John 8:53
Modern Translations
New International Version
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?"

New Living Translation
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

English Standard Version
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?”

Berean Study Bible
Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”

New American Standard Bible
You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died, are You? The prophets died too. Whom do You make Yourself out to be?

NASB 1995
"Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?"

NASB 1977
“Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?

Amplified Bible
Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too! Whom do You make Yourself out to be?”

Christian Standard Bible
Are you greater than our father Abraham who died? And the prophets died. Who do you claim to be? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Are You greater than our father Abraham who died? Even the prophets died. Who do You pretend to be?"

Contemporary English Version
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?"

Good News Translation
Our father Abraham died; you do not claim to be greater than Abraham, do you? And the prophets also died. Who do you think you are?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets have also died. Who do you think you are?"

International Standard Version
You aren't greater than our father Abraham, who died, are you? The prophets also died. Who are you making yourself out to be?"

NET Bible
You aren't greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

New King James Version
Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. Who do You make Yourself out to be?”

King James 2000 Bible
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom make you yourself?

New Heart English Bible
Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"

World English Bible
Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"

American King James Version
Are you greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom make you yourself?

American Standard Version
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?

A Faithful Version
Are You greater than our father Abraham who died? And the prophets, who died? Who do You make Yourself to be?"

Darby Bible Translation
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who has died? and the prophets have died: whom makest thou thyself?

English Revised Version
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Webster's Bible Translation
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Art thou greater then our father Abraham, which is dead? and the Prophets are dead: whome makest thou thy selfe?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Art thou greater the our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophetes are dead: whom makest thou thy selfe?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Art thou greater then oure father Abraham? which is deed, and the prophetes are deed? Who makest thou thy self?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Arte thou greater then oure father Abraham which is deed? and the Prophetes are deed. Whome makest thou thy selfe?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died; whom do You make Yourself?”

Berean Literal Bible
Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Whom do You make yourself?"

Young's Literal Translation
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou art not greater than our father Abraham, who died; and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?

Literal Emphasis Translation
Are You greater than our father Abraham who died? And the prophets died! Whom You make Yourself?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. So who do you make yourself to be?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Are you greater than our father Abraham who died and The Prophets who have died? Who are you making yourself?”

Lamsa Bible
Why, are you greater than our father Abraham who died, and the prophets who died? Whom do you make yourself?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead; whom do you make yourself?

Godbey New Testament
Whether art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom do you make yourself?

Haweis New Testament
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Mace New Testament
are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? the prophets likewise are dead: pray, what do you then pretend to be?

Weymouth New Testament
Are you really greater than our forefather Abraham? For he died. And the prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"

Worrell New Testament
Art Thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died? Whom makest Thou Thyself?"

Worsley New Testament
and the prophets are dead: whom dost thou pretend to be?
















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