41. You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as illegitimate children—we have one Father, God Himself!”
42. Yeshua said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for from God I came and now I am here. For I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
43. Why don’t you understand My speech? Because you’re not able to hear My word!
44. You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks lies he is just being himself—for he is a liar and the father of lies.
45. “But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.
46. Which one of you convicts Me of sinning? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe Me?
47. He who belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you don’t hear is because you do not belong to God.”
48. The Judean leaders responded, “Aren’t we right to say you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
49. Yeshua answered, “I do not have a demon! I honor My Father, yet you dishonor Me.
50. But I do not seek My own glory; there is One who is seeking and judging.
51. Amen, amen I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
52. “Now we know You have a demon!” the Judean leaders said to Him. “Abraham and the prophets died. Yet You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death.’
53. You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are You? The prophets also died! Who do You make Yourself out to be?”
54. Yeshua answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father who gives Me glory—the One of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
55. Yet you do not know Him, but I know Him. If I say I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you. Yet I do know Him and keep His Word.
56. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day; he saw it and was thrilled.”
57. Then the Judeans said to Him, “You’re not even fifty years old and you’ve seen Abraham?”
58. Yeshua answered, “Amen, amen I tell you, before Abraham was, I am!”
59. Then they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Yeshua hid Himself and went out from the Temple.