³⁹ They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is ^(A)our father.” Jesus *said to them, “^(B)If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham. ⁴⁰ But as it is, ^(C)you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has ^(D)told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. ⁴¹ You are doing the deeds of ^(E)your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; ^(F)we have one Father: God.” ⁴² Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, ^(G)you would love Me, ^(H)for I came forth from God and am here; for I have ^(I)not even come ^[a]on My own, but ^[b](J)He sent Me. ⁴³ Why do you not understand ^[c](K)what I am saying? It is because you cannot ^(L)listen to My word. ^44 (M)You are of ^(N)your father the devil, and ^(O)you want to do the desires of your father. ^(P)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because ^(Q)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells ^[d]a lie, he ^(R)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of ^[e]lies.

⁷ Therefore, recognize that ^(A)it is those who are of faith who are ^(B)sons of Abraham.