John 8:42 · WEB
“Therefore Jesus said to them, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven't come of myself, but he sent me.”
— John 8:42
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Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
angry
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narrative
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