23Jesus was saying to them, “You are from below. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.
24Therefore I told you that you will die in your sins, because if you don’t believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
25Then they asked Him, “Who are You?” Jesus told them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.
26I have many things to say and judge about you, but He who sent me is true, and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.”
27They didn’t realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father.
28So, Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak these things as the Father taught me.
29He who sent me is with me. He hasn’t left me alone, because I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.”
30As Jesus spoke, many came to believe in Him.
31Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you continue in my words, you are truly my disciples,
32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been slaves to anyone. How can you say that we’ll be set free?”
34Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I tell you, whoever sins is a slave of sin.
35A slave doesn’t remain in the house forever, but a son does belong forever.
36Therefore if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
37“I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.
38I talk about what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
39They answered, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus told them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham,
40but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
41You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We weren’t born of fornication. We have one Father — God.”
42Jesus said, “If God were your Father, you would sincerely love me, for I came from God, and now am here. I haven’t come of my own initiative, but He sent me.
43Why don’t you understand what I say? It’s because you can’t accept my words.
44You are of your father, the Devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar, and the father of lies.
45Because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me.
46Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why don’t you believe me?
47Whoever is from God hears God’s words. The reason you don’t hear them is that you aren’t from God.”
48The Jews answered and asked Him, “Aren’t we right in saying that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
49Jesus answered, “I don’t have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
50I don’t seek glory for myself, but there is One who seeks it, and He is the judge.
51Most assuredly, I tell you, anyone who keeps my word will never see death.”
52Then the Jews answered Him, “Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham is dead, and the prophets, and You say, ‘Anyone who keeps my word will never taste death.’
53Surely You aren’t greater than our forefather Abraham, who died? The prophets died too. Who do You claim to be?”
54Jesus answered, “If I honor myself, my honor is nothing. It’s my Father, who you say is your God, who honors me.
55Yet you haven’t come to know Him, but I know Him. If I said, ‘I don’t know Him,’ I would be a liar like you, but I do know Him and keep His word.
56Your forefather Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”
57Then the Jews said to Him, “You aren’t yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
58Jesus told them, “Most assuredly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I AM.”
59Then they took up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
John 8
John 8:23-59