John 8:39

“They 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.”

"They 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." - John 8:39
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What does John 8:39 mean?

John 8:39 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads: "They 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." This verse comes from the Gospel of John, which is the fourth book of…

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The True Legacy of Faithfulness: Understanding Our Spiritual Heritage

In John 8:39, Jesus engages in a profound conversation with the religious leaders of His time. The verse states, “They 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.” At first glance…

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A Prayer for True Lineage of Faith

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound truth spoken by our Lord Jesus in the Gospel of John, chapter 8, verse 39, where He declared, "They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children…

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Romans 8:38-39
John 10:39 - "Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,"
John 5:39 - "¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
Job 39:8 - "The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing."
Psalms 39:8 - "Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish."
"Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again," - John 12:39
John 4:39 - "¶ And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did."
John 9:39 - "¶ And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind."
John 7:39 - "(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)"
John 19:39 - "And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight."
John 1:39 - "He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour."
Jeremiah 39:8 - "¶ And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem."
Ezekiel 39:8 - "¶ Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken."
John 18:39 - "But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?"
1 Chronicles 8:39 - "And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third."
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John 6:39 - "And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day."
"Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand," - John 10:39
Exodus 39:8 - "¶ And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen."
John 8:8 - "And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground."
John 11:39 - "Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days."