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John 8:40
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KJ21
But now ye seek to kill Me, a Man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.
ASV
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.
AMP
But as it is, you want to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This is not the way Abraham acted.
AMPC
But now [instead] you are wanting and seeking to kill Me, a Man Who has told you the truth which I have heard from God. This is not the way Abraham acted.
BRG
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
CSB
But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
CSBA
But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
CEB
Instead, you want to kill me, though I am the one who has spoken the truth I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
CJB
As it is, you are out to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Avraham did nothing like that!
CEV
Instead, you want to kill me for telling you the truth that God gave me. Abraham never did anything like that.
DARBY
but now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.
DLNT
But now you are seeking to kill Me— a man Who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
DRA
But now you seek to kill me, a man who have spoken the truth to you, which I have heard of God. This Abraham did not.
ERV
I am someone who has told you the truth I heard from God. But you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like that.
EASY
I have told you the true message that I have heard from God. But you want to kill me. Abraham did not do anything like that!
EHV
But now you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard at the side of God. Abraham did not do this.
ESV
but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
ESVUK
but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
EXB
I am a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like that.
GNV
But now ye go about to kill me, a man that have told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
GW
I am a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. But now you want to kill me. Abraham wouldn’t have done that.
GNT
All I have ever done is to tell you the truth I heard from God, yet you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like this!
HCSB
But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!
ICB
I am a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. But you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like that.
ISV
But now you’re trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham wouldn’t have done that.
PHILLIPS
“Our father is Abraham!” they retorted. “If you were the children of Abraham, you would do the sort of things Abraham did. But in fact, at this moment, you are looking for a way to kill me, simply because I am a man who has told you the truth that I have heard from God. Abraham would never have done that. No, you are doing your father’s work.” “We are not illegitimate!” they retorted. “We have one Father—God.”
JUB
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that has told you the truth, which I have heard of God; Abraham did not do this.
KJV
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
AKJV
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
LSB
But now you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.
LEB
But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who spoke to you the truth which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.
TLB
But instead you are trying to kill me—and all because I told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham wouldn’t do a thing like that!
MSG
They were indignant. “Our father is Abraham!” Jesus said, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would have been doing the things Abraham did. And yet here you are trying to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth he got straight from God! Abraham never did that sort of thing. You persist in repeating the works of your father.” They said, “We’re not bastards. We have a legitimate father: the one and only God.”
MEV
But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
MOUNCE
But now you are intent on killing me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from · God. This is not what Abraham did!
NOG
I am a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. But now you want to kill me. Abraham wouldn’t have done that.
NABRE
But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God; Abraham did not do this.
NASB
But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
NASB1995
But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
NCB
But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
NCV
I am a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like that.
NET
But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!
NIRV
But you are looking for a way to kill me. I am a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do the things you want to do.
NIV
As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.
NIVUK
As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.
NKJV
But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
NLV
I am a Man Who has told you the truth as I heard it from God. Now you are trying to kill Me. Abraham never did anything like that.
NLT
Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
NMB
But now you are going about to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I have heard from God. This Abraham did not do.
NRSVA
but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
NRSVACE
but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
NRSVCE
but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
NRSVUE
but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
NTFE
But now you’re trying to kill me—me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God! That’s not what Abraham did.
OJB
But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who has told you HaEmes, which I heard from Hashem; this was not a ma’aseh that Avraham did. [TEHILLIM 15:2]
RGT
“But now you seek to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I have heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
RSV
but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; this is not what Abraham did.
RSVCE
but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; this is not what Abraham did.
TLV
But now you are seeking to kill Me—a Man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do!
VOICE
From what I see you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that comes from the Father. This is not something Abraham would do,
WEB
But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
WE
But you want to kill me because I told you the truth which I learned from God. Abraham did not do that.
WYC
But now ye seek to slay me, a man that have spoken to you [the] truth, that I heard of God; Abraham did not this thing.
YLT
and now, ye seek to kill me -- a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;
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