33. They answered him, "We are Abraham's children. We have never been slaves of anyone. So how can you say that we will be set free?"
34. Jesus replied, "What I'm about to tell you is true. Everyone who sins is a slave of sin.
35. A slave has no lasting place in the family. But a son belongs to the family forever.
36. So if the Son of Man sets you free, you will really be free.
37. "I know you are Abraham's children. But you are ready to kill me. You have no room for my word.
38. I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. You do what you have heard from your father. "
39. "Abraham is our father," they answered. Jesus said, "Are you really Abraham's children? If you are, you will do the things Abraham did.
40. But you have decided to kill me. I am a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham didn't do the things you want to do.
41. You are doing the things your own father does." "We are not children of people who weren't married to each other," they objected. "The only Father we have is God himself."
42. Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me. I came from God, and now I am here. I have not come on my own. He sent me.
43. "Why aren't my words clear to you? Because you can't really hear what I say.
44. You belong to your father, the devil. You want to obey your father's wishes. "From the beginning, the devil was a murderer. He has never obeyed the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his natural language. He does this because he is a liar. He is the father of lies.
45. "But because I tell the truth, you don't believe me!
46. Can any of you prove I am guilty of sinning? Am I not telling the truth? Then why don't you believe me?
47. "Everyone who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you don't hear is that you don't belong to God."
48. The Jews answered Jesus, "Aren't we right when we say you are a Samaritan? Aren't you controlled by a demon?"