John 8:28–59

²⁸Then Jesus said to them, “When you ^flift ⁴up the Son of Man, ^gthen you will know that I am He, and ^hthat I do nothing of Myself; but ⁱas My Father taught Me, I speak these things. ²⁹And ^jHe who sent Me is with Me. ^kThe Father has not left Me alone, ^lfor I always do those things that please Him.” ³⁰As He spoke these words, ^mmany believed in Him.

³¹Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you ⁿabide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. ³²And you shall know the ^otruth, and ^pthe truth shall make you free.”

³³They answered Him, ^q“We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”

³⁴Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^rwhoever commits sin is a slave of sin. ³⁵And ^sa slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. ^36tTherefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

³⁷“I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but ^uyou seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. ^38vI speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have ⁵seen with your father.”

³⁹They answered and said to Him, ^w“Abraham is our father.”

Jesus said to them, ^x“If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. ^40yBut now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth ^zwhich I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. ⁴¹You do the deeds of your father.”

Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; ^awe have one Father—God.”

⁴²Jesus said to them, ^b“If God were your Father, you would love Me, for ^cI proceeded forth and came from God; ^dnor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. ^43eWhy do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. ^44fYou are of your father the devil, and the ^gdesires of your father you want to ^hdo. He was a murderer from the beginning, and ⁱdoes not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. ⁴⁵But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. ⁴⁶Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? ^47jHe who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”

⁴⁸Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and ^khave a demon?”

⁴⁹Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and ^lyou dishonor Me. ⁵⁰And ^mI do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges. ⁵¹Most assuredly, I say to you, ⁿif anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.”

⁵²Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You ^ohave a demon! ^pAbraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’ ⁵³Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. ^qWho do You make Yourself out to be?”

⁵⁴Jesus answered, ^r“If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. ^sIt is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is ⁶your God. ⁵⁵Yet ^tyou have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and ^ukeep His word. ⁵⁶Your father Abraham ^vrejoiced to see My day, ^wand he saw it and was glad.”

⁵⁷Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”

⁵⁸Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^xbefore Abraham was, ^yI AM.”

⁵⁹Then ^zthey took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, ^agoing ⁷through the midst of them, and so passed by.