# 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]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fornication]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]