Strong's Lexicon “We are ἐσμεν (esmen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. Abraham’s Ἀβραάμ (Abraam) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch. descendants, Σπέρμα (Sperma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4690: From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant. they answered Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Apekrithēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “We have never been slaves δεδουλεύκαμεν (dedouleukamen) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 1398: To be a slave, be subject to, obey, be devoted. From doulos; to be a slave to. πώποτε (pōpote) Adverb Strong's Greek 4455: At any time, ever. From po and pote; at any time, i.e. at no time. to [anyone]. οὐδενὶ (oudeni) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing. How πῶς (pōs) Adverb Strong's Greek 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much! {can} You σὺ (sy) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. say λέγεις (legeis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. [we] will be set γενήσεσθε (genēsesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. free ? Ἐλεύθεροι (Eleutheroi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 1658: Free, delivered from obligation. Probably from the alternate of erchomai; unrestrained, i.e. not a slave, or exempt. Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“We are Abraham’s descendants, they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free? Young's Literal Translation They answered him, ‘Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say—Ye shall become free?’ Holman Christian Standard Bible “ We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered Him, “ and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will become free’? ” New American Standard Bible They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, 'You will become free'?" King James Bible They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Parallel Verses New International Version They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?" New Living Translation "But we are descendants of Abraham," they said. "We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, 'You will be set free'?" English Standard Version They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?” New American Standard Bible They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, 'You will become free '?" King James Bible They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Holman Christian Standard Bible We are descendants of Abraham," they answered Him, "and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, You will become free?" International Standard Version They replied to him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves to anybody. So how can you say, 'You will be set free'?" NET Bible "We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been anyone's slaves! How can you say, 'You will become free'?" American Standard Version 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? English Revised Version They answered unto him, We be Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Young's Literal Translation They answered him, 'Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say -- Ye shall become free?' Cross References 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. 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 Abraham. 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. John 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Romans 9:7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; John 8:30 As he spake these words, many believed on him. John 8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. Jump to Previous Abraham Abraham's Bondage Descendants Enslaved Free Mean Offspring Seed Servant Slavery Time Will WordsJump to Next Abraham Abraham's Bondage Descendants Enslaved Free Mean Offspring Seed Servant Slavery Time Will WordsLinks John 8:33 NIVJohn 8:33 NLT John 8:33 ESV John 8:33 NASB John 8:33 KJV John 8:33 Bible Apps John 8:33 Parallel John 8:33 Biblia Paralela John 8:33 Chinese Bible John 8:33 French Bible John 8:33 German Bible John 8:33 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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