John 8:57

Translations

Modern

Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”

Traditional

Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

Literal

Therefore the Jews said to Him, “Not yet do You have fifty years, and You have seen Abraham?”

Latin

Dixerunt ergo Judæi ad eum: Quinquaginta annos nondum habes, et Abraham vidisti?

Interlinear

Greek

English

Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”

Notes

John 8:57

You are not yet fifty years old: The Jewish leaders misunderstood Jesus. Jesus was not talking about his physical age. He was speaking about his divine pre-existence (his existence before he was born as a human).

John 8:12–59

The debate about whether Jesus is the Messiah continues from 7:52. Jesus remained at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. During the feast, the conflicts Jesus encountered in chapter 7 continued and intensified.

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham The Christ Hymn: Christ’s Divine Nature