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John 8:56 KJV
John · chapter 8 · verse 56
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.John 8:56 · King James Version
John 8:56 in context
54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
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Key words (Strong's)
- rejoicedagalliaōto exult, rejoice exceedingly, be exceeding gladG21 →
- AbrahamabraamAbraham = " father of a multitude" , the son of Terah and the founder of the…G11 →
- fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- seeeidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- dayhēmerathe day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as…G2250 →
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In these verses we have, I. The doctrine of the immortality of believers laid down, Joh 8:51. It is ushered in with the usual solemn preface, Verily, verily, I say unto you, which commands both attention and assent, and this is what he says, If a man keep my sayings, he shall never see death. Here we have, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 51-59