I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you — Jesus acknowledges their claim to be Abraham's descendants, but reveals the contradiction: they seek to kill him. The desire to murder Jesus proves that his word has 'no place' (chōran) in them—no room, no lodging. Abraham's true descendants would receive Abraham's descendant (Jesus); instead, they oppose him. The willingness to commit murder is evidence of a fundamental spiritual condition: Jesus's word cannot dwell where there is no faith, no openness to God's truth.

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