John 8:53
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New International Version (©2011)
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?"

New Living Translation (©2007)
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?"

English Standard Version (©2001)
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?"

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Are You greater than our father Abraham who died? Even the prophets died. Who do You pretend to be?"

International Standard Version (©2012)
You aren't greater than our father Abraham, who died, are you? The prophets also died. Who are you making yourself out to be?"

NET Bible (©2006)
You aren't greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
“Are you greater than our father Abraham who died and The Prophets who have died? Who are you making yourself?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets have also died. Who do you think you are?"

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom make you yourself?

American King James Version
Are you greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom make you yourself?

American Standard Version
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself?

Darby Bible Translation
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who has died? and the prophets have died: whom makest thou thyself?

English Revised Version
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Webster's Bible Translation
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Weymouth New Testament
Are you really greater than our forefather Abraham? For he died. And the prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"

World English Bible
Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"

Young's Literal Translation
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:48-53 Observe Christ's disregard of the applause of men. those who are dead to the praises of men can bear their contempt. God will seek the honour of all who do not seek their own. In these verses we have the doctrine of the everlasting happiness of believers. We have the character of a believer; he is one that keeps the sayings of the Lord Jesus. And the privilege of a believer; he shall by no means see death for ever. Though now they cannot avoid seeing death, and tasting it also, yet they shall shortly be where it will be no more forever, Ex 14:13.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 53. - Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? This use of ποιεῖν is not uncommon. "By thy own statements, whom wouldst thou have us believe that thou art?" (cf. John 5:18; John 10:33; John 19:7, 12). This claim to be Giver of immunity from death, and the further assumption that the belief of and continuance in his word would metamorphose and transfigure death itself, implied functions which "made" Jesus mightier, more august, than either Moses or Elijah, Abraham or the prophets, who were dead. "These all died who art thou?"

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Art thou greater than our father Abraham?.... So the woman of Samaria said, concerning Jacob, John 4:12. The Jews had a mighty opinion of their ancestors, especially of Abraham; and yet they allow the Messiah to be greater than he, as Jesus truly was: so one of their ancient commentators (w) on those words of Isaiah 52:13 thus paraphrases them,

""Behold my servant shall deal prudently", this is the King Messiah; "he shall be exalted" above Abraham, as it is written, Genesis 14:22, "and extolled" above Moses, as it is written, Numbers 11:12, and he shall be higher than the ministering angels, as it is written, Ezekiel 1:26, for he shall be , "greater than the fathers".''

They add here, of Abraham,

which is dead; he was a great and good man, and yet dead:

and the prophets are dead; though they truly kept, and faithfully delivered the word of God:

whom makest thou thyself? who art a poor carpenter's son, a Galilean, a Nazarene, and yet makest thyself greater than Abraham, or any of the prophets; yea, makest thyself to be God, to promise security from death, and an everlasting continuance of life upon keeping thy word.

(w) Tachuma apud Huls. p. 321.

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Before Abraham Was, I Am
…52Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that you have a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and you say, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53Are you greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom make you yourself? 54Jesus answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that honors me; of whom you say, that he is your God: …

Matthew 3:9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
John 4:12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?"