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I have many things to sayand to judgeofyou:but he that sentmeistrue; and Ispeakto the world those thingswhich I have heardofhim.
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They understoodnotthat he spake to them of the Father.
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ThensaidJesus unto them,When ye have lifted up the Son of man,then shall ye knowthatIam he, and that I donothingofmyself;butasmyFather hath taughtme, I speak these things.
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And he that sentmeiswithme: the Fatherhathnotleftmealone;forIdoalways those things that pleasehim.
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ThensaidJesusto those Jewswhichbelieved on him,Ifyecontinueinmyword, then are yemydisciplesindeed;
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And ye shall know the truth,and the truth shall makeyoufree.
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They answeredhim, We beAbraham'sseed,andwerenever in bondage to any man:howsayestthou*, Ye shall be madefree?
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Jesusansweredthem,Verily,verily, I say unto you*, Whosoevercommittethsinis the servant of sin.
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And the servantabidethnotin the houseforever: but the Sonabideth*ever.
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If the Sontherefore shall makeyoufree, ye shall befreeindeed.
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I knowthat ye areAbraham'sseed;but ye seek to killme,becausemywordhathnoplaceinyou.
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Ispeak that which I have seenwithmyFather:andyedothatwhich ye have seenwithyourfather.
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They answeredandsaid unto him,Abrahamisourfather.Jesussaith unto them,If ye wereAbraham'schildren, ye would do* the works of Abraham.
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Butnow ye seek to killme, a manthat hath toldyou the truth,which I have heardofGod:thisdidnotAbraham.
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Yedo the deeds of yourfather.Then said they to him,Webenotbornoffornication; we haveoneFather, even God.
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Jesus*said unto them,IfGodwereyourFather, ye wouldloveme:forI proceeded forthandcamefromGod;neithercameIofmyself,buthesentme.
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Why do yenotunderstandmyspeech? even because ye cannot*hearmyword.
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Yeareof your father the devil,and the lusts of yourfather ye willdo. Hewas a murdererfrom the beginning,andabodenotin the truth,because there isnotruthinhim.When he speaketh a lie, he speakethof his own:[a]for he is a liar,and the father of it.
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AndbecauseItell you the truth, ye believemenot.
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Whichofyouconvincethmeofsin?Andif I say the truth,whydoyenotbelieveme?