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 offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, 'You will become free'?"

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

and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named."

This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.

And this was why the Jews were persecuting 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 were seeking to kill him.

The Jews picked up stones again to stone him.

So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.

Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God."