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The people retorted, “You Samaritan devil! Didn’t we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?”
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“No,” Jesus said, “I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father - and you dishonor me.
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And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God is going to glorify me. He is the true judge.
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I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!”
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The people said, “Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say, ‘Anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!’
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Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
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Jesus answered, “If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, ‘He is our God, 1 ’
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but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.
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Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.”
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The people said, “You aren’t even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham? 2 ”
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Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I AM! 3 ”
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At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.