John 8:12–38

¹²Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, ^rI am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have ^rthe light of life. ¹³The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. ¹⁴Jesus answered and said unto them, ^sThough I bear record of myself, yet ^tmy record is true: for I know ^uxwhence I came, and ^xwhither I go; but ^yye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. ¹⁵Ye judge ^zafter the flesh; ^aI judge no man. ¹⁶And yet if I judge, ^bmy judgment is true: for ^cI am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. ¹⁷It is also written ^din your law, that the testimony of two men is true. ¹⁸I am one that bear witness of myself, and ^ethe Father that sent me beareth witness of me. ¹⁹Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, ^fYe neither know me, nor my Father: ^gif ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. ²⁰These words spake Jesus in ^hthe treasury, ⁱas he taught in the temple: and ^kno man laid hands on him; for ^klhis hour was not yet come.

²¹Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ^mye shall seek me, and ⁿshall die in your sins: ^mqwhither I go, ye cannot come. ²²Then said ^othe Jews, ^pWill he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. ²³And he said unto them, ^qYe are from beneath; ^rI am from above: ye are ^rsof this world; ^tI am not of this world. ²⁴I said therefore unto you, that ^uye shall die in your sins: ^xfor if ye believe not that ^yI am he, ye shall die in your sins. ²⁵Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same ^zthat I said unto you from the beginning. ²⁶I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is ^atrue; and I speak to the world those things which I have ^bheard of him. ^27cThey understood not that he spake to them of the Father. ²⁸Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have ^dlifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that ^yI am he, and that ^eI do nothing of myself; but ^fas my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. ²⁹And he that sent me is ^gwith me: ^hthe Father hath not left me alone; ⁱfor I do always those things that please him. ³⁰As he spake these words, ^kmany believed on him.

³¹Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, ^lIf ye continue in my word, then ^lare ye my disciples indeed; ³²And ye shall know ^mthe truth, and the truth ⁿshall make you free. ³³They answered him, ^oWe be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, ^pYe shall be made free? ³⁴Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, ^qWhosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. ³⁵And ^rthe servant abideth not in the house for ever: but ^sthe Son abideth ever. ³⁶If ^tthe Son therefore ⁿshall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. ³⁷I know that ^oye are Abraham’s ^useed; but ^wye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. ³⁸I speak that which I have ^xseen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with ^yyour father.