John 8:37
John · New Testament · Chapter 8
“I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.”John 8:37
What Does John 8:37 Mean?
John 8:37 is found in the book of John, chapter 8, verse 37 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 8:37 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 15:7“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”John 8:39“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.”John 8:45“And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.”John 8:47“He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.”1 Corinthians 2:14“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”Romans 9:7“Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.”John 7:1“After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.”John 8:59“Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.”Luke 4:29“And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.”John 8:43“Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.”Acts 13:26“Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.”Matthew 13:15“For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”John 5:38“And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.”John 7:19“Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?”John 8:56“Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.”John 11:53“Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.”John 12:39“Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,”Romans 2:28“For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:”John 5:16“And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.”John 5:44“How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?”
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