John 8:41
Modern Translations
New International Version
You are doing the works of your own father." "We are not illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have is God himself."

New Living Translation
No, you are imitating your real father.” They replied, “We aren’t illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father.”

English Standard Version
You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.”

Berean Study Bible
You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

New American Standard Bible
You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; we have one Father: God.”

NASB 1995
"You are doing the deeds of your father." They said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father: God."

NASB 1977
“You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.”

Amplified Bible
You are doing the works of your [own] father.” They said to Him, “We are not illegitimate children; we have one [spiritual] Father: God.”

Christian Standard Bible
You’re doing what your father does.” “We weren’t born of sexual immorality,” they said. “We have one Father—God.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You're doing what your father does."" We weren't born of sexual immorality," they said. "We have one Father--God."

Contemporary English Version
But you are doing exactly what your father does." "Don't accuse us of having someone else as our father!" they said. "We just have one father, and he is God."

Good News Translation
You are doing what your father did." "God himself is the only Father we have," they answered, "and we are his true children."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You're doing what your father does." The Jews said to Jesus, "We're not illegitimate children. God is our only Father."

International Standard Version
You are doing your father's actions." They told him, "We're not illegitimate children. We have one Father, God himself."

NET Bible
You people are doing the deeds of your father." Then they said to Jesus, "We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

New King James Version
You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.”

King James 2000 Bible
You do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

New Heart English Bible
You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God."

World English Bible
You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God."

American King James Version
You do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

American Standard Version
Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

A Faithful Version
You are doing the works of your father." Then they said to Him, "We have not been born of fornication. We have one Father, and that is God."

Darby Bible Translation
Ye do the works of your father. They said [therefore] to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one father, God.

English Revised Version
Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Ye do the workes of your father. Then said they to him, We are not borne of fornication: we haue one Father, which is God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Ye do the deedes of your father. Then said they to him: We be not borne of fornication, we haue one father, euen God.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Ye do the dedes of youre father. Then sayde they vnto him: We are not borne of fornicacion, we haue one father, euen God.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Ye do the dedes of youre father. Then sayde they vnto him: we were not borne of fornicacion. We have one father which is God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
you do the works of your father.” They said, therefore, to Him, “We have not been born of whoredom; we have one Father—God”;

Berean Literal Bible
You are doing the works of your father." Therefore they said to Him, "We have not been born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God."

Young's Literal Translation
ye do the works of your father.' They said, therefore, to him, 'We of whoredom have not been born; one Father we have -- God;'

Smith's Literal Translation
Ye do the works of your father. Then said they to him, We have not been born of fornication; for we have one Father, God.

Literal Emphasis Translation
You are doing the works of your father. They said then to Him, We have not been born from out of fornication; we have one Father, God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
You do the works of your father. They said therefore to him: We are not born of fornication: we have one Father, even God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You do the works of your father.” Therefore, they said to him: “We were not born out of fornication. We have one father: God.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“But you are doing the deeds of your father.” They were saying to him, “We are not from fornication; we have one father, God.”

Lamsa Bible
But you do the works of your father. They said to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, God.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
You do the works of your father. They said to him: We were not born of lewdness; we have one father, God.

Godbey New Testament
You are doing the works of your father. They said to Him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, God.

Haweis New Testament
Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We are not born of whoredom; we have one Father, even God.

Mace New Testament
your actions are like your father, at this they reply'd, we are no bastards; we have but one father, even God.

Weymouth New Testament
You are doing the deeds of your father." "We," they replied, "are not illegitimate children. We have one Father, namely God."

Worrell New Testament
Ye do the works of your father." They say to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father?God."

Worsley New Testament
But ye do the works of your father. Then said they unto Him, We are not born of fornication, we have one Father, even God.
















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