John 8:21-41

21 Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, "I'm going away, and you'll look for me. But you will die because of your sin. You can't go where I'm going."
22 Then the Jews asked, "Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means when he says, 'You can't go where I'm going'?"
23 Jesus said to them, "You're from below. I'm from above. You're from this world. I'm not from this world.
24 For this reason I told you that you'll die because of your sins. If you don't believe that I am the one, you'll die because of your sins."
25 The Jews asked him, "Who did you say you are?" Jesus told them, "I am who I said I was from the beginning.
26 I have a lot I could say about you and a lot I could condemn you for. But the one who sent me is true. So I tell the world exactly what he has told me."
27 (The Jews didn't know that he was talking to them about the Father.)
28 So Jesus told them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you'll know that I am the one and that I can't do anything on my own. Instead, I speak as the Father taught me.
29 Besides, the one who sent me is with me. He hasn't left me by myself. I always do what pleases him."
30 As Jesus was saying this, many people believed in him.
31 So Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, "If you live by what I say, you are truly my disciples.
32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
33 They replied to Jesus, "We are Abraham's descendants, and we've never been anyone's slaves. So how can you say that we will be set free?"
34 Jesus answered them, "I can guarantee this truth: Whoever lives a sinful life is a slave to sin.
35 A slave doesn't live in the home forever, but a son does.
36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be absolutely free.
37 I know that you're Abraham's descendants. However, you want to kill me because you don't like what I'm saying.
38 What I'm saying is what I have seen in my Father's presence. But you do what you've heard from your father."
39 The Jews replied to Jesus, "Abraham is our father." Jesus told them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do what Abraham did.
40 I am a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. But now you want to kill me. Abraham wouldn't have done that.
41 You're doing what your father does." The Jews said to Jesus, "We're not illegitimate children. God is our only Father."

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