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All I have ever done is to tell you the truth I heard from God, yet you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like this!
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You are doing what your father did." "God himself is the only Father we have," they answered, "and we are his true children."
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Jesus said to them, "If God really were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and now I am here. I did not come on my own authority, but he sent me.
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Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my message.
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You are the children of your father, the Devil, and you want to follow your father's desires. From the very beginning he was a murderer and has never been on the side of truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is only doing what is natural to him, because he is a liar and the father of all lies.
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But I tell the truth, and that is why you do not believe me.
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Which one of you can prove that I am guilty of sin? If I tell the truth, then why do you not believe me?
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He who comes from God listens to God's words. You, however, are not from God, and that is why you will not listen."
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They asked Jesus, "Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon in you?"
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"I have no demon," Jesus answered. "I honor my Father, but you dishonor me.
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I am not seeking honor for myself. But there is one who is seeking it and who judges in my favor.