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You do what your father did." They said to him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God."
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Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.
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Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.
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You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
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But, because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
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Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
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He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."