John 8:40-42

40 "But as it is, ¹you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has ²told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

41 "You are doing the deeds of ³your father." They said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; ⁴we have one Father: God."

42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, ⁵you would love Me, ⁶for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have ⁷not even come on My own initiative, but ⁸He sent Me.

Cross References

• 1. John 7:1; John 8:37
• 2. John 8:26
• 3. John 8:38, 44
• 4. Deuteronomy 32:6; Isaiah 63:16; Isaiah 64:8
• 5. 1 John 5:1
• 6. John 13:3; John 16:28, 30; John 17:8
• 7. John 7:28
• 8. John 3:17

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "that One"