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Yeareof your father the devil,and the lusts of yourfather ye willdo. Hewas a murdererfrom the beginning,andabodenotin the truth,because there isnotruthinhim.When he speaketh a lie, he speakethof his own:[a]for he is a liar,and the father of it.
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AndbecauseItell you the truth, ye believemenot.
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Whichofyouconvincethmeofsin?Andif I say the truth,whydoyenotbelieveme?
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He that isofGodhearethGod'swords:yetherefore*hear them not,because ye arenotofGod.
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Thenanswered the Jews,andsaid unto him,Saywenotwellthatthouart a Samaritan,andhast a devil?
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Jesusanswered, Ihavenot a devil;but I honourmyFather,andye do dishonourme.
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AndIseeknot mine ownglory: there is one that seekethandjudgeth.
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Verily,verily, I say unto you,If a mankeepmysaying, he shallnever**seedeath.
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Thensaid the Jews unto him,Now we knowthat thou hast a devil.Abraham is dead, and the prophets;andthousayest, If a mankeepmysaying, he shallnever**taste of death.
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Art*thou greater thanourfatherAbraham,which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whommakestthouthyself?
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Jesusanswered, IfIhonourmyself,myhonourisnothing: it ismyFather that honourethme; of whomyesay, that he isyourGod:
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Yet ye havenotknownhim;butIknowhim:andif I should say*, I knowhimnot, I shall be a liarlike unto you:but I knowhim,andkeephissaying.