John 8:39 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 8:39 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἀπεκρίθησαν
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἶπαν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πατὴρ
patḗr
G3962
father
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
Ἀβραάμ
Abraám
G11
Abraham
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
τέκνα
téknon
G5043
child
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Ἀβραάμ
Abraám
G11
Abraham
ἐστε
eimí
G1510
to be
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔργα
érgon
G2041
work
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Ἀβραὰμ
Abraám
G11
Abraham
ἐποιεῖτε
poiéō
G4160
to make
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World English Bible Public Domain
They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.
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King James Version Public Domain
They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They answered and said to him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus says to them, “If you were children of Abraham, you would do the works of Abraham.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).