Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

I Am Going Away. Unless You Believe That I Am The One, You Will Die In Your Sins

²¹ Then He said again to them, “I am going away. And you will seek Me. And you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you are not able to come”. ²² So the Jews were saying, “He will not kill Himself, will He— because He says, ‘Where I am going, you are not able to come’?” ²³ And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above. You are from this world, I am not from this world. ²⁴ Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am^[a] the One, you will die in your sins”.

I Am What I Have Been Saying I Am From The Beginning

²⁵ So they were saying to Him, “Who^[b] are You?” Jesus said to them, “What^[c] thing from the beginning I am indeed telling you! ²⁶ I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However, the One having sent Me is true. And what things I heard from Him— these things I am speaking to the world”. ²⁷ They did not know that He was speaking to them about the Father.

When You Lift Up The Son of Man, You Will Know I Am The One

²⁸ Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift-up^[d] the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the One, and I am doing nothing from Myself, but I am speaking these things just as the Father taught Me. ²⁹ And the One having sent Me is with Me. He did not leave Me alone, because I am always doing the things pleasing to Him”. ³⁰ While He was speaking these things, many believed in Him.

If You Remain In My Word, Then You Are Truly My Disciples And The Truth Will Set You Free

³¹ Then Jesus was saying to the Jews having believed Him, “If you remain^[e] in My word, you are truly My disciples, ³² and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”.

You Are Slaves of Sin. If The Son Sets You Free, You Will Truly Be Free

³³ They responded to Him, “We are the seed of Abraham, and to no one have we ever been slaves^[f]. How is it You say that ‘You will become free’?” ³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you that everyone doing^[g] sin is a slave of sin. ³⁵ Now the slave does not remain in the house forever. The son remains forever. ³⁶ Therefore if the Son sets you free, you will really^[h] be free. ³⁷ I know that you are the seed of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill Me, because My word is not advancing^[i] in you. ³⁸ I am speaking the things which I have seen with My^[j] Father. And you therefore are doing^[k] the things which you heard from your father”.