John 8:30-47 - Truth And Freedom
30 While he was saying these things, many believed in him. 31 So Jesus told those Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are really my disciples. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
33 They replied to him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves to anybody. So how can you say, "You will be set free'?"
34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the household forever, but the son does remain forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!" 37 "I know that you are Abraham's descendants. Yet you are trying to kill me because you've not received what I've told you. 38 I declare what I've seen in my Father's presence, and you're doing what you've heard from your father."
39 They replied to him, "Our father is Abraham!" 40 Jesus told them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing what Abraham did. But now you're trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham would'nt have done that. 41 You are doing your father's actions." They told him, "We're not illegitimate children. We have one Father, God himself."
42 Jesus told them, "If God were your Father, you would've loved me, because I came from God and am here. I haven't come on my own accord, but he sent me. 43 Why don't you understand what I've said? It's because you can't listen to my words. 44 You belong to your father the Devil, and you want to carry out the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and has never stood for truth, since there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But it is because I speak the truth that you don't believe me. 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I'm telling the truth, why don't you believe me? 47 The one who belongs to God listens to the words of God. The reason you don't listen is because you don't belong to God."