:37 · King James Version
John 8:37 in context
35And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
39They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Abraham'sabraamAbraham = " father of a multitude" , the son of Terah and the founder of the…G11 →
- placechōreōto leave space , to make room, give place, yield, to retire, metaph. to betake one's…G5562 →
- knoweidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- seedspermafrom which a plant germinates, the seedG4690 →
- seekzēteōto seek in order to find, to seek a thing, to seek [in order to find out] by thinking…G2212 →
- killapokteinōto kill in any way whatever, to destroy, to allow to perish, metaph. to extinguish…G615 →
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We have in these verses, I. A comfortable doctrine laid down concerning the spiritual liberty of Christ's disciples, intended for the encouragement of those Jews that believed.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 31-37