John 8:40 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and now, ye seek to kill me -- a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;

English ASV

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

English Amplified

But now [instead] you are wanting and seeking to kill Me, a Man Who has told you the truth which I have heard from God. This is not the way Abraham acted.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But now [instead] you are wanting and seeking to kill Me, a Man Who has told you the truth which I have heard from God. This is not the way Abraham acted.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

but now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.

English EASY 2024

I have told you the true message that I have heard from God. But you want to kill me. Abraham did not do anything like that!

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I am someone who has told you the truth I heard from God. But you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like that.

but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

All I have ever done is to tell you the truth I heard from God, yet you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like this!

English God's Word - GW 1995

I am a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. But now you want to kill me. Abraham wouldn't have done that.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

But now you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God; Abraham did not do this.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But you have decided to kill me. I am a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham didn't do the things you want to do.

English NIV

do the things Abraham did. As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.

English NKJ 1982

But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

English NLT

I told you the truth I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham wouldn't do a thing like that.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I’ve only told you the truth that I’ve heard in my Father’s presence, but now you are wanting me dead—is that how Abraham acted?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; this is not what Abraham did.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But instead you are trying to kill me—and all because I told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham wouldn't do a thing like that!

English Tyndale 1537

But now ye go about to kill me, a man that have told you the truth, which I have heard of my father.(God:) This did not Abraham.

John 8:40 — Compare Translations