Yes, I realize that you are descendants of Abraham. And yet some of you are trying to kill me because there’s no room in your hearts for my message.

我知道你们是亚伯拉罕的子孙，你们却想要杀我，因为你们心里容不下我的道。

“我知道，你们是亚伯拉罕的后裔，你们却想要杀我，因为你们心里容不下我的道。

“我知道，你们是亚伯拉罕的后裔，你们却想要杀我，因为你们心里容不下我的道。

“我知道你们是亚伯拉罕的子孙，但你们却想杀我，因为你们心里容不下我的道。

我知道你们是亚伯拉罕的后裔；但你们想杀我，因为你们心里不能容纳我的道。

我知道你们是亚伯拉罕的后裔。可是你们想要杀我，因为你们里面容不下我的话语。

我知道你們是亞伯拉罕的子孫，你們卻想要殺我，因為你們心裏容不下我的道。

「我知道，你們是亞伯拉罕的後裔，你們卻想要殺我，因為你們心裏容不下我的道。

「我知道，你們是亞伯拉罕的後裔，你們卻想要殺我，因為你們心裏容不下我的道。

「我知道你們是亞伯拉罕的子孫，但你們卻想殺我，因為你們心裡容不下我的道。

我知道你們是亞伯拉罕的後裔；但你們想殺我，因為你們心裡不能容納我的道。

『我知道你們是亞伯拉罕的後裔；然而你們還想法子要殺我，因為我的道在你們裏面沒有地位。

我知道你們是亞伯拉罕的後裔。可是你們想要殺我，因為你們裡面容不下我的話語。

我知爾為亞伯拉罕之裔、然爾欲殺我、因我道不容於爾衷也、

我知爾亞伯拉罕裔、惟我道不存爾心、故欲殺我、

我知爾為亞伯拉罕之裔、雖然、爾欲殺我、以我道不存於爾心也、

予亦知爾為亞伯漢之子孫、顧爾仍欲置予於死、以爾心中不容吾道故。

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word.

I know that you are Abraham’s children. But you are looking for a way to kill me. You have no room for my word.

I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.

I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place among you.

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you are seeking to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

“ I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

I know that ye are Abraham’s seed, yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.

I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill Me because My word is not welcome among you.

I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you.

I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death.

At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.

So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don’t believe me!Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me?Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.”

But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.

Being descendants of Abraham doesn’t make them truly Abraham’s children. For the Scriptures say,“ Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted,” though Abraham had other children, too.

No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don’t care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God.

Once again the people picked up stones to kill him.

“ Our father is Abraham!” they declared.“ No,” Jesus replied,“ for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example.Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

“ But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said.“ We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean,‘ You will be set free’?”

Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me!

They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger.

Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other,“ Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

“ Brothers— you sons of Abraham, and also you God fearing Gentiles— this message of salvation has been sent to us!

For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’

So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus’ death.

So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules.But Jesus replied,“ My Father is always working, and so am I.”So the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill him. For he not only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself equal with God.

Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact, you are trying to kill me.”

But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said,“ The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts— so that their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and have me heal them.”Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this, because he saw the future and spoke of the Messiah’s glory.Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue.For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.

The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.