39 They replied, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus responded, "If you were Abraham’s children, you would do Abraham’s works.
40 Instead, you want to kill me, though I am the one who has spoken the truth I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
41 You are doing your father’s works." They said, "Our ancestry isn’t in question! The only Father we have is God!"
42 Jesus replied, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God. Here I am. I haven’t come on my own. God sent me.
43 Why don’t you understand what I’m saying? It’s because you can’t really hear my words.
44 Your father is the devil. You are his children, and you want to do what your father wants. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has never stood for the truth, because there’s no truth in him. Whenever that liar speaks, he speaks according to his own nature, because he’s a liar and the father of liars.
45 Because I speak the truth, you don’t believe me.