John 8:37

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I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can you say, 'You will be made free'?"

"Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation.

nor are they all children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but, "Through Isaac shall your descendants be named."

They said this to test him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

After this Jesus went about in Galilee; he would not go about in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

The Jews took up stones again to stone him.

So from that day on they plotted to put him to death.

He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason you do not hear them is that you are not of God."