John 8:34-42

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.