Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!” New Living Translation The people said, “You aren’t even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham?” English Standard Version So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Berean Standard Bible Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” Berean Literal Bible Therefore the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?" King James Bible Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? New King James Version Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” New American Standard Bible So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” NASB 1995 So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” NASB 1977 The Jews therefore said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” Legacy Standard Bible So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” Amplified Bible Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not even fifty years old, and You [claim to] have seen Abraham?” Christian Standard Bible The Jews replied, “You aren’t fifty years old yet, and you’ve seen Abraham? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible The Jews replied, “You aren’t 50 years old yet, and You’ve seen Abraham?” American Standard Version The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Contemporary English Version "You are not even 50 years old!" they said. "How could you have seen Abraham?" English Revised Version The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? GOD'S WORD® Translation The Jews said to Jesus, "You're not even fifty years old. How could you have seen Abraham?" Good News Translation They said to him, "You are not even fifty years old--and you have seen Abraham?" International Standard Version Then the Jewish leaders asked him, "You are not even 50 years old, yet you have seen Abraham?" Majority Standard Bible Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” NET Bible Then the Judeans replied, "You are not yet fifty years old! Have you seen Abraham?" New Heart English Bible The Judeans therefore said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?" Webster's Bible Translation Then said the Jews to him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Weymouth New Testament "You are not yet fifty years old," cried the Jews, "and have you seen Abraham?" World English Bible The Jews therefore said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old! Have you seen Abraham?” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe Jews, therefore, said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” Berean Literal Bible Therefore the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?" Young's Literal Translation The Jews, therefore, said unto him, 'Thou art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham hast thou seen?' Smith's Literal Translation Then said the Jews to him, Thou hast not yet fifty years, and hast thou seen Abraham. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Catholic Public Domain Version And so the Jews said to him, “You have not yet reached fifty years, and you have seen Abraham?” New American Bible So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old and you have seen Abraham?” New Revised Standard Version Then the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe Jews said to him, You are not yet fifty years old, and yet have you seen Abraham? Aramaic Bible in Plain English The Jews were saying to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThen the Jews said to him: You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham? Godbey New Testament Then the Jews said to Him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham? Haweis New Testament Then said the Jews unto him, Thou hast not yet reached the age of fifty, and hast thou seen Abraham? Mace New Testament then said the Jews to him, you are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham? Weymouth New Testament "You are not yet fifty years old," cried the Jews, "and have you seen Abraham?" Worrell New Testament The Jews, therefore, said to Him, "Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast Thou seen Abraham?" Worsley New Testament Then said the Jews unto Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Before Abraham was Born, I Am…56Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.” 57Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” 58“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”… Cross References John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 17:5 And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Hebrews 1:2 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. Philippians 2:6-7 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, / but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty. John 3:13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man. John 6:62 Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before? John 17:24 Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Proverbs 8:22-23 The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. / From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Treasury of Scripture Then said the Jews to him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham? Jump to Previous Abraham Cried Fifty JewsJump to Next Abraham Cried Fifty JewsJohn 8 1. Jesus delivers the woman taken in adultery.12. He declares himself the light of the world, and justifies his doctrine; 31. promises freedom to those who believe; 33. answers the Jews who boasted of Abraham; 48. answers their reviling, by showing his authority and dignity; 59. and slips away from those who would stone him. You are not yet fifty years old This phrase is a direct response from the Jews to Jesus, highlighting their incredulity at His claim of having seen Abraham. The mention of "fifty years old" is significant because it reflects the cultural context of the time. In Jewish tradition, fifty years was considered an age of maturity and wisdom. The Jews are essentially pointing out that Jesus, who was in His early thirties, was not yet of an age where He could be considered an elder or a sage. This reflects their misunderstanding of Jesus' divine nature and eternal existence. The Greek word for "fifty" (πεντήκοντα, pentēkonta) is used here to emphasize the perceived absurdity of Jesus' claim from a human perspective. the Jews said to Him And you have seen Abraham? Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Thenοὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Jews Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah. said Εἶπον (Eipon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. Him, αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “You are ἔχεις (echeis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. not yet οὔπω (oupō) Adverb Strong's 3768: Not yet. From ou and po; not yet. fifty Πεντήκοντα (Pentēkonta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 4004: Fifty. Multiplicative of pente; fifty. years [old], ἔτη (etē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. You have seen ἑώρακας (heōrakas) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. Abraham?” Ἀβραὰμ (Abraam) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch. Links John 8:57 NIVJohn 8:57 NLT John 8:57 ESV John 8:57 NASB John 8:57 KJV John 8:57 BibleApps.com John 8:57 Biblia Paralela John 8:57 Chinese Bible John 8:57 French Bible John 8:57 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 8:57 The Jews therefore said to him You (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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