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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.
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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.
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You do the deeds of your father." Then they said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father--God."
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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.
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Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word.
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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.
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But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.
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Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?
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He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God."
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Then the Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
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Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.