John 8:41 meaning and explanation

You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

John 8:41, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus has been pressing His hearers about who their true father is. They claim Abraham as their ancestor, but He answers that their desire to kill Him shows otherwise.

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