John 8:33
They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
KJV
ἀπεκρίθησαν πρὸς αὐτόν· σπέρμα Ἀβραάμ ἐσμεν, καὶ οὐδενὶ δεδουλεύκαμεν πώποτε· πῶς σὺ λέγεις ὅτι ἐλεύθεροι γενήσεσθε;
Greek NT
Responderunt ei : Semen Abrahæ sumus, et nemini servivimus umquam : quomodo tu dicis : Liberi eritis ?
Vulgate
They answered unto him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
ASV
They answered him: We are the seed of Abraham: and we have never been slaves to any man. How sayest thou: You shall be free?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δουλεύω
douleuo
verb · 25×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
πώποτε
popote
adverb · 6×
πῶς
pos
adverb · 104×
σπέρμα
sperma
noun · 44×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
Ἀβραάμ
abraam
noun · 73×
ἐλεύθερος
eleutheros
adjective · 23×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: πρὸς αὐτόν | WH/Treg/NIV: πρὸς αὐτόν | RP: αὐτῷ
- πρὸς αὐτόν — SBLGNT
- πρὸς αὐτόν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- αὐτῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
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Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§588Jesus scandalized the Pharisees by eating with tax collectors and sinners as familiarly as with themselves.364 Against those among them "who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others", Jesus affirmed: "I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."365 He went further by proclaiming before the Pharisees that, since sin is universal, t…
Homilies on Matthew · 2 passages
2. Yea, says one; he speaks plainly enough, but the question is if there be any reason in this plainness. For he did not see them sinning, but in the act of change; wherefore they did not deserve blame, but rather praise and approbation, for having left city and houses, and making haste to hear his preaching. What then shall we say? That he had not things present, and even now …
2. Having then come unto Him, she says nothing else, but Have mercy on me, and by her cry brings about them many spectators. For indeed it was a pitiful spectacle to see a woman crying aloud in so great affliction, and that woman a mother, and entreating for a daughter, and for a daughter in such evil case: she not even venturing to bring into the Master's sight her that was po…
Cross-references
- 2Cor 11:22 — Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
- Ezek 33:24 — Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
- Gen 15:13 — And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
- Isa 41:8 — But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
- John 1:13 — Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
- John 8:37 — I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in 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.
- Luke 3:8 — Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin 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
- Matt 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.
- Matt 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.
- Neh 5:4 — There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
- Neh 9:27 — Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifo
- Rom 4:11 — And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circum