John 8:29-58

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

³⁰When he spoke these things, many believed in him.

³¹Then Jesus said to those Jews, who believed him: If you continue in my word, you shall be my disciples indeed.

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

³³They answered him: We are the seed of Abraham, and we have never been slaves to any man: how sayest thou: you shall be free?

³⁴Jesus answered them: Amen, amen I say unto you: that whosoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin.

³⁵Now the servant abideth not in the house for ever; but the son abideth for ever.

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

³⁷I know that you are the children of Abraham: but you seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

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

³⁹They answered, and said to him: Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them: If you be the children of Abraham, do the works of Abraham.

⁴⁰But now you seek to kill me, a man who have spoken the truth to you, which I have heard of God. This Abraham did not.

⁴¹You do the works of your father. They said therefore to him: We are not born of fornication: we have one Father, even God.

⁴²Jesus therefore said to them: If God were your Father, you would indeed love me. For from God I proceeded, and came; for I came not of myself, but he sent me:

⁴³Why do you not know my speech? Because you cannot hear my word.

⁴⁴You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he stood not in the truth; because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

⁴⁵But if I say the truth, you believe me not.

⁴⁶Which of you shall convince me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe me?

⁴⁷He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God.

⁴⁸The Jews therefore answered, and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

⁴⁹Jesus answered: I have not a devil: but I honour my Father, and you have dishonoured me.

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

⁵¹Amen, amen I say to you: If any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever.

⁵²The Jews therefore said: Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest: If any man keep my word, he shall not taste death for ever.

⁵³Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself?

⁵⁴Jesus answered: If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom you say that he is your God.

⁵⁵And you have not known him, but I know him. And if I shall say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar. But I do know him, and do keep his word.

⁵⁶Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: 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: Amen, amen I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am.