Daily Discovery Bible Study

39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.

“If you really were children of Abraham, you'd do what Abraham did,” Jesus told them. 40 “But you are trying to kill me now, because I told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham would never have done that.41 You're doing what your father does.”

“Well we are not illegitimate,” they responded. “God alone is our father!”

42 Jesus replied, “If God really was your father, you would love me. I came from God and now I am here. The decision to come wasn't mine, but the one who sent me.43 Why can't you understand what I'm saying? It's because you refuse to hear my message!44 Your father is the Devil, and you love to follow your father's evil desires. He was a murderer from the beginning. He never stood for the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies he reveals his true character, for he's a liar and the father of lies.45 So because I tell you the truth, you don't believe me!46 Can any one of you prove that I'm guilty of sin? If I'm telling you the truth, why don't you believe me?47 Anyone who belongs to God listens to what God says. The reason you don't listen is because you don't belong to God.”

John 8: 39-47