Albert Barnes Commentary John 8:37

"I know that ye are Abraham`s seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you." — John 8:37 (ASV)

I know. I admit that you are the descendants of Abraham. Jesus did not wish to call that in question, but he sought to show them that they might be his descendants and still entirely lack his spirit. (See Barnes on Matthew 3:9).

Ye seek to kill me. (John 5:16; John 7:32).

Because my word. My doctrine; the principles of my religion. You do not have the spirit of my doctrine; you hate it, and you therefore seek to kill me.

Hath no place. That is, you do not embrace my doctrine, or it exerts no influence over you. The original word conveys the notion that there was no room for his doctrine in their minds. It met with obstructions and did not penetrate into their hearts. They were so filled with pride, and prejudice, and false notions, that they would not receive his truth; and since they did not have his truth or spirit, and could not bear it, they sought to kill him.