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John 8:40

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8:40But now you are trying91 to kill me, a man who has told you92 the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!93

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  1. 91 Grk “seeking.”
  2. 92 Grk “has spoken to you.”
  3. 93 The Greek word order is emphatic: “This Abraham did not do.” The emphasis is indicated in the translation by an exclamation point.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

NLTNew Living Translation

Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who spoke to you the truth which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.

KJV 1900King James Version

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.