John 8:42

42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, 1you would love Me, 2for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have 3not even come on My own initiative, but 4He sent Me.

John 8:42 In-Context

40 "But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
41 "You are doing the deeds of your father." They said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father: God."
42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.
43 "Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.
44 "You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Cross References 4

  • 1. 1 John 5:1
  • 2. John 13:3; John 16:28, 30; John 17:8
  • 3. John 7:28
  • 4. John 3:17

Footnotes 1

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