Jesus the Christ, the Son of God,
responds to a group of Israelites
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.-John 8:42-59
Reference Information:
abode = esteken/steko = stood
convinceth = elenchei = elegcho/elegxo = convicts
lusts = epithymias/epithumia/epithumeo = desires, passionate urges, longing
saying = logon/logos/lego = word
Reference Scriptures:
And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.-Exodus 3:13-14
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.-Luke 4:14-15...And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.-Luke 4:24...And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he passing through the midst of them went his way,-Luke 4:28-30
He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria.-John 4:3-4...There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.-John 4:7...Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.-John 4:9
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.-John 5:19...Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.-John 5:24
Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.-John 7:16...Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?-John 7:19-20
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.-John 10:7...And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?-John 10:20...Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.-John 10:25...Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.-John 10:31...Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,-John 10:39
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?-John 11:25-26
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:-John 17:1...And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.-John 17:3...And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.-John 17:5...O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.-John 17:25
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.-Hebrews 11:8...These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.-Hebrews 11:13
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.-1 John 5:1
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