46. Can any of you accuse me of sin? If you cannot, why won't you have faith in me? After all, I am telling you the truth.
47. Anyone who belongs to God will listen to his message. But you refuse to listen, because you don't belong to God.
48. The people told Jesus, “We were right to say that you are a Samaritan and that you have a demon in you!”
49. Jesus answered, “I don't have a demon in me. I honour my Father, and you refuse to honour me.
50. I don't want honour for myself. But there is one who wants me to be honoured, and he is also the one who judges.
51. I tell you for certain that if you obey my words, you will never die.”
52. Then the people said, “Now we are sure that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and so are the prophets. How can you say that no one who obeys your words will ever die?
53. Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
54. Jesus replied, “If I honoured myself, it would mean nothing. My Father is the one who honours me. You claim that he is your God,
55. even though you don't really know him. If I said I didn't know him, I would be a liar, just like all of you. But I know him, and I do what he says.
56. Your father Abraham was really glad to see me.”
57. “You are not even fifty years old!” they said. “How could you have seen Abraham?”
58. Jesus answered, “I tell you for certain that even before Abraham was, I was, and I am.”