John 8:54-56

King James Version

⁵⁴Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

⁵⁵Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

⁵⁶Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

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John 8:54-56

New American Standard Bible

⁵⁴Jesus answered, “^(A)If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; ^(B)it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; ⁵⁵and ^(C)you have not come to know Him, ^(D)but I know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be ^(E)a liar like you; ^(F)but I do know Him, and I ^(G)follow His word. ⁵⁶^(H)Your father Abraham was ^(I)overjoyed that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.”

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John 8:54-56

New International Version

⁵⁴Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself,^(A) my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.^(B) ⁵⁵Though you do not know him,^(C) I know him.^(D) If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word.^(E) ⁵⁶Your father Abraham^(F) rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it^(G) and was glad.”

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John 8:54-56

New King James Version

⁵⁴Jesus answered, ^(A)“If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. ^(B)It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is ^[a]your God. ⁵⁵Yet ^(C)you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and ^(D)keep His word. ⁵⁶Your father Abraham ^(E)rejoiced to see My day, ^(F)and he saw it and was glad.”

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John 8:54-56

English Standard Version

⁵⁴Jesus answered, ^(A)“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. ^(B)It is my Father who glorifies me, ^(C)of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’^[a] ⁵⁵But ^(D)you have not known him. ^(E)I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be ^(F)a liar ^(G)like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. ⁵⁶^(H)Your father Abraham ^(I)rejoiced ^(J)that he would see my day. ^(K)He saw it and was glad.”