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John 8:37-47
American Standard Version
John 8:37-47
American Standard Version
37 I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word [a]hath not free course in you. 38 I speak the things which I have seen with [b]my Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father. 39 They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye [c]were Abraham’s children, [d]ye would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham. 41 Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. 42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me. 43 Why do ye not [e]understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word. 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. [f]When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof. 45 But because I say the truth, ye believe me not. 46 Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me? 47 He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.
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- John 8:37 Or, hath no place in you
- John 8:38 Or, the Father: do ye also therefore the things which ye heard from the Father.
- John 8:39 Greek are.
- John 8:39 Some ancient authorities read ye do the works of Abraham.
- John 8:43 Or, know
- John 8:44 Or, When one speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for his father also is a liar.
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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