John 8:31-52

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.