Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 8:33

"They answered unto him, We are Abraham`s seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?" — John 8:33 (ASV)

They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how do you say, You shall be made free?

What a falsehood this was of theirs! They were at that very time in bondage to the Romans; they had been subdued and conquered; and, a little while after, they themselves confessed that they had no king but Caesar. Men are not very scrupulous about telling falsehoods when they wish to resist Christ: they will do anything rather than believe in him.