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John 8:52-57

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52“Now we are sure that you are possessed by a demon,” the people replied. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets; and yet you say ‘If anyone lays my message to heart, they will never know death.’
53Are you greater than our ancestor Abraham, who died? And the prophets died too. Whom do you make yourself out to be?”
54“If I do honour to myself,” answered Jesus, “such honour counts for nothing. It is my Father who does me honour — and you say that he is your God;
55and yet you have not learnt to know him; but I know him; and, if I were to say that I do not know him, I should be a liar like you; but I do know him, and I lay his message to heart.
56Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; and he did see it, and was glad.”
57“You are not fifty years old yet,” the people exclaimed, “and have you seen Abraham?”

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