John 8:33
ContextNET © | “We are descendants 1 of Abraham,” they replied, 2 “and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say, 3 ‘You will become free’?” |
NIV © | 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?" |
NASB © | 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’?" |
NLT © | "But we are descendants of Abraham," they said. "We have never been slaves to anyone on earth. What do you mean, ‘set free’?" |
MSG © | Surprised, they said, "But we're descendants of Abraham. We've never been slaves to anyone. How can you say, 'The truth will free you'?" |
BBE © | They said to him in answer, We are Abraham’s seed and have never been any man’s servant: why do you say, You will become free? |
NRSV © | They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made free’?" |
NKJV © | They answered Him, "We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will be made free’?" |
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NET © | “We are descendants 1 of Abraham,” they replied, 2 “and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say, 3 ‘You will become free’?” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “We are the seed” (an idiom). 2 tn Grk “They answered to him.” 3 tn Or “How is it that you say.” |