John 8:27-37

27 They did not understand that ¹he had been speaking to them about the Father.

28 So Jesus said to them, “When you have ²lifted up the Son of Man, ³then you will know that ⁴I am he, and that ⁵I do nothing on my own authority, but ⁶speak just as the Father taught me.

29 And ⁷he who sent me is with me. ⁸He has not left me alone, for ⁹I always do the things that are pleasing to him. ”

30 As he was saying these things, ¹⁰many believed in him.

The Truth Will Set You Free

31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ¹¹“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,

32 and you will ¹²know the truth, and the truth ¹³will set you free. ”

33 They answered him, ¹⁴“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’? ”

34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ¹⁵everyone who practices sin is a slave^[a] to sin.

35 ¹⁶The slave does not remain in the house forever; ¹⁷the son remains forever.

36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet ¹⁸you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.