John 8:56
Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day. He saw it, and it made him glad."
Treated in 8 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in a conjugal relation, in its consequential affections cites John viii. 56
…Thence it is said that he “rejoiced to see the day of Christ; he saw it, and was glad,” John viii. 56; the thoughts of the coming of Christ, which he looked on at the distance of two thousand…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites John 8: 56
…as a day wherein we have a prize for our souls, and may enjoy much of God’s presence. John 8: 56. ‘Abraham rejoiced to see my day.’ So, when we see the light of a Sabbath shine, we…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 9 — Christ, Though Known to the Jews Under the Law, Yet Only Manifested Under the Gospel cites John 8:56
…Saviour says, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and was glad,” (John 8:56). For though the event being remote, his view of it was obscure, he had full assurance…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 10 — The Resemblance Between the Old Testament and the New cites John 8:56
…of our Lord, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and was glad,” (John 8:56). What Christ here declares of Abraham, an apostle shows to be applicable to all…
- The Key Teachings of Ignatius of Antioch ·
My Charter Is Jesus Christ cites JOHN 8:56
…whole Church.” Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. JOHN 8:56 His quarrel, then, was not with Israel’s Scriptures but with any use of them that led…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.5 The Lord's Supper cites John 8: 56
…bleed afresh! [2] It must be a joyful remembrance. ‘Abraham rejoiced to see my day.’ John 8: 56. When a Christian sees a sacrament-day approaching, he should rejoice. This ordinance of…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
What About People Who Lived Before Jesus? cites John 8:56
…said, “Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad” (John 8:56). The believers of the Old Testament didn’t know the name Jesus or the details of the…
- Holiness ·
Christ Is All cites John viii. 56
…the nations of the earth should be blessed. By faith he saw Christ’s day, and was glad. (John viii. 56.) (e) It was Christ of whom Jacob spoke to his sons, as he lay dying. He marked out the…