They answered him, We are Abraham's offspring, and were never inslaved to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free.

If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye will be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's offspring:

Ye are of your father the devil, and your will is, to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth; for there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.

He that is of God, heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? The prophets also are dead.

Are ye also willing to be his disciples? Then they reviled him and said, Thou art a disciple of that fellow; but we are disciples of Moses.

And some of the Pharisees that were with him heard this, and said to him, Are we blind also?

Whosoever are come before me, are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.

But the hireling, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: so the wolf seizeth them, and scattereth the flock.

I have also other sheep which are not of this fold: I must bring them likewise, and they will hear my voice, and there shall be one flock, and one shepherd.

Others said, These are not the words of one that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

But, as I have told you, ye do not believe, because ye are not of my sheep.

I and the Father are one.

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

Jesus saith to him, He who hath been bathed, needeth only to wash his feet, and is clean all over: and ye are clean; but not all.

For he knew who would betray him: therefore he said, Ye are not all clean.

If ye know these things, happy are ye, if ye do them. I speak not of you all:

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

In my Father's house are many mansions; if not, I would have told you.

Now ye are pure thro' the word which I have spoken to you.

I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me and I in him, he beareth much fruit; but, separate from me, ye can do nothing.

If any one abide not in me, he is cast out as a branch, and is withered: and they gather and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. I no longer call you servants,

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

All things that the Father hath, are mine: therefore I said, He will take of mine, and shew it you.

Now we are sure thou knowest all things, and needest not that any should question thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

Now they know, that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.

I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me; for they are thine.

And all things that are mine are thine, and that are thine are mine; and I am glorified by them.

And I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep thro' thy name them whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

I have given them thy word, and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

And the glory which thou hast given me, I have given them, that they may be one, as we are one:

Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

Jesus saith to him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: happy are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

And Jesus wrought many other miracles also, in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.

But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life thro' his name.

This is the disciple, who testifieth of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. And there are also many other things which Jesus did,

And they were amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

But others mocking, said, They are full of sweet wine.

These are not drunken as ye suppose for it is but the third hour of the day.

This Jesus God hath raised up, whereof all we are witnesses.

For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call.

But ye killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

If we are examined this day, of the benefit done to the impotent man,

While thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done thro' the name of thy holy child Jesus.

And Peter said to her, Why have ye agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

Then came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison, are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

And we are witnesses of these things, and also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

And said to them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, what ye are about to do, touching these men.

Then said the high priest, Are these things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken.

And the next day, he shewed himself to them, as they were quarrelling, and would have persuaded them to peace, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren: why do ye wrong one another?

And looking stedfastly on him, and being affrighted, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God.

Then Peter going down to the men, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: for what cause are ye come?

and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing, And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are remembred before God.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast done well in coming. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee by God.

And we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom yet they slew and hanged on a tree.

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, neither knowing him, nor the sayings of the prophets, which are read very sabbath-day, have fulfilled them, in condemning him.

And he was seen many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

And he leaped and walked. But the multitude, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voice, saying, in the Lycaonian language, The gods are come down to us, in the likeness of men.

We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you, to turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are therein: Who, in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways:

Known unto God are all his works from eternity.

Writing thus by their hand, The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren salute the brethren who are of the Gentiles, in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia.

She following after Paul and us, cried out, saying, These men are servants of the most high God, who declare to us the way of salvation.

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm; for we are all here.

But Paul said to them, They have beaten us publickly, uncondemned, and have cast us into prison, who are Romans: and do they now thrust us out privately? Nay verily: but let them come themselves and conduct us out.

But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying aloud, These men, that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also:

Then Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that ye are greatly addicted to the worship of invisible powers.

For in him we live and move, and have our being; as certain likewise of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

But the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

But ye see and hear, that not at Ephesus only, but almost through all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned aside much people, saying, That they are not gods, which are made with hands.

For ye have brought these men, who are neither robbers of temples, nor blasphemers of your goddess.

If then Demetrius and the artificers that are with him, have a charge against any one, the courts are held, and there are proconsuls; let them implead one another.

And indeed we are in danger to be questioned for sedition, concerning this day; there being no cause, whereby we can account for this concourse.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among them that are sanctified.

And having heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believing Jews there are, and they are all zealous for the law.

But they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest the Jews who are among the Gentiles, to apostatize from Moses, telling them, not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

Therefore do this that we say to thee: there are with us four men, who have a vow on them:

and he saith) I am verily a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

And the Lord said to me, Rise and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed thee to do.

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would more accurately examine the things concerning him: and we, before he came near, are ready to kill him.

But do not yield to them; for there are more than forty of them lie in wait, who have bound themselves with a curse, neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, expecting a promise from thee.

And being informed, that he was of Cilicia, I will give thee, said he, a thorough hearing, when thy accusers also are come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.

And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that very worthy deeds are done to this nation by thy prudence always, and in all places, We accept it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

that after the way, which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

Therefore let those of you, said he, who are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all ye who are present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have pleaded with me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out, that he ought not to live any longer.

Who art accurately acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews, wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

and the Gentiles, to whom I now send thee, To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; that they may receive through faith which is in me, forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified.

For the king knoweth of these things; to whom also I speak with freedom; for I am persuaded none of these things are hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner.

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith in all nations for his name, Among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ:

To all that are in Rome,

who are beloved of God, called and holy, Grace to you, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are at Rome.

For those things of him which are invisible, both his eternal power and Godhead, are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood by the things which are made, so that they are without excuse:

Who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in those that do them.

But to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, shall be indignation and wrath,

For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.