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So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples;

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, 'You will become free'?"

They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

"Now the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever.

And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

"So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free.

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

"I know that you are Abraham's descendants; yet you are seeking to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

"I speak of the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father."

I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, do the deeds of Abraham.

They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

"But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

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

"You are doing the deeds of your father." They said to Him, "We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; we have one Father: God."

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

Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came forth from God and am here; for I have not even come on My own, but He sent Me.

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

"Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot listen to My word.

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

"You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

"But because I say the truth, you do not believe Me.

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

"Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?

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

"The one who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."

He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

The Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not rightly say that You are a Samaritan, and You have a demon?"

Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon; on the contrary, I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

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

"But I am not seeking My glory; there is One who seeks it, and judges.

And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

"Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone follows My word, he will never see death."

Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

The Jews said to Him, "Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets as well; and yet You say, 'If anyone follows My word, he will never taste of death.'

Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.

"You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died, are You? The prophets died too. Whom do You make Yourself out to be?"

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, 'He is our God';

Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

and you have not come to know Him, but I know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you; but I do know Him, and I follow His word.

Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

"Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced."

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

So the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?"

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

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am."

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

Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and left the temple grounds.

Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.