KJV (2) dead and the prophets

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Joh 8:52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Joh 8:53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?