John 8:56 Cross References - CLV

⁵⁶ Abraham, your father, exults that he may become acquainted with My day, and he was acquainted with it and rejoiced."

¹⁸ and blessed, in your seed, shall be all the nations of the earth, inasmuch as you hearken to My voice.

¹⁷ For verily I am saying to you that many prophets and just men yearn to perceive what you are observing, and perceive not, and to hear what you are hearing, and hear not."

²⁸ he also receives Him, clasping Him in his arms. And he blesses God, and said, ²⁹ Now art Thou dismissing Thy slave, O Owner, According to Thy declaration, in peace, ³⁰ For my eyes perceived Thy Salvation,

²⁴ For I am saying to you that many prophets and kings want to perceive what you are observing, and they perceive not, and to hear of Me what you are hearing, and they hear not."

³⁷ I am aware that you are Abraham's seed. But you are seeking to kill Me, for My word has no room in you."

³⁹ They answered and say to Him, "Our father is Abraham.Jesus answered them, "If you are children of Abraham, did you ever do the works of Abraham?

⁷ Know, consequently, that those of faith, these are sons of Abraham." ⁸ Now the scripture, perceiving before that God is justifying the nations by faith, brings before an evangel to Abraham, that In you shall all the nations be blessed." ⁹ So that those of faith are being blessed together with believing Abraham.

¹³ In faith died all these, not being requited with the promises, but perceiving them ahead and saluting them, and avowing that they are strangers and expatriates on the earth. "

³⁹ And these all, being testified to through faith, are not requited with the promise of God concerning us"

¹⁰ Concerning which salvation the prophets seek out and search out, who prophesy concerning the grace which is for you, ¹¹ searching into what or what manner of era the spirit of Christ in them made evident, when testifying beforehand to the sufferings pertaining to Christ and the glories after these." ¹² To whom it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to you they dispensed them, of which you were now informed through those who are bringing the evangel to you by holy spirit dispatched from heaven, into which messengers are yearning to peer."