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John 8:37-47
Holman Christian Standard Bible
John 8:37-47
Holman Christian Standard Bible
37 I know you are descendants[a] of Abraham,(A) but you are trying to kill Me because My word[b] is not welcome among you. 38 I speak what I have seen(B) in the presence of the Father;[c](C) therefore, you do what you have heard from your father.”
39 “Our father is Abraham!” they replied.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” Jesus told them, “you would do what Abraham did.(D) 40 But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth(E) that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this! 41 You’re doing what your father does.”(F)
“We weren’t born(G) of sexual immorality,”(H) they said. “We have one Father—God.”(I)
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me,(J) because I came from God(K) and I am here. For I didn’t come on My own, but He sent Me. 43 Why don’t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to[d] My word.(L) 44 You are of your father the Devil,(M) and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer(N) from the beginning(O) and has not stood in the truth,(P) because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature,[e] because he is a liar and the father of liars.[f] 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Who among you can convict Me of sin?(Q) If I tell the truth, why don’t you believe Me? 47 The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”
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John 8:37-47
New International Version
John 8:37-47
New International Version
37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me,(A) because you have no room for my word. 38 I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence,(B) and you are doing what you have heard from your father.[a]”(C)
39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,”(D) said Jesus, “then you would[b] do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me,(E) a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God.(F) Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.”(G)
“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”(H)
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me,(I) for I have come here from God.(J) I have not come on my own;(K) God sent me.(L) 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil,(M) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.(N) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(O) 45 Yet because I tell the truth,(P) you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.(Q) The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
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