John 8:38-40
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
38 I declare what I have seen in the Father’s presence; as for you, you should do what you have heard from the Father.’[a]
Jesus and Abraham
39 They answered him, ‘Abraham is our father.’ Jesus said to them, ‘If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing[b] what Abraham did, 40 but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
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John 8:38-40
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
38 I declare what I have seen in the Father’s presence; as for you, you should do what you have heard from the Father.’[a]
Jesus and Abraham
39 They answered him, ‘Abraham is our father.’ Jesus said to them, ‘If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing[b] what Abraham did, 40 but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
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