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|You are not greater than our father Abraham, are you? He and the prophets all died. Just who do you think you are?"

|You are not greater than our father Abraham, are you? He and the prophets all died. Just who do you think you are?"

|Rhetorical question implying a "no" answer.  

|Rhetorical question implying a "no" answer.  

Note that the exchange between Jesus and the Jews is escalating from a discussion of being set free from sin to counter accusations of being Satanic. Jesus tells them their father is not Abraham or God, but the devil. This is a more forceful way of saying what Paul later posited: that the real circumcision, and real Jews, are those who follow Jesus, not those who happen to have Jewish bloodlines. The Jews counter with "you are a demon possessed Samaritan," which is about the worst insult one could give a Jew, as, in addition to the counter charge of demon possession, it carries the implied accusations the Jews made against Samaritans: "your doctrines are false," and "your bloodlines are impure."

This last question really shows the rising anger among the Jews. Note that the exchange between Jesus and the Jews is escalating from a discussion of being set free from sin to counter accusations of being Satanic. Jesus tells them their father is not Abraham or God, but the devil. This is a more forceful way of saying what Paul later posited: that the real circumcision, and real Jews, are those who follow Jesus, not those who happen to have Jewish bloodlines. The Jews counter with "you are a demon possessed Samaritan," which is about the worst insult one could give a Jew, as, in addition to the counter charge of demon possession, it carries the implied accusations the Jews made against Samaritans: "your doctrines are false," and "your bloodlines are impure."

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|Jesus 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:

|Jesus 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:

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|Jesus responded, "If I glorify myself, my glory is meaningless. It is my Father, whom you claim is your God, that glorifies me.

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|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.

|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.

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|You do not even know Him, but I do know Him, so if I were to say, 'I do not know Him,' then I would be a liar just like you. However, I do know him, and I hold firmly to His message.

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

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

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|Your fore-father, Abraham, leaped with joy that he would be allowed to see my day, and when he saw it, he was very happy."

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

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

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|Then the Jews responded, "You are not even fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?"

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|Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

|Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

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|Jesus told them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham existed, I Am."

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|It wasn't until this very moment, when Jesus used a construction that made no sense any other way, that it dawned on the Jews that Jesus was literally claiming to BE the "I Am" of the OT. This kind of blasphemy could not be tolerated. Roman law required all those accused of death penalty crimes to be brought before a Roman authority for confirmation of the death penalty verdict, however, Romans usually denied the death penalty request if it was for breaking a "religious" law, such as adultery or blasphemy. On the other hand, they also knew that if a mob just suddenly rose up and beat someone to death, then dispersed, the Romans were unlikely to put much effort into finding out who did it.

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|Then 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.

|Then 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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|Then they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus disappeared, and left the temple.

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|P66, P75, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus and Bezae Cantabrigiensis end as I have it here. Alexandrinus and Ephraemi Rescriptus have the longer ending ("he walked right through the middle of them and went away") as found in the KJV, and it was also added to Sinaiticus by a later corrector. Most scholars are fairly certain the longer ending is a later addition, as the longer ending in most manuscripts matches Luke 4:30 almost letter for letter, and in a language as free form as Greek, they find that highly unlikely.

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