John 8:23-31

²³“You,” added Jesus, “are from below, I am from above; you are of this present world, I am not;

²⁴and so I told you that you would die in your sins, for, unless you believe that I am what I am, you will die in your sins.”

²⁵“Who are you?” they asked. “Why ask exactly what I have been telling you?” said Jesus.

²⁶“I have still much that concerns you to speak of and to pass judgement on; yet he who sent me may be trusted, and I speak to the world only of the things which I have heard from him.”

²⁷They did not understand that he meant the Father.

²⁸So Jesus added, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will understand that I am what I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but that I say just what the Father has taught me.

²⁹Moreover, he who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone; for I always do what pleases him.”

³⁰While he was speaking in this way, many came to believe in him.

³¹So Jesus went on to say to those who had believed him, “If you remain constant to my message, you are truly my disciples;