John 8:56 Cross References - NSB

⁵⁶ »Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it and was glad.«

¹⁸ ‘»All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants. This is because you obeyed my command.’«

¹⁷ »Truly, I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things that you see, and could not see them. They also desired to hear the things that you hear, and could not hear them.

²⁸ He received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said: ²⁹ »Let your servant depart according to your word in peace. ³⁰ »My eyes have seen your salvation.

²⁴ »I tell you many prophets and kings desired to see the things you see and did not see them. To hear the things you hear and did not hear them.«

³⁷ »I know that you are Abraham’s seed. Yet you seek to kill me. That is because my word has no place among you.

³⁹ They answered: »Our father is Abraham.« Jesus replied: »If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.

⁷ You know that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. ⁸ The Scripture revealed ahead of time, that God justified the people of the nations by faith. He preached the good news beforehand to Abraham. He said: »In you will all the nations be blessed.« ⁹ So then those who have faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

¹³ These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar. They confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

³⁹ And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, did not receive the promise.

¹⁰ Concerning this salvation the prophets inquired and searched diligently! They prophesied about the grace that should come to you: ¹¹ searching what time or what manner of time the spirit of Christ that was in them did point to, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them. ¹² God revealed to the prophets that the things they spoke were not for their own benefit but for yours. The Holy Spirit was sent from heaven to make known to you what the prophets spoke. Those who spread the good news to you did this. These are things even the angels want to look into.