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father
"forefather"
Abraham did not do this
"Abraham never tried to kill anyone who told him the true revelation from God"
You do the works of your father
Jesus implies that their father is the devil. AT: "No! You are doing the things that your real father did" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
We were not born in sexual immorality
Here the Jewish leaders imply that Jesus does not know who his real father is. AT: "We do not know about you, but we are not illegitimate children" or "We were all born from proper marriages" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
we have one Father: God
Here the Jewish leaders claim God as their spiritual Father. This is an important title for God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples)