38 I speak of the things which I have seen [a]with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from (A)your father.”

39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is (B)our father.” Jesus *said to them, (C)If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham. 40 But as it is, (D)you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has (E)told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. 41 You are doing the deeds of (F)your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; (G)we have one Father: God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, (H)you would love Me, (I)for I came forth from God and am here; for I have (J)not even come [b]on My own, but [c](K)He sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand [d](L)what I am saying? It is because you cannot (M)listen to My word. 44 (N)You are of (O)your father the devil, and (P)you want to do the desires of your father. (Q)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because (R)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells [e]a lie, he (S)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of [f]lies. 45 But because (T)I say the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If (U)I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 (V)The one who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:38 Or in the presence of
  2. John 8:42 Or of Myself
  3. John 8:42 Lit that One
  4. John 8:43 Or My way of speaking
  5. John 8:44 Lit the lie
  6. John 8:44 Lit it

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