Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Then said Jesus to them, If God were your Father, ye had loved me: for I went forth from God, and came; for I have not come of myself, but he sent me.
New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them,
King James Version
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Holman Bible
Jesus said to them,
International Standard Version
Jesus told them, "If God were your Father, you would've loved me, because I came from God and am here. I haven't come on my own accord, but he sent me.
A Conservative Version
Therefore Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love me, for I came forth and have come from God. For, neither have I come for myself, but he sent me.
American Standard Version
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
Amplified
Jesus said to them,
An Understandable Version
Jesus replied, "If God were [truly] your Father you would love me, because I came from God to be here. For I did not come on my own authority, but God sent me.
Anderson New Testament
Jesus said to them: If God were your father, you would love me; for I came forth from God and have come hither; nor, indeed, did I come of myself, but he sent me.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.
Common New Testament
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I have not come of my own accord, but he sent me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus said to them, if God were your father, ye would love me: for I was commissioned by God to come; I did not come of my self, but he sent me.
Darby Translation
Jesus said to them, If God were your father ye would have loved me, for I came forth from God and am come from him; for neither am I come of myself, but he has sent me.
Godbey New Testament
Jesus said to them; If God were your Father, you would love me: for I came out from God, and I return; for I have not spoken from myself, but He sent me.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I have come from God. I have not come of my own accord, but he has sent me.
John Wesley New Testament
Jesus said to them, If God were your father, ye would love me; for I proceeded forth, and come from God. I am come not of myself, but He hath sent me.
King James 2000
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I have come forth from God and have come. For I have not come from myself, but that one sent me.
Modern King James verseion
Jesus said to them, If God were your father, you would love Me, for I went forth and came from God; for I did not come of Myself, but He sent Me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus said unto them, "If God were your father, then would ye have loved me. For I proceeded forth and come from God. Neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Moffatt New Testament
Said Jesus, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came here from God; I did not come of my own accord, I was sent by him.
Montgomery New Testament
Jesus said to them. "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded forth and am now come from God. I did not come on my own authority, but God himself sent me.
NET Bible
Jesus replied, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I have not come of myself, but he sent me.
Noyes New Testament
Jesus said to them, If God were your father, ye would love me; for from God I proceeded forth and am come; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus said to them, If God was your father you would have loved me; for I came forth and come from God; for I came not of myself, but he sent me.
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus said unto them - If, God, had been your father, ye had been loving me, for, I, from God, came forth, and am here; for, not even of myself, have I come, but, he, sent me forth.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then said Jesus unto them, If God was your Father, ye would have loved me: for I came out from God, and I am coming; neither indeed came I of myself, but he hath sent me.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"If God were your Father," Jesus replied, "you would have loved me, for I came out from God, and now am here; and I have not come of myself, but he sent me as his Messenger.
Webster
Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Weymouth New Testament
"If God were your Father," said Jesus, "you would love me; for it is from God that I came and I am now here. I have not come of myself, but *He* sent me.
Williams New Testament
Then Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. No, indeed, I have not come on my own authority, but He has sent me.
World English Bible
Therefore Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven't come of myself, but he sent me.
Worrell New Testament
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, ye would love Me; for I came forth, and have come from, God; for neither have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.
Worsley New Testament
Jesus said unto them, If God were your father, ye would love me: for I came forth, and do come, from God; neither came I of myself, but He sent me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus then said to them, 'If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;
Themes
Christ's » Filial » Origin, heavenly
Devil/devils » Who is of the devil
Heavenly » Multitude » Origin, Christ's
Jesus Christ » The words that jesus Christ spoke
Love to Christ » An evidence of adoption
Self-righteousness » Instances of » Pharisees
Topics
Interlinear
theos
θεός
theos
Usage: 1151
Exerchomai
Emautou
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 8:42
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Priority Of Jesus Over Abraham
41 Ye do the works of your father. Then said they to him, We have not been born of fornication; for we have one Father, God. 42 Then said Jesus to them, If God were your Father, ye had loved me: for I went forth from God, and came; for I have not come of myself, but he sent me. 43 Wherefore ye know not my speech, for ye cannot hear my word.
Cross References
John 17:8
For the words which thou hast given me, I have given them and they received, and knew in truth that I came out from thee, and they believed that thou sentest me.
John 17:25
O just Father, the world knew thee not: but I knew thee, and these knew that thou didst send me.
John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world that he judge the world; but that the world might be saved through him.
John 16:27-28
For the Father himself loves you, for ye have loved me, and believed that I came forth from God.
Malachi 1:6
A son will honor the father, and the servant his lord; and if I a father, where mine honor? and if I their lord, where my fear? said Jehovah of armies to you, O priests despising my name. And ye said, In what did we despise thy name?
John 1:14
And the Word was flesh, and dwelt with us, (and we beheld his glory, as the glory of the only born of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 5:23
That all should honour the Son, as they honour the Father. He honouring not the Son, honours not the Father having sent him.
John 5:43
I have come in the name of my Father, and ye receive me not: if another should come in his own name, him will ye receive.
John 7:28-29
Then cried Jesus in the temple, teaching, and saying, And ye know me, and ye know whence I am: and I have not come of myself, but he having sent me is true, whom ye know not.
John 12:49
For I spake not of myself; but the Father having sent me, he gave me a command, what I should say, and what I should speak.
John 14:10
Believest thou not that I in the Father, and the Father is in me? the words which I speak to you, I speak not of myself: and the Father remaining in me does the works.
John 15:23-24
He hating me hates my Father also.
1 Corinthians 16:22
If any love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha
Galatians 4:4
And when the completion of the time was come, God sent his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
1 John 4:9-10
In this was the love of God manifested in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world, that we might live by him.
1 John 4:14
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his. Son a Saviour of the world.
1 John 5:1-2
Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving him having begotten, loves him also begotten of him.
Revelation 22:1
And he showed me the pure river of the water of life, shining as crystal, going out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.