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John 8:42–43

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Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
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From verse 42

  1. John 12:49Rank 1 from verse 42
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    49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

  2. John 14:10Rank 2 from verse 42
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    10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

  3. John 17:8Rank 3 from verse 42
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    8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

  4. John 17:25Rank 4 from verse 42
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    25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

  5. John 15:23–24Rank 5 from verse 42
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    23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

    24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

  6. Malachi 1:6Rank 6 from verse 42
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    6¶ A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

  7. John 1:14Rank 7 from verse 42
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    14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  8. 1 John 5:1–2Rank 8 from verse 42
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

    2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

  9. 1 John 4:14Rank 9 from verse 42
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    14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

  10. John 5:43Rank 10 from verse 42
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    43I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

  11. 1 Corinthians 16:22Rank 11 from verse 42
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    22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.

  12. John 7:28–29Rank 12 from verse 42
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    28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

    29But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

  13. John 3:17Rank 13 from verse 42
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    17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

  14. John 5:23Rank 14 from verse 42
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    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

  15. 1 John 4:9–10Rank 15 from verse 42
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    9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

  16. John 16:27–28Rank 16 from verse 42
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    27For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

    28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

  17. Revelation 22:1Rank 17 from verse 42
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    1AND he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  18. Galatians 4:4Rank 18 from verse 42
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    4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

From verse 43

  1. John 12:39–40Rank 1 from verse 43
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    39Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

    40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

  2. John 5:43Rank 2 from verse 43
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    43I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

  3. John 7:17Rank 3 from verse 43
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    17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

  4. Romans 8:7–8Rank 4 from verse 43
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    7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

    8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

  5. Proverbs 28:5Rank 5 from verse 43
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    5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

  6. Acts 7:51Rank 6 from verse 43
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    51¶ Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

  7. John 6:60Rank 7 from verse 43
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    60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

  8. Jeremiah 6:10Rank 8 from verse 43
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    10To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

  9. John 8:27Rank 9 from verse 43
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    27They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.

  10. Isaiah 44:18Rank 10 from verse 43
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    18They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

  11. Isaiah 6:9Rank 11 from verse 43
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    9¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  12. Hosea 14:9Rank 12 from verse 43
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    9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

  13. Micah 4:12Rank 13 from verse 43
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    12But they know not the thoughts of the Lord, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

  14. Romans 3:11Rank 14 from verse 43
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    11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

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John 8:42

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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proceeded

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Past-tense or past-participial form of proceed (to go forth, come out, or continue onward).

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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John 8:43

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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speech

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1. Spoken words, discourse, or a message communicated in words. 2. The manner, quality, or ability of speaking. 3. A language or dialect.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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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?

8:34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

8:35And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

8:36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

8:37I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

8:38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

8:39They 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.

8:40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

8:41Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

8:42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

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8:43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

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8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

8:45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

8:46Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

8:47He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

8:48Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

8:49Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.

8:50And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

8:51Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

8:52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.

8:53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

8:54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

8:55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

8:56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

8:57Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

8:58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

8:59Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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