40. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that has told you the truth, which I have heard of God; Abraham did not do this.
41. Ye do the deeds of your father. Then they said to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
42. Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would surely love me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither did I come of myself, but he sent me.
43. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44. Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.
45. And because I tell you the truth, ye do not believe me.
46. Which of you reproves me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47. He that is of God hears God’s words; ye therefore hear them not because ye are not of God.
48. Then the Jews answered, and said unto him, Do we not say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?
49. Jesus answered, I do not have a demon; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
50. And I seek not my own glory; there is one that seeks it and judges.
51. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If anyone keeps my word, he shall not see death forever.
52. Then the Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keeps my word, he shall not taste death forever?
53. Art thou greater than our father Abraham who died? and the prophets died; whom makest thou thyself?
54. Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father that glorifies me, of whom ye say that he is your God;
55. yet ye have not known him, but I know him; and if I should say, I do not know him, I shall be a liar like unto you; but I know him and keep his word.
56. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.
57. Then the Jews said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?