Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 8:56-57

"Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad. The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?" — John 8:56-57 (ASV)

Rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

They allowed a wide margin in speaking of our Saviour's age, for he was only thirty-three years old. It may be true that the sorrows of his life had so marred his countenance that he looked more like a man of fifty than one of thirty-three. I cannot tell, nor do I know whether that is what they meant; but it is singular that they should have said to him, Thou art not yet fifty years old.