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The Book of Jesus Chapter Eight: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
JESUS.
I am going away, and you will look for me and you will die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come.
JEWS.
Is he going to kill himself, is that why he said; "Where I'm going you cannot come?"
JESUS.
You are from below, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not of this world. That is why I said to you, "you will die in your
sins." Because if you don't believe that I am he, you will die in your sins!
JEWS.
Who are you?
JESUS.
Even the same that I told you from the beginning. I have many things to say and condemn about you, but the One who sent me is
truthful and I speak to the world those things that I have heard from Him.
NARRATOR.
They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father.
JESUS.
When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father has taught
me, I speak these things. The One who sent me is with me. The Father hasn't left me alone, for I always do those things that please
Him.
NARRATOR.
As he spoke these words, many believed in him.
John 8:21-30
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NARRATOR.
Jesus then said to the Jews who believed in him:
JESUS.
If you make your home in my word, then you are indeed my disciples. You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
JEWS.
We are descendants of Abraham and were never slaves of anyone, what do you mean, 'you will be made free?'
JESUS.
I tell you most solemnly, everyone who commits a sin is a slave of sin. Now a slave is not guaranteed a place in the house forever, but
the son's place is always there. So if the son would grant you your freedom, you would indeed be free. I know you are descendants of
Abraham, but in spite of that, you want to kill me because my word does not have a place in you. I speak about the things I have seen
with my Father and you do the things you have seen with your father.
JEWS.
Abraham is our father.
JESUS.
If you were Abraham's children, you would do the things Abraham did. But now, you want to kill me, a man who has told you the
truth, and this truth I have heard from God. Abraham didn't do this, you do the things your father has done.
JEWS.
We weren't born of fornication, we have one father, and that is God!
JESUS.
If God were your Father you would love me, because I proceeded from and came from God. Neither did I come because I wanted to,
but He sent me. Why don't you understand what I'm saying, is it because you can't even hear my words...you are from your father the
devil and the lusts of your father, you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning and did not abide in the truth because there was
no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, because he is a liar and the father of it and because I tell you the truth,
you don't believe me. Which of you convict me of sin? If I speak the truth, why don't you believe me. The person who is of God,
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