John 8:33-41
8:33 “We are descendants
of Abraham,” they replied,
“and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say,
‘You will become free’?”
8:34 Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth,
everyone who practices
sin is a slave
of sin.
8:35 The slave does not remain in the family
forever, but the son remains forever.
8:36 So if the son
sets you free, you will be really free.
8:37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants.
But you want
to kill me, because my teaching
makes no progress among you.
8:38 I am telling you the things I have seen while with the
Father;
as for you,
practice the things you have heard from the
Father!”
8:39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied, “If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham.
8:40 But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!
8:41 You people are doing the deeds of your father.”
Then they said to Jesus, “We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself.”