John 8:44-57
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44 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.
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45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
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46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
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47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
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48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
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49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
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50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
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51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
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52 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.
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53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
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54 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:
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55 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.
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56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
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57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?