John 8:31–42

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.