John 8:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 8:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 8:38 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 8:38 — KJV
“I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.”
— John 8:38 (KJV)
John 8:38 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 8:38
“Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. speaking: or, who spake”
Shares key themes with John 8:38: speak, seen, father
“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,”
Shares key themes with John 8:38: speak, father
“It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.”
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“Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.”
Shares key themes with John 8:38: seen, father
“And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.”
Shares key themes with John 8:38: speak, father
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