26. I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”
27. They did not understand that he had been speaking to them about the Father.
28. So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.
29. And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
30. As he was saying these things, many believed in him.
31. So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
32. and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33. They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34. Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slaveto sin.
35. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.
36. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
37. I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.
38. I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
39. They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,
40. but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
41. You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.”