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.

"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been in slavery to any man. What do you mean by saying, 'You shall become free'?"

"Brothers, sons of Abraham's race, and all among you who reverence God, to us has the word of this salvation been sent.

they are not all children of Abraham because they are Abraham's descendants. The promise was, In Isaac shall thy posterity be called.

(This they said to tempt him, so that they could bring a charge against him.)

and because of this the Jews began to persecute Jesus, because he had done it on the Sabbath.

After these things Jesus continued to travel about in Galilee, for he did not wish to go about in Judea, because the Jews kept trying to kill him.

The Jews again took stones with which to stone him. Jesus said to them.

So from that day they plotted to kill him.

"He who is from God listens to God's words. For this reason you do not listen, because you are not from God."