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52 Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You ahave a demon! bAbraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’  
53 Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. aWho do You make Yourself out to be?”  
54 Jesus answered, a“If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. bIt is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is1 your God.  
55 Yet ayou have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and bkeep His word.  
56 Your father Abraham arejoiced to see My day, band he saw it and was glad.”  
57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”
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John 8:54

If I glorify myself (ean egw docasw emauton). Third-class condition with ean and first aorist active subjunctive (or future active indicative) of docazw.

It is my Father that glorifieth me (estin o pathr mou o docazwn me). The position and accent of estin mean: "Actually my Father is the one," etc.

Of whom ye say (on umeiv legete). The accusative of the person (on) with legete is regular (cf. John 10:36).

Your God (qeov umwn). So Aleph B D and apparently correct, though A C L W Delta Theta have hmwn (our God). The oti can be taken as recitative (direct quotation, hmwn, our) or declarative (indirect, that, and so umwn). The Jews claimed God as their peculiar national God as they had said in John 8:41. So Jesus turns this confession and claim against them.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 8:54:

John 1:14
John 11:4
Hebrews 5:5

 

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