You are doing what your own father does.”“ We have the right to claim to be God’s children,” they objected.“ The only Father we have is God himself.”

你们是行你们父所行的事。”他们说：“我们不是从淫乱生的；我们只有一位父，就是神。”

你们是做你们父的工作。”他们就对他说：“我们不是从淫乱生的，我们只有一位父，就是上帝。”

你们是做你们父的工作。”他们就对他说：“我们不是从淫乱生的，我们只有一位父，就是神。”

你们是在做你们父所做的事。”他们说：“我们不是从淫乱生的！我们只有一位父，就是上帝。”

你们要作的，正是你们的父要作的。”他们说：“我们不是从淫乱生的；我们只有一位父，就是神。”

你们在做你们的父所做的事。”他们回答说：“我们不是由淫乱所生的，我们只有一位父，就是神。”

你們是行你們父所行的事。」他們說：「我們不是從淫亂生的；我們只有一位父，就是神。」

你們是做你們父的工作。」他們就對他說：「我們不是從淫亂生的，我們只有一位父，就是上帝。」

你們是做你們父的工作。」他們就對他說：「我們不是從淫亂生的，我們只有一位父，就是神。」

你們是在作你們父所做的事。」他們說：「我們不是從淫亂生的！我們只有一位父，就是上帝。」

你們要作的，正是你們的父要作的。”他們說：“我們不是從淫亂生的；我們只有一位父，就是神。”

你們只是行你們的父的事罷了。』他們就對耶穌說：『我們不是由淫亂而生的；我們只有一位父、就是上帝。』

你們在做你們的父所做的事。」他們回答說：「我們不是由淫亂所生的，我們只有一位父，就是神。」

爾行爾父之行耳、眾曰、我非由淫而生、我有一父、即上帝也、

特行爾父所行耳、眾曰、我儕非由淫而生、我儕有一父、即上帝也

爾行爾父之所行、眾曰、我儕非由淫亂而生、惟有一父、即天主也、

爾所為者、正爾父之所為耳！』若輩應曰：『吾儕非私生子也！吾儕惟有一父、天主是已！』

You are doing the works of your own father.”“ We are not illegitimate children,” they protested.“ The only Father we have is God himself.”

You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him,“ We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father— even God.”

No, you are imitating your real father.” They replied,“ We aren’t illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father.”

You’re doing what your father does.”“ We weren’t born of sexual immorality,” they said.“ We have one Father— God.”

You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him,“ We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; we have one Father: God.”

You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him,“ We were not born of fornication; we have one Father— God.”

Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

You’re doing what your father does.”“ We weren’t born of sexual immorality,” they said.“ We have one Father— God.”

Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father,[ even] God.

You people are doing the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Jesus,“ We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself.”

You do the works of your father.” They said to him,“ We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God.”

Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay. You are the potter. Your hands made all of us.

You belong to your father, the devil. You want to obey your father’s wishes. From the beginning, the devil was a murderer. He has never obeyed the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his natural language. He does this because he is a liar. He is the father of lies.

You are our Father. Abraham might not accept us as his children. Jacob might not recognize us as his family. But you are our Father, Lord. Your name is One Who Always Sets Us Free.

I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. You are doing what you have heard from your father.”

And Judah has been unfaithful. A hateful thing has been done in Israel and Jerusalem. The Lord loves his temple. But Judah has made it impure. Their men have married women who worship other gods.

Then say to Pharaoh,‘ The Lord says,“ Israel is like an oldest son to me.

You are the children of the Lord your God. Don’t cut yourselves to honor the dead. Don’t shave the front of your heads to honor the dead.

“ A son honors his father. A slave honors his master. If I am a father, where is the honor I should have? If I am a master, where is the respect you should give me?” says the Lord who rules over all.“ You priests look down on me.“ But you ask,‘ How have we looked down on you?’

“ I myself said,“‘ I would gladly treat you like my children. I would give you a pleasant land. It is the most beautiful land any nation could have.’ I thought you would call me‘ Father.’ I hoped you would always obey me.

Is that how you thank the Lord? You aren’t wise. You are foolish. Remember, he’s your Father. He’s your Creator. He made you. He formed you.

Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.

The Lord says,“ Come here, you children of women who practice evil magic! You are children of prostitutes and those who commit adultery.Who are you making fun of? Who are you laughing at? Who are you sticking your tongue out at? You are people who refuse to obey me. You are just a bunch of liars!You burn with sinful desire among the oak trees. You worship your gods under every green tree. You sacrifice your children in the valleys. You also do it under the cliffs.You have chosen some of the smooth stones in the valleys to be your gods. You have joined yourselves to them. You have even poured out drink offerings to them. You have given grain offerings to them. So why should I take pity on you?You have made your bed on a very high hill. You went up there to offer your sacrifices.

The Lord began to speak through Hosea. He said to him,“ Go. Marry a woman who has sex with anyone she wants. Have children with her. Do this because the people of the land are like that kind of wife. They have not been faithful to me.”

“‘ “Then you took your sons and daughters who belonged to me. And you sacrificed them as food to other gods. Wasn’t it enough for you to be a prostitute?You killed my children. You sacrificed them to other gods.

“ Tell your mother she is wrong. Tell her she is wrong. She isn’t acting like a wife to me anymore. She no longer treats me as her husband. Tell her to stop looking and acting like a prostitute. Tell her not to let her lovers lie on her breasts anymore.If she doesn’t stop it, I will strip her naked. I’ll make her as bare as she was on the day she was born. I’ll make her like a desert. She will become like dry land. And I’ll let her die of thirst.“ I won’t show my love to her children. They are the children of other men.Their mother hasn’t been faithful to me. She who became pregnant with them has brought shame on herself. She said,‘ I will chase after my lovers. They give me my food and water. They provide me with wool and linen. They give me olive oil and wine.’

But judges who are right with God will sentence the sisters to be punished. They will be punished in the same way as women who commit adultery and murder. After all, they have committed adultery. And their hands are covered with the blood of the people they have murdered.”The Lord and King says,“ Bring an angry crowd against the sisters. Hand them over to those who will terrify them and steal everything they have.The crowd will kill them by throwing stones at them. They will use swords to cut them down. They will kill their sons and daughters. And they will burn down their houses.