SCRIPTURE
John 8:42-49
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- 8:42
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
- 8:43
Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
- 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- 8:45
But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
- 8:46
Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
- 8:47
Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
- 8:48
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
- 8:49
“I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
