52 The Jews[a] said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham and the prophets died, and you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death forever.’[b] 53 You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are you?[c] And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself to be?” 54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:52 Some manuscripts have “Then the Jews”
  2. John 8:52 Literally “for the age”
  3. John 8:53 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are you