Why the truth grates

This conversation began with people who had come to believe in Jesus. Now he says: you want to kill me. This verse was later used to demonise all Jews, with terrible results. But for Jesus it isn't about descent. Whose child you are shows in what you do.

Here that means lying and killing. Whoever lies first destroys the truth, and then often people too. And then: because I speak the truth, you don't believe me. A lie is sometimes easier to believe. It asks nothing of you.