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John 8:21-38

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21 Then He said again to them, "I go away, and 1you will seek Me, and 2will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot * come."
22 So 3the Jews were saying, "Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, '4Where I am going, you cannot * come '?"
23 And He was saying to them, "5You are from below, I am from above; 6you are of this world, 7I am not of this world.
24 "Therefore I said to you that you 8will die in your sins; for unless * you believe that 9I am He, 10you will die in your sins."
25 So they were saying to Him, "Who are You?" Jesus said to them, "What * have I been saying to you from the beginning?
26 "I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but 11He who sent Me is true; and 12the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world."
27 They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father.
28 So Jesus said, "When you 13lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that 14I am He, and 15I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.
29 "And He who sent Me is with Me; 16He has not left Me alone, for 17I always do the things that are pleasing to Him."
30 As He spoke these things, 18many came to believe in Him.

The Truth Will Make You Free

31 So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "19If you continue in My word, then you are truly 20disciples of Mine;
32 and 21you will know the truth, and 22the truth will make you free."
33 They answered Him, "23We are Abraham's descendants and have never * yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, 'You will become free '?"
34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, 24everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.
35 "25The slave does not remain in the house forever; 26the son does remain forever.
36 "So if the Son 27makes you free, you will be free indeed.
37 "I know that you are 28Abraham's descendants; yet 29you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.
38 "I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from 30your father."
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Cross References 30

  • 1. John 7:34
  • 2. John 8:24
  • 3. John 1:19; John 8:48, 52, 57
  • 4. John 7:35
  • 5. John 3:31
  • 6. 1 John 4:5
  • 7. John 17:14, 16
  • 8. John 8:21
  • 9. Matthew 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8; John 4:26; John 8:28, 58; John 13:19
  • 10. John 8:21
  • 11. John 3:33; John 7:28
  • 12. John 8:40; John 12:49; John 15:15
  • 13. John 3:14; John 12:32
  • 14. Matthew 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8; John 4:26; John 8:24, 58; John 13:19
  • 15. John 3:11; John 5:19
  • 16. John 8:16; John 16:32
  • 17. John 4:34
  • 18. John 7:31
  • 19. John 15:7; 2 John 9
  • 20. John 2:2
  • 21. John 1:14, 17
  • 22. John 8:36; Romans 8:2; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Galatians 5:1, 13; James 2:12; 1 Peter 2:16
  • 23. Matthew 3:9; Luke 3:8; John 8:37, 39
  • 24. Romans 6:16; 2 Peter 2:19
  • 25. Genesis 21:10; Galatians 4:30
  • 26. Luke 15:31
  • 27. John 8:32
  • 28. Matthew 3:9; John 8:39
  • 29. John 7:1; John 8:40
  • 30. John 8:41, 44

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Most authorities associate this with Ex 3:14, "I AM WHO I AM"
  • [b]. Or "That which I have been saying to you from the beginning"
  • [c]. Lit "I AM" (v 24 note)
  • [d]. Or "did not leave"
  • [e]. Or "makes no progress"
  • [f]. Or "in the presence of"
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