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So you are doing the things your own father did." But they said, "We are not like children who never knew who their father was. God is our Father; he is the only Father we have."
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Jesus said to them, "If God were really your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and now I am here. I did not come by my own authority; God sent me.
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You don't understand what I say, because you cannot accept my teaching.
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You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning and was against the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he shows what he is really like, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
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But because I speak the truth, you don't believe me.
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Can any of you prove that I am guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me?
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The person who belongs to God accepts what God says. But you don't accept what God says, because you don't belong to God."
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The Jews answered, "We say you are a Samaritan and have a demon in you. Are we not right?"
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Jesus answered, "I have no demon in me. I give honor to my Father, but you dishonor me.
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I am not trying to get honor for myself. There is One who wants this honor for me, and he is the judge.
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I tell you the truth, whoever obeys my teaching will never die."