John 8:23-38

23ThenG2532 He toldG2036 themG846, “YouG4771 areG1510 fromG1537 belowG2736; IG1473 amG1510 fromG1537 aboveG507. YouG4771 areG1510 ofG1537 thisG3778 worldG2889; IG1473 amG1510 notG3756 ofG1537 thisG3778 worldG2889. 24That is whyG3767 I toldG2036 youG4771 thatG3754 you would dieG599 inG1722 yourG4771 sinsG266. ForG1063 unlessG1437G3361 you believeG4100 thatG3754 IG1473 amG1510 He, you will dieG599 inG1722 yourG4771 sinsG266.”

25“WhoG5101 areG1510 YouG4771?” they askedG2036.

“JustG2532 whatG3754 I have been tellingG2980 youG4771 from theG3588 beginningG746,” JesusG2424 repliedG2036G846. 26“I haveG2192 muchG4183 to sayG2980 aboutG4012 youG4771 andG2532 much to judgeG2919. ButG235 theG3588 One who sentG3992 MeG1473 isG1510 truthfulG227, andG2504 whatG3739 I have heardG191 fromG3844 HimG846, I tellG2980G1519 theG3588 worldG2889.”

27They did not understandG3756G1097 thatG3754 He was tellingG2036 themG846 about theG3588 FatherG3962. 28SoG3767 JesusG2424 saidG2036, “WhenG3752 you have lifted upG5312 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444, thenG5119 you will knowG1097 thatG3754 IG1473 amG1510 He, andG2532 that I doG4160 nothingG3762 onG575 My ownG1683, butG235 speakG2980 exactlyG2531 whatG3778 theG3588 FatherG3962 has taughtG1321 MeG1473. 29He whoG3588 sentG3992 MeG1473 isG1510 withG3326 MeG1473. He has not leftG3756G863 MeG1473 aloneG3441, becauseG3754 IG1473 alwaysG3842 doG4160 whatG3588 pleasesG701 HimG846.”

30AsG846 Jesus spokeG2980 these thingsG3778, manyG4183 believedG4100 inG1519 HimG846. 31SoG3767 He saidG2036 toG4314 theG3588 JewsG2453 who had believedG4100 HimG846, “IfG1437 youG4771 continueG3306 inG1722 MyG1699 wordG3056, you areG1510 trulyG230 MyG1473 disciplesG3101. 32ThenG2532 you will knowG1097 theG3588 truthG225, andG2532 theG3588 truthG225 will set you freeG1659G4771.”

33“We areG1510 Abraham’sG11 descendantsG4690,” they answeredG611G4314G846. “We have never been slavesG1398G4455 toG3762 anyone. HowG4459 can YouG4771 sayG3004 we will be setG1096 freeG1658?”

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JesusG2424 repliedG611, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, everyoneG3956 whoG3588 sinsG4160G3588G266 isG1510 a slaveG1401 toG3588 sinG266. 35A slaveG1401 does notG3756 remainG3306 inG1722 theG3588 houseG3614 foreverG1519G3588G165, but aG3588 sonG5207 remainsG3306 foreverG1519G3588G165. 36SoG3767 ifG1437 theG3588 SonG5207 sets you freeG4771G1659, you will beG1510 freeG1658 indeedG3689.

37I knowG1492 you areG1510 Abraham’sG11 descendantsG4690, butG235 you are tryingG2212 to killG615 MeG1473 becauseG3754 MyG1699 wordG3056 has no placeG3756G5562 withinG1722 youG4771. 38I speakG2980 of whatG3739 IG1473 have seenG3708 in the presence ofG3844 theG3588 FatherG3962, andG2532 youG4771 doG4160 whatG3739 you have heardG191 fromG3844 your fatherG3962.”