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John 8:38-47

38 I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would do the things Abraham did.

40 As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.

41 You are doing the things your own father does.”
“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”

42 The Children of the Devil
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me.

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, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. 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.

45 Yet because I tell the truth, 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 He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

Cross References for John 8:38-47

John 8:44 - You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a ... Click to read the verse John 8:44 Click to read the verse John 8:44

Matthew 3:7 - But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said t... Click to read the verse Matthew 3:7 Click to read the verse Matthew 3:7

Isaiah 59:21 - “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my wo... Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:21 Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:21

John 3:11 - I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still ... Click to read the verse John 3:11 Click to read the verse John 3:11

John 17:8 - For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I c... Click to read the verse John 17:8 Click to read the verse John 17:8

John 5:30 - By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to ... Click to read the verse John 5:30 Click to read the verse John 5:30

John 12:49-50 - For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and h... Click to read the verse John 12:49-50 Click to read the verse John 12:49-50

John 8:41 - You are doing the things your own father does.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they protes... Click to read the verse John 8:41 Click to read the verse John 8:41

John 16:13 - But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on... Click to read the verse John 16:13 Click to read the verse John 16:13

1 John 1:2 - The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, ... Click to read the verse 1 John 1:2 Click to read the verse 1 John 1:2

John 5:19 - Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can d... Click to read the verse John 5:19 Click to read the verse John 5:19

1 John 3:8-10 - He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginni... Click to read the verse 1 John 3:8-10 Click to read the verse 1 John 3:8-10

John 3:32 - He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. Click to read the verse John 3:32 Click to read the verse John 3:32

John 14:24 - He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they be... Click to read the verse John 14:24 Click to read the verse John 14:24

John 8:26 - “I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is reliable, and what I have heard f... Click to read the verse John 8:26 Click to read the verse John 8:26

John 14:10 - Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you... Click to read the verse John 14:10 Click to read the verse John 14:10

John 8:18 - I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.” Click to read the verse John 8:18 Click to read the verse John 8:18