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John 8:37 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for John 8:37 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 8 verse 37 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on John 8:37
I know that ye are Abraham's seed—Jesus concedes the biological fact they claimed (v.33). The verb 'know' (οἶδα/oida) indicates certain knowledge—He doesn't dispute their genealogy. Physical descent from Abraham is real but, as He'll prove, spiritually irrelevant. The conjunction 'but' (ἀλλὰ/alla) introduces devastating contrast between biological heritage and spiritual reality.Ye seek to kill me—The present tense ζητεῖτε (zēteite, 'you are seeking') indicates ongoing, active intent. This isn't hypothetical future possibility but present murderous intention. Jesus perceives what they haven't y...
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Cross-References for John 8:37
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“for they are foolishness to him”
“you don't believe me.”
“because they are Abraham's seed”
“Jesus was walking in Galilee”
“but Jesus was hidden”
“children of the stock of Abraham”
“Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.”
“and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?,Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?,,,,,,,,”
“for Isaiah said again”
“Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.”