John 8:39-59

New American Standard Bible

³⁹They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is ^(A)our father.” Jesus *said to them, “^(B)If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham. ⁴⁰But as it is, ^(C)you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has ^(D)told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. ⁴¹You are doing the deeds of ^(E)your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; ^(F)we have one Father: God.” ⁴²Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, ^(G)you would love Me, ^(H)for I came forth from God and am here; for I have ^(I)not even come ^[a]on My own, but ^[b]^(J)He sent Me. ⁴³Why do you not understand ^[c]^(K)what I am saying? It is because you cannot ^(L)listen to My word. ⁴⁴^(M)You are of ^(N)your father the devil, and ^(O)you want to do the desires of your father. ^(P)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because ^(Q)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells ^[d]a lie, he ^(R)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of ^[e]lies. ⁴⁵But because ^(S)I say the truth, you do not believe Me. ⁴⁶Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If ^(T)I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? ⁴⁷^(U)The one who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”

⁴⁸^(V)The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not rightly say that You are a ^(W)Samaritan, and You ^(X)have a demon?” ⁴⁹Jesus answered, “I do not ^(Y)have a demon; on the contrary, I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. ⁵⁰But ^(Z)I am not seeking My glory; there is One who seeks it, and judges. ⁵¹Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone ^(AA)follows My word, he will never ^(AB)see death.” ⁵²^(AC)The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You ^(AD)have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets as well; and yet You say, ‘If anyone ^(AE)follows My word, he will never ^(AF)taste of death.’ ⁵³You ^(AG)are not greater than our father Abraham, who died, are You? The prophets died too. Whom do You make Yourself out to be?” ⁵⁴Jesus answered, “^(AH)If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; ^(AI)it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; ⁵⁵and ^(AJ)you have not come to know Him, ^(AK)but I know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be ^(AL)a liar like you; ^(AM)but I do know Him, and I ^(AN)follow His word. ⁵⁶^(AO)Your father Abraham was ^(AP)overjoyed that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.” ⁵⁷^(AQ)So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” ⁵⁸Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham ^[f]was born, ^[g]^(AR)I am.” ⁵⁹Therefore they ^(AS)picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus ^(AT)hid Himself and left the temple grounds.