# John 8.55

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 53. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself? 54. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God;</span>
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> **55. <span class="rl-speech">and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.</span>**
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> 56. <span class="rl-speech">Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.</span> 57. The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? (John 8:53-57, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 53. Are you greater than our father, Abraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?” 54. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.</span>
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> **55. <span class="rl-speech">You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word.</span>**
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> 56. <span class="rl-speech">Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it, and was glad.”</span> 57. The Jews therefore said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” (John 8:53-57, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 53. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:</span>
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> **55. <span class="rl-speech">Yet 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.</span>**
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> 56. <span class="rl-speech">Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.</span> 57. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? (John 8:53-57, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 53. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?' 54. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">'If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;</span>
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> **55. <span class="rl-speech">and ye have not known Him, and I have known Him, and if I say that I have not known Him, I shall be like you, speaking falsely; but I have known Him, and His word I keep;</span>**
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> 56. <span class="rl-speech">Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'</span> 57. <span class="rl-speech">The Jews, therefore, said unto him, 'Thou art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham hast thou seen?'</span> (John 8:53-57, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 8](/codex/john-8/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.