John 8:31-59

Jubilee Bible 2000

³¹ ¶ Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye shall be my disciples indeed;

³² and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.

³³ They answered him, We are Abraham’s seed, and we have never served anyone; how sayest thou, Ye shall be set free?

³⁴ Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever commits sin is the slave of sin.

³⁵ And the slave does not abide in the house for ever, but the Son abides for ever.

³⁶ If the Son therefore shall set you free, ye shall be free indeed.

³⁷ I know that ye are Abraham’s seed, but ye seek to kill me because my word has no place in you.

³⁸ ¶ I speak that which I have seen with my Father, and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

³⁹ They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said unto them, If ye were Abraham’s sons, ye would do the works of Abraham.

⁴⁰ But now ye seek to kill me, a man that has told you the truth, which I have heard of God; Abraham did not do this.

⁴¹ Ye do the deeds of your father. Then they said to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

⁴² Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would surely love me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither did I come of myself, but he sent me.

⁴³ Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

⁴⁴ Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.

⁴⁵ And because I tell you the truth, ye do not believe me.

⁴⁶ ¶ Which of you reproves me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

⁴⁷ He that is of God hears God’s words; ye therefore hear them not because ye are not of God.

⁴⁸ Then the Jews answered, and said unto him, Do we not say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?

⁴⁹ Jesus answered, I do not have a demon; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.

⁵⁰ And I seek not my own glory; there is one that seeks it and judges.

⁵¹ ¶ Verily, verily, I say unto you, If anyone keeps my word, he shall not see death forever.

⁵² Then the Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keeps my word, he shall not taste death forever?

⁵³ Art thou greater than our father Abraham who died? and the prophets died; whom makest thou thyself?

⁵⁴ Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father that glorifies me, of whom ye say that he is your God;

⁵⁵ yet ye have not known him, but I know him; and if I should say, I do not know him, I shall be a liar like unto you; but I know him and keep his word.

⁵⁶ Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.

⁵⁷ Then the Jews said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

⁵⁸ Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM.

⁵⁹ Then they took up stones to cast at him, but Jesus concealed himself and went out of the temple, and going through the midst of them, went away.