New American Standard Bible 1995

John 8:31-38

31SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to thoseG3588JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453who had believedπεπιστευκόταςpepisteukotasG4100Him, “IfἐὰνeanG1437you continueμείνητεmeinēteG3306in My wordλόγῳlogōG3056, thenyou are trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101of Mineἐμῷ,emōG1473;

32andyou will knowγνώσεσθεgnōsestheG1097the truthἀλήθειαν,alētheianG225, andthe truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225will makeG1659you freeἐλευθερώσειeleutherōseiG1659.”

33They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611Him, “We are Abraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690and have neverG3762 G4455yetG4455been enslavedδεδουλεύκαμενdedouleukamenG1398to anyoneG3762;howπῶςpōsG4459is it that You sayλέγειςlegeisG3004,‘You will becomeγενήσεσθε;genēsestheG1096freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658’?”

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who commitsποιῶνpoiōnG4160sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266is the slaveδοῦλόςdoulosG1401of sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

35The slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401does not remainμένειmeneiG3306in the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614foreverαἰῶνα·aiōnaG165;the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207does remainμένειmeneiG3306foreverαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165.

36SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207makesG1659you freeἐλευθερώσῃ,eleutherōsēG1659,you will be freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658indeedὄντωςontōsG3689.

37I knowG3609that you areAbraham’sἈβραάμAbraamG11descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690;yetἀλλὰallaG235you seekζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615Me, becauseG3754My wordλόγοςlogosG3056hasG5562noοὐouG3756placeG5562in you.

38I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980the things whichἃhaG3739I have seenἑώρακαhe'ōrakaG3708with MyFatherπατρὶpatriG3962;thereforeοὖνounG3767you alsoκαὶkaiG2532doποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160the things whichἃhaG3739you heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191from yourfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.”

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