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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

John 8
³⁹ They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus *said to them, "If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.
⁴⁰ But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
⁴¹ You are doing the deeds of your father." They said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father: God."
⁴² Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.
⁴³ Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.
⁴⁴ You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
⁴⁵ But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.
⁴⁶ Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
⁴⁷ He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."
⁴⁸ The Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
⁴⁹ Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.