John 8:19-57

¹⁹Then said they to him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also.

²⁰These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him, for his hour was not yet come.

²¹Then said Jesus again to them, I am going away, and ye will seek me, and will die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

²²Then said the Jews, will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

²³And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

²⁴I said therefore to you, that ye will die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he , ye will die in your sins.

²⁵Then said they to him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith to them, Even the same that I said to you from the beginning.

²⁶I have many things to say, and to judge of you: but he that sent me, is true: and I speak to the world those things which I have heard from him.

²⁷They understood not that he spoke to them concerning the Father.

²⁸Then said Jesus to them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he , and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

²⁹And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

³⁰As he spoke these words, many believed on him.

³¹Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed;

³²And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

³³They answered him, We are Abraham's offspring, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

³⁴Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Whoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin.

³⁵And the servant abideth not in the house for ever, but the Son abideth for ever.

³⁶If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

³⁷I know that ye are Abraham's offspring; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

³⁸I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

³⁹They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

⁴⁰But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.

⁴¹Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

⁴²Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

⁴³Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

⁴⁴Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do: he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

⁴⁵And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

⁴⁶Which of you convicteth me of sin? And if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me?

⁴⁷He that is of God, heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

⁴⁸Then answered the Jews, and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?

⁴⁹Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and ye dishonor me.

⁵⁰And I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

⁵¹Verily, verily, I say to you, If a man shall keep my saying, he shall never see death.

⁵²Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man shall keep my saying, he shall never taste death.

⁵³Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

⁵⁴Jesus answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that honoreth me, of whom ye say, that he is your God:

⁵⁵Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I should be a liar like you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

⁵⁶Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it , and was glad.

⁵⁷Then said the Jews to him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?