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1273 what I ahave been saying to you from the beginning. 26 “I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but aHe who sent Me is true; and bI speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.” 27 They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. 28 Then Jesus said to them, “When you alift1 up the Son of Man, bthen you will know that I am He, and cthat I do nothing of Myself; but das My Father taught Me, I speak these things. 29 “And aHe who sent Me is with Me. bThe Father has not left Me alone, cfor I always do those things that please Him.” 30 As He spoke these words, amany believed in Him. The Truth Shall Make You Free 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you aabide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 “And you shall know the atruth, and bthe truth shall make you free.”
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here is no reason to fear a word from God. His word exposes our sin. It reveals our bondage. Those who are enslaved by sin need to experience God’s truth and be liberated from sin’s grip.
33 They answered Him, a“We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?” 34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, awhoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 “And aa slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. 36 a“Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. Abraham’s Seed and Satan’s 37 “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but ayou seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. 38 a“I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have 1seen with your father.” 39 They answered and said to Him, a“Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to
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21 John 7:34; 13:33 b John 8:24 23 aJohn 3:31 b 1 John 4:5 24 aJohn 8:21 b [Mark 16:16] 25 aJohn 4:26 26 aJohn 7:28 b John 3:32; 15:15 28 aJohn 3:14; 12:32; 19:18 b [Rom. 1:4] c John 5:19, 30 d John 3:11 1 Crucify 29 aJohn 14:10 b John 8:16; 16:32 c John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38 30 aJohn 7:31; 10:42; 11:45 31 a[John 14:15, 23] 32 a[John 1:14, 17; 14:6] b [Rom. 6:14, 18, 22] 33 a[Matt. 3:9] 34 a2 Pet. 2:19 35 aGal. 4:30 36 aGal. 5:1 37 aJohn 7:19 38 a[John 3:32; 5:19, 30; 14:10, 24] 1 NU heard from 39 aMatt. 3:9
them, b“If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 a“But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth bwhich I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 “You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; awe have one Father—God.” 42 Jesus said to them, a“If God were your Father, you would love Me, for bI proceeded forth and came from God; cnor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 a“Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 a“You are of your father the devil, and the bdesires of your father you want to cdo. He was a murderer from the beginning, and ddoes not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. 45 “But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 “Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 a“He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”
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[Rom. 2:28] 40 aJohn 8:37 b John 8:26 41 aIs. 63:16 42 a1 John 5:1 b John 16:27; 17:8, 25 c Gal. 4:4 43 a[John 7:17] 44 aMatt. 13:38 b 1 John 2:16, 17 c [1 John 3:8– 10, 15] d [Jude 6] 47 a1 John 4:6 48 aJohn 7:20; 10:20 49 aJohn 5:41 50 aJohn 5:41; 7:18 51 aJohn 5:24; 11:26
8:28 “Lift up” carries double meaning. It points to the crucifixion, when Jesus would physically be lifted up on a cross. It can also mean He will be exalted. Both occurred during the crucifixion. 8:33 Taken literally, this claim was blatantly false. They were under the yoke of the Roman empire. They had previously been controlled by the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians, and the Greeks.
od’s children hear His words and recognize His voice. Those who never hear from God give evidence they do not belong to Him.
Before Abraham Was, I AM 48 Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and ahave a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and ayou dishonor Me. 50 “And aI do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges. 51 “Most assuredly, I say to you, aif anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” 52 Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we
8:41 The reference to “fornication” may have been a derogatory remark aimed at the unusual circumstances of Jesus’ birth. 8:46 Despite this bold challenge, Jesus’ enemies could not point to one sin He had committed.