30. When he spoke these things, many believed in him.
31. Then Jesus said to those Jews, who believed him: If you continue in my word, you shall be my disciples indeed.
32. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33. They answered him: We are the seed of Abraham, and we have never been slaves to any man: how sayest thou: you shall be free?
34. Jesus answered them: Amen, amen I say unto you: that whosoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin.
35. Now the servant abideth not in the house for ever; but the son abideth for ever.
36. If therefore the son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.
37. I know that you are the children of Abraham: but you seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
38. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and you do the things that you have seen with your father.
39. They answered, and said to him: Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them: If you be the children of Abraham, do the works of Abraham.
40. But now you seek to kill me, a man who have spoken the truth to you, which I have heard of God. This Abraham did not.
41. You do the works of your father. They said therefore to him: We are not born of fornication: we have one Father, even God.
42. Jesus therefore said to them: If God were your Father, you would indeed love me. For from God I proceeded, and came; for I came not of myself, but he sent me:
43. Why do you not know my speech? Because you cannot hear my word.
44. You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he stood not in the truth; because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.