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John 8:41 Cross-References

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Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

John 8:41 (KJV)

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Commentary on John 8:41

Ye do the deeds of your father—Jesus repeats His accusation from verse 38, now driving toward explicit identification. The present tense ποιεῖτε (poieite, 'you are doing') indicates habitual action, not isolated incidents. Their consistent behavior—rejecting truth, plotting murder—reveals paternity. Children imitate fathers; their deeds expose whose children they truly are.Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication—This response may function on multiple levels. Literally, they assert legitimate birth and covenant membership—not illegitimate children excluded from the assembly (Deuter...

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