¹¹ And I say to you that ^(A)many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

^32 (A)‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

²⁶ But concerning the dead, that they ^(A)rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, ^(B)‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

¹⁶ So ought not this woman, ^(A)being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?”

^28 (A)There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, ^(B)when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

²² So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to ^(A)Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because ^(A)he also is ^(B)a son of Abraham;

³⁷ But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord ^(A)‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

Abraham’s Seed and Satan’s

³⁷ “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but ^(A)you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. ^38 (B)I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have ^[a]seen with your father.”

³⁹ They answered and said to Him, ^(C)“Abraham is our father.”

Jesus said to them, ^(D)“If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. ^40 (E)But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth ^(F)which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. ⁴¹ You do the deeds of your father.”

Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; ^(G)we have one Father—God.”

⁴² Jesus said to them, ^(H)“If God were your Father, you would love Me, for ^(I)I proceeded forth and came from God; ^(J)nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. ^43 (K)Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. ^44 (L)You are of your father the devil, and the ^(M)desires of your father you want to ^(N)do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and ^(O)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. ⁴⁵ But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. ⁴⁶ Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? ^47 (P)He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”

Before Abraham Was, I AM

⁴⁸ Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and ^(Q)have a demon?”

⁴⁹ Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and ^(R)you dishonor Me. ⁵⁰ And ^(S)I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges. ⁵¹ Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(T)if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.”

⁵² Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You ^(U)have a demon! ^(V)Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’ ⁵³ Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. ^(W)Who do You make Yourself out to be?”

⁵⁴ Jesus answered, ^(X)“If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. ^(Y)It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is ^[b]your God. ⁵⁵ Yet ^(Z)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 ^(AA)keep His word. ⁵⁶ Your father Abraham ^(AB)rejoiced to see My day, ^(AC)and he saw it and was glad.”

⁵⁷ Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(AD)before Abraham was, ^(AE)I AM.”