YHN 8:56 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Your ancestor Abraham would have been excited to see me here—in fact he did see ahead and was very happy about it.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Your father Abraham rejoiced that he might see my day, and he saw and was glad.”

UST Your ancestor Abraham was overjoyed to think that he could see me come to the world. God allowed him to see me come, and he was happy.”

BLB Abraham your father rejoiced in that he should see My day--and he saw it and rejoiced."

AICNT “Abraham your father rejoiced to {see}[fn] my day, and he saw it and was glad.”

8:56, see: Some manuscripts read “have seen.” ℵ(01) A(02) B(03) W(032)

OEB Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; and he did see it, and was glad.’

LSB Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”

WEBBE Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it and was glad.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”

LSV your father Abraham was glad that he might see My day; and he saw, and rejoiced.”

FBV Your father Abraham was delighted as he looked forward to see my coming, and was so happy when he saw it.”

TCNT Your father Abraham was glad that he would see my day. He saw it and rejoiced.”

T4T Your ancestor Abraham was happy when he thought about what I would do during my life [MTY]. It was as though he saw that, and was happy.”

LEB Abraham your father rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it[fn] and was glad.”

8:56 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

BBE Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.

Moff Your father Abraham exulted that he was to see my Day: he did see it and he rejoiced."

Wymth Abraham your forefather exulted in the hope of seeing my day: and he saw it, and was glad."

ASV Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.

DRA Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: he saw it, and was glad.

YLT Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'

Drby Your father Abraham exulted in that he should see my day, and he saw and rejoiced.

RV Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.

SLT Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he might see my day: and he saw, and rejoiced.

Wbstr Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it , and was glad.

KJB-1769 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

KJB-1611 Your father Abraham reioyced to see my day: and he saw it, & was glad.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Your father Abraham was glad to see my day: and he saw it, and reioyced.
(Your father Abraham was glad to see my day: and he saw it, and rejoiced.)

Gnva Your father Abraham reioyced to see my day, and he sawe it, and was glad.
(Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it, and was glad. )

Cvdl Abraham youre father was glad, that he shulde se my daye, And he sawe it, and reioysed.
(Abraham your(pl) father was glad, that he should see my day, And he saw it, and rejoiced.)

TNT Youre father Abraham was glad to se my daye and he sawe it and reioysed.
(Your father Abraham was glad to see my day and he saw it and rejoiced. )

Wycl Abraham, youre fadir, gladide to se my dai; and he saiy, and ioyede.
(Abraham, your(pl) father, gladide to see my day; and he saiy, and ioyede.)

Luth Abraham, euer Vater, ward froh, daß er meinen Tag sehen sollte; und er sah ihn und freuete sich.
(Abraham, your(pl) father, what/which pleased/glad, that he my day see should; and he saw him/it and rejoiced itself/yourself/themselves.)

ClVg Abraham pater vester exsultavit ut videret diem meum: vidit, et gavisus est.[fn]
(Abraham father your exsultavit as he_would_see day mine: he_saw, and gavisus it_is. )

8.56 Abraham. Credens exsultavit sperando, ut videret intelligendo tantum mysterium. Diem meum. AUG. Incertum est in diem temporalem, etc., usque ad et quod ipsum caro factum est?

8.56 Abraham. Credens exsultavit hopendo, as he_would_see intelligendo only mystery. Diem mine. AUG. Incertum it_is in/into/on day temporalem, etc., until to and that him flesh/meat done it_is?

UGNT Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἐμήν, καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐχάρη.
(Abraʼam ho pataʸr humōn aʸgalliasato hina idaʸ taʸn haʸmeran taʸn emaʸn, kai eiden kai eⱪaraʸ.)

SBL-GNT Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἐμήν, καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐχάρη.
(Abraʼam ho pataʸr humōn aʸgalliasato hina idaʸ taʸn haʸmeran taʸn emaʸn, kai eiden kai eⱪaraʸ.)

RP-GNT Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἐμήν, καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐχάρη.
(Abraʼam ho pataʸr humōn aʸgalliasato hina idaʸ taʸn haʸmeran taʸn emaʸn, kai eiden kai eⱪaraʸ.)

