21  He said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin; where I go ye cannot come. 22  The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he says, Where I go ye cannot come? 23  And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 24  I said therefore to you, that ye shall die in your sins; for unless ye shall believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 25  They said therefore to him, Who art thou? And Jesus said to them, Altogether that which I also say to you. 26  I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but he that has sent me is true, and I, what I have heard from him, these things I say to the world. 27  They knew not that he spoke to them of the Father. 28  Jesus therefore said to them, When ye shall have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father has taught me I speak these things. 29  And he that has sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, because I do always the things that are pleasing to him. 30  As he spoke these things many believed on him.

31  Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples; 32  and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. 33  They answered him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have never been under bondage to any one; how sayest thou, Ye shall become free? 34  Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one that practises sin is the bondman of sin. 35  Now the bondman abides not in the house for ever: the son abides for ever. 36  If therefore the Son shall set you free, ye shall be really free. 37  I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word has no entrance in you.

38  I speak what I have seen with my Father, and ye then do what ye have seen with your father.