John 8:31-43

³¹So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; ³²and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ³³They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”

³⁴Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. ³⁵Now the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. ³⁶So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free. ³⁷I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you are seeking to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. ³⁸I speak of the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father.”

³⁹They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham. ⁴⁰But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. ⁴¹You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; we have one Father: God.” ⁴²Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came forth from God and am here; for I have not even come on My own, but He sent Me. ⁴³Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot listen to My word.