John 8:21-29

21Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I’m going away, and you’ll look for me. But you will die because of your sin. You can’t go where I’m going.”

22Then the Jews asked, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means when he says, ‘You can’t go where I’m going’?”

23Jesus said to them, “You’re from below. I’m from above. You’re from this world. I’m not from this world.

24For this reason I told you that you’ll die because of your sins. If you don’t believe that I am the one, you’ll die because of your sins.”

25The Jews asked him, “Who did you say you are?” Jesus told them, “I am who I said I was from the beginning.

26I have a lot I could say about you and a lot I could condemn you for. But the one who sent me is true. So I tell the world exactly what he has told me.”

27(The Jews didn’t know that he was talking to them about the Father.)

28So Jesus told them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you’ll know that I am the one and that I can’t do anything on my own. Instead, I speak as the Father taught me.

29Besides, the one who sent me is with me. He hasn’t left me by myself. I always do what pleases him.”