John 8:56 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.”

John 8:56 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 8:56 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 8:56 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it and was glad.””

John 8:56 — World English Bible

John 8:56 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.”

John 8:56 — American Standard Version

John 8:56 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'”

John 8:56 — Young's Literal Translation

John 8:56 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Your father Abraham exulted in that he should see my day, and he saw and rejoiced.”

John 8:56 — Darby Translation

John 8:56 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Your father Abraham reioyced to see my day, and he sawe it, and was glad.”

John 8:56 — Geneva Bible

John 8:56 in Context — John 8

54 Jésus répondit: Si je me glorifie moi-même, ma gloire n’est rien. C’est mon Père qui me glorifie, lui que vous dites être votre Dieu,

55 et que vous ne connaissez pas. Pour moi, je le connais; et, si je disais que je ne le connais pas, je serais semblable à vous, un menteur. Mais je le connais, et je garde sa parole.

56 Abraham, votre père, a tressailli de joie de ce qu’ilverrait mon jour: il l’a vu, et il s’est réjoui.

57 Les Juifs lui dirent: Tu n’as pas encore cinquante ans, et tu as vu Abraham!

58 Jésus leur dit: En vérité, en vérité, je vous le dis, avant qu’Abraham fût, je suis.

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What Does John 8:56 Mean?

John 8:56 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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