O naughty naughty . . . Is Jesus an anti-semite when he calls the descendents of Abraham the sons of the devil

Question

Luke 8 (New King James Version)
39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.”
Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 You do the deeds of your father.”
Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.”
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

Answer 1

Can't wait to read the apologists reply to this one.
You're on a roll Jim, keep up the good work!

Answer 2

Okay, I just looked up Luke 8 in the King James Version and this is what I found:
39. Return to thine own house, and show how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
40. And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: foir they were all waiting for him.
41. And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler, and he was a ruler of the syngogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:"
42. For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
43. And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
44. Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment; and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

I do recognize those scriptures, but it sure isn't in Luke 8.

Satan is a liar and the father of them The Jews who He is talking to has been influenced by Satan and and are doing the deeds that Satan has been telling them to do. Satan doesn't want anybody to be on God's side and he will do everything in his power to influence them and confuse their thoughts.

GOD LOVES EVERYBODY. HE IS NOT A GOD OF HATE.

Answer 3

Jesus is NOT anti-semitic, you fool. Jesus was JEWISH! How can a Jew, an exceptionally good Jew at that, be anti-jewish?! Silly, silly boy.

To your example:
Jesus does not call Abraham "the Devil." He says that the people are either untruthful or unknowing. Abraham is not their father; the Devil is their father.

READ MORE CAREFULLY!

Answer 4

Actually, Jesus was referring to people just like you. This is also a teaching and a comparison for all people and generations.

Answer 5

Jesus says, "*If* you *were* Abraham’s children..." they would do well, but because they do not do well, they are not sons of the promise (read:faithful) but rather sons of (read:unrighteousness)the devil.

Answer 6

The generations of Jesus are seventy, with seven heads, and ten horns...

black bird has spoken...caw...

Answer 7

he was talking to a spacific group not all decendants of abraham he was one himself ( a Jew )

Answer 8

okey, enough of this misinterpretations! find yourself a priest or a pastor when you read again the bible!

Answer 9

hmmmmmmmm!! kinda strange that they left that in the bible. i thought they ERASED any thing that offends the jews.

Answer 10

Not at all! HE was addressing a specific group---- and they were just that.