39. They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said unto them, If ye were Abraham’s sons, ye would do the works of Abraham.
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.