54 耶稣说:“如果我为自己争取荣耀,那荣耀算不了什么。但使我得荣耀的是我的父,你们也称祂为你们的上帝。 55 你们不认识祂,我却认识祂。如果我说我不认识祂,那我就像你们一样是说谎的。然而,我认识祂,并且遵行祂的道。 56 你们的祖先亚伯拉罕曾经欢欢喜喜地盼望看见我来的日子。他看见了,就欢喜快乐。”

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54 Jesus 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. 55 Yet (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. 56 Your father Abraham (E)rejoiced to see My day, (F)and he saw it and was glad.”

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54 Jesus 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:

55 Yet 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.

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

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54 Jesus 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) 55 Though 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) 56 Your father Abraham(F) rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it(G) and was glad.”

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54 Jesus 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] 55 But (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.”

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