8:39 They answered him, 5 “Abraham is our father!” 6 Jesus replied, 7 “If you are 8 Abraham’s children, you would be doing 9 the deeds of Abraham. 8:40 But now you are trying 10 to kill me, a man who has told you 11 the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this! 12 8:41 You people 13 are doing the deeds of your father.”
Then 14 they said to Jesus, 15 “We were not born as a result of immorality! 16 We have only one Father, God himself.” 8:42 Jesus replied, 17 “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. 18 I 19 have not come on my own initiative, 20 but he 21 sent me. 8:43 Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept 22 my teaching. 23 8:44 You people 24 are from 25 your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. 26 He 27 was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, 28 because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, 29 he speaks according to his own nature, 30 because he is a liar and the father of lies. 31 8:45 But because I am telling you 32 the truth, you do not believe me. 8:46 Who among you can prove me guilty 33 of any sin? 34 If I am telling you 35 the truth, why don’t you believe me? 8:47 The one who belongs to 36 God listens and responds 37 to God’s words. You don’t listen and respond, 38 because you don’t belong to God.” 39