John 8:30-47 - Truth And Freedom
30 As he spake these words, many believed on him. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye abide in my word, assuredly ye are my disciples; 32 and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33 They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and never were in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, That we shall be made free?
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, That every one who committeth sin is the slave of sin. 35 But the slave abideth not in the family for ever: but the son abideth for ever. 36 If the Son therefore make you free, ye will be truly free. 37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you. 38 I speak what I have seen with my Father: and ye do therefore what ye have seen with your father.
39 They answered and said unto him, Our Father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would have done the works of Abraham. 40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man who hath told you the truth, which I have heard from God. Abraham did not so. 41 Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We are not born of whoredom; we have one Father, even God.
42 Then said Jesus unto them, If God was your Father, ye would have loved me: for I came out from God, and I am coming; neither indeed came I of myself, but he hath sent me. 43 Wherefore do ye not understand my speech? because ye cannot hear my word. 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will practise. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not fast in the truth, because truth was not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh what is peculiarly his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 45 But because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 46 Which of you can convict me of sin? Now if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47 He that is of God heareth the words of God: ye therefore do not hear him, because ye are not of God.