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John 8:37

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I know that you’re Abraham’s children. But you’re looking for a way to kill me, because you don’t have any room for my word.

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The person who doesn’t have the Spirit doesn’t accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. Those things seem foolish to them, and they can’t understand them, because they can’t be understood without the Spirit’s help.

Not everyone in Abraham’s family line is his child. On the contrary, Scripture says, “Your family line will continue through Isaac.”

After this, Jesus traveled around in Galilee. He didn’t want to travel around in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.

When he said that, they picked up stones to kill him. But Jesus slipped out of sight and left the temple area.

“Listen, fellow children of Abraham! Listen, you Gentiles who worship God! This message of salvation has been sent to us.

Why can’t you understand what I’m saying? Because you can’t really hear it.

So from that day on, the Jewish rulers planned to kill Jesus.

Didn’t Moses give you the law? But not one of you obeys the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”

Once again the Jewish leaders picked up stones to kill him.

They were trying to trap Jesus with that question, so they’d have a reason to bring charges against him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.

At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they’re trying to kill?

You accept praise from one another, but you don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

The hearts of these people have become stubborn. They can barely hear with their ears and they’ve closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts. Then they might turn to the Lord, and he would heal them.’

They answered him, “We’re Abraham’s children. We’ve never been slaves to anybody. So how can you say that we’ll be set free?”

Don’t think you’re safe just because you can say, ‘We come from Abraham.’ I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham even from these stones.

Your father Abraham was filled with joy at the thought of seeing my day. He saw it and was glad.”

Dear children, I’m writing to you because you know the Father. Fathers, I’m writing to you because you know the one who is from the beginning. Young men, I’m writing to you because you’re strong. God’s word lives in you, and you’ve won the battle over the evil one.




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