TC-GNT Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἐμήν, καὶ εἶδε καὶ ἐχάρη.
(Abraʼam ho pataʸr humōn aʸgalliasato hina idaʸ taʸn haʸmeran taʸn emaʸn, kai eide kai eⱪaraʸ. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:39–59: Abraham saw Jesus

In this section Jesus continued to speak to those who did not believe in him. Although they said that they were Abraham’s children and that God was their Father, they did not do what those people would. They did not accept Jesus’ teaching and wanted to kill him. So he said that their real father was the devil, who was a murderer and a liar.

They replied that he was a Samaritan and had a demon. Jesus denied that and said that if they accepted what he said, they would never die. They said that Abraham died and asked if he was greater than him. Jesus replied that he knew Abraham and existed before him. Then they wanted to throw stones at Jesus, but he hid.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Those who rejected Jesus had the devil for a father

Jesus existed before Abraham

Paragraph 8:52–59

Jesus’ opponents were angry that he said that he was able to protect people from death. When Jesus then said that he had existed before Abraham, they became so angry that they tried to kill him.

8:56a

Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day.

Your^(plur) ancestor Abraham was happy at the thought of seeing the day/time when I would come;
Your^(plur) forefather Abraham was joyful/glad to think that he would see me come to earth.

Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day: Jesus referred to the fact that God had promised to send a Savior, the Messiah. Abraham believed God and trusted that the Messiah would come. This made him very happy. Jesus implied that he was the Messiah that Abraham expected. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day. (NIV)

Your ancestor Abraham was very glad to know/think that he would see me come.

As for your father, Abraham, his great joy was that he would see my coming. (JBP)

Your father Abraham: The BSB translates the Greek words literally as Your father Abraham. All the Jewish people were descended from Abraham. He lived about two thousand years before Christ. If you use footnotes, it would be good to write a footnote that indicates this. For example:

Abraham was the ancestor of all the Jewish people. He lived about two thousand years before Jesus Christ.

rejoiced: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as rejoiced is a strong word that means “was very happy, full of joy.” This verb is also used in 5:35b, and in Luke 1:47b, where Mary rejoices that she would become the mother of the Messiah. Use an expression that describes how people rejoice when they think about a future happy event, such as a wedding or a baby’s birth.

he would see My day: The phrase My day here means “the time when I come.” Abraham looked forward to seeing the Messiah when he came to earth. He expected God to send a Savior and he was happy because he thought that he would see that happen. For example:

he looked forward to my coming (NLT)

he would see me when I came

8:56b

He saw it and was glad.”

He saw that day/time and was very happy.”
He saw me come and was full of joy.”

He saw it and was glad: This clause indicates that Abraham did see the coming of Jesus, the Messiah. Probably it means that he saw it by faith, but Jesus did not explain this. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

He saw that day and was glad. (NCV)

he did see it and was happy/joyful

and was glad: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as was glad is a different verb than “rejoiced” in 8:56a. However, it has the same meaning in this context. In your translation, you may want to use a word that describes how people are happy after a good event. Abraham was happy because he saw Christ’s “day.”

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀβραάμ ὁ πατήρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τήν ἡμέραν τήν ἐμήν καί εἶδεν καί ἐχάρη)

See how you translated this phrase in verse [39](../08/39.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἴδῃ & εἶδεν

˱he˲_˓may˒_see & ˱he˲_saw_‹it›

Jesus uses see to refer to experiencing or participating in something. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he might experience … he experienced it]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἐμήν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀβραάμ ὁ πατήρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τήν ἡμέραν τήν ἐμήν καί εἶδεν καί ἐχάρη)

Jesus uses my day to refer to the time when Jesus came to earth. If this would be confusing in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my coming] or [the time when I would come to earth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἶδεν καὶ ἐχάρη

˱he˲_saw_‹it› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀβραάμ ὁ πατήρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τήν ἡμέραν τήν ἐμήν καί εἶδεν καί ἐχάρη)

This phrase could mean: (1) Abraham literally saw a prophetic vision of Jesus coming to earth. Alternate translation: [he foresaw my coming through revelation from God and was glad] (2) when his son Isaac was born, Abraham metaphorically saw that God was beginning to fulfill the covenant that would culminate in Jesus coming to earth. Alternate translation: [he perceived my coming when God gave him a son, and he was glad]

Parallel YHN 8:56

Section 8:39–59: Abraham saw Jesus

Paragraph 8:52–59

8:56a

8:56b