John 8:42

Jesus said to them, “No. God is not your father. You see, God sent me here. It wasn’t my idea to come here, God sent me. But you don’t love me. So I know that God is not your father.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

In Context

41Listen, you are doing the things that your father does.” But they said, “God is our father. He is the only father we have, and we are his proper kids.”

43Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you don’t want to do what I say. That is the reason why you don’t listen to me.

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Cross References

John 3:17You see, God sent his son into the world so that he can save the people of the world. He didn’t send him to judge people and do payback to them.

John 5:43My father sent me to tell you his words, but you do not listen to me. But whenever other people come and tell you their own words, you always listen to them.

John 12:49You see, the words I said to you are not just mine. The father told me what to say, and he sent me here to tell you his message.

John 15:23You see, if anyone hates me, they hate my father too.

John 17:8I told them the message that you told me, and they believed it. Now they know for sure that you sent me to the world.

Matthew Henry on John 8:39-48

Christ's Discourse with the Pharisees. 38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. 39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. 41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even… Read the whole commentary →

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