John 8:33-48

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?