John 8:39-41

New International Version

³⁹ “Abraham is our father,” they answered.

“If you were Abraham’s children,”^(A) said Jesus, “then you would^[a] do what Abraham did. ⁴⁰ As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me,^(B) a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God.^(C) Abraham did not do such things. ⁴¹ You are doing the works of your own father.”^(D)

“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”^(E)