I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father — Jesus distinguishes between his origin and theirs. He speaks 'that which I have seen with my Father'—he has beheld the Father's works and character and reflects them. They 'do that which ye have seen with your father'—the implication (made explicit in 8:44) is that their father is not Abraham but the devil. Their actions reveal their paternity: those who practice truth are of God; those who practice lies and murder are of the devil.

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