John 8:53
John · New Testament · Chapter 8
“Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?”John 8:53
What Does John 8:53 Mean?
John 8:53 is found in the book of John, chapter 8, verse 53 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 8:53 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 3:9“And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.”John 4:12“Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?”John 12:34“The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?”Isaiah 9:6“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”Matthew 12:41“The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.”John 10:24“Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.”Romans 9:5“Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.”Hebrews 7:1“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;”Jeremiah 29:26“The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.”Malachi 2:10“Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?”Matthew 12:6“But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.”Luke 16:24“And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.”John 5:18“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”John 8:58“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”John 10:29“My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.”John 10:33“The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.”John 19:7“The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”Romans 4:1“What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?”Hebrews 3:2“Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.”James 2:21“Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?”
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