John 8:22-59

²²The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that 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.

²⁴Therefore I said to you, that ye will die in your sins; for unless ye believe that I am He, ye will die in your sins.

²⁵They said therefore to him, Who art thou? Jesus said to them, In the first place, I am just that which I speak to you.

²⁶I have many things to say, and to judge, concerning you; but he who sent me is true; and I speak to the world what I heard from him.

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

²⁸Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye will know that I am He, and do nothing of myself, but speak these things as the Father taught me.

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

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

³¹Jesus therefore said to those Jews who believed in him, If ye continue in my word, ye are truly my disciples;

³²and ye will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.

³³They answered him, We are Abraham's offspring, and have never been in bondage to any one; how sayest, thou, Ye will be made free?

³⁴Jesus answered them, Truly, truly do I say to you, Every one that committeth sin is a bond-servant of sin.

³⁵And the bond-servant abideth not in the house for ever; the son abideth for ever.

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

³⁷I know that ye are Abraham's offspring; but ye seek to kill me, because my word is not received within you.

³⁸I speak what I have seen with the Father; and ye accordingly do what 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 spoken to you the truth, which I heard from God; this did not Abraham.

⁴¹Ye do the works of your father. They said to him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, God.

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

⁴³Why do ye not understand my language? It is because ye cannot listen to my word.

⁴⁴Ye are of your father the Devil, and what your father desireth ye are ready to do. He was a murderer from the beginning; and he abideth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of it.

⁴⁵But because I speak the truth, ye believe me not.

⁴⁶Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I speak truth, Why do ye not believe me?

⁴⁷He that is of God heareth God's words; for this cause ye do not hear, because ye are not of God.

⁴⁸The Jews answered 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.

⁵⁰But I seek not my own glory; there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

⁵¹Truly, truly do I say to you, If any one keep my word, he will never see death.

⁵²The Jews said to him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If any one keep my word, he will never taste of death.

⁵³Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets also died. Whom dost thou make thyself?

⁵⁴Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom ye say, He is our God:

⁵⁵yet ye know him not; 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 word.

⁵⁶Your father Abraham exulted that he might see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.

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

⁵⁸Jesus said to them, Truly, truly do I say to you, From before Abraham was, I have been.

⁵⁹They therefore took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus concealed himself, and went out of the temple.