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37 I know that you are the seed of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill Me, because My word is not advancing[a] in you. 38 I am speaking the things which I have seen with My[b] Father. And you therefore are doing[c] the things which you heard from your father”.

You Are Doing The Works of Your Father, Not Abraham

39 They responded and said to Him, “Our father is Abraham”. Jesus says to them, “If you are children of Abraham, you would be doing the works of Abraham.

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:37 Or, making progress; or, making room, having a place.
  2. John 8:38 Or, the.
  3. John 8:38 Or this may be a command, Be doing.

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