41 You are doing the deeds of (A)your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; (B)we have one Father: God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, (C)you would love Me, (D)for I came forth from God and am here; for I have (E)not even come [a]on My own, but [b](F)He sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand [c](G)what I am saying? It is because you cannot (H)listen to My word. 44 (I)You are of (J)your father the devil, and (K)you want to do the desires of your father. (L)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because (M)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells [d]a lie, he (N)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of [e]lies.

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Footnotes

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

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