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Also, the One who sent me is still with me; he did not leave me to myself, because I always do what pleases him.”

Many people who heard him say these things trusted in him.

So Yeshua said to the Judeans who had trusted him, “If you obey what I say, then you are really my talmidim,

They answered, “We are the seed of Avraham and have never been slaves to anyone; so what do you mean by saying, ‘You will be set free’?”

Yeshua answered them, “Yes, indeed! I tell you that everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin.

Now a slave does not remain with a family forever, but a son does remain with it forever.

So if the Son frees you, you will really be free!

I know you are the seed of Avraham. Yet you are out to kill me, because what I am saying makes no headway in you.

I say what my Father has shown me; you do what your father has told you!”

They answered him, “Our father is Avraham.” Yeshua replied, “If you are children of Avraham, then do the things Avraham did!

As it is, you are out to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Avraham did nothing like that!

You are doing the things your father does.” “We’re not illegitimate children!” they said to him. “We have only one Father — God!”

Yeshua replied to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me; because I came out from God; and now I have arrived here. I did not come on my own; he sent me.

Why don’t you understand what I’m saying? Because you can’t bear to listen to my message.

But as for me, because I tell the truth you don’t believe me.

Which one of you can show me where I’m wrong? If I’m telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?

The Judeans answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying you are from Shomron and have a demon?”

Yeshua replied, “Me? I have no demon. I am honoring my Father. But you dishonor me.

I am not seeking praise for myself. There is One who is seeking it, and he is the judge.

Yes, indeed! I tell you that whoever obeys my teaching will never see death.”

The Judeans said to him, “Now we know for sure that you have a demon! Avraham died, and so did the prophets; yet you say, ‘Whoever obeys my teaching will never taste death.’

Avraham avinu died; you aren’t greater than he, are you? And the prophets also died. Who do you think you are?”

Yeshua answered, “If I praise myself, my praise counts for nothing. The One who is praising me is my Father, the very one about whom you keep saying, ‘He is our God.’

Now you have not known him, but I do know him; indeed, if I were to say that I don’t know him, I would be a liar like you! But I do know him, and I obey his word.

Avraham, your father, was glad that he would see my day; then he saw it and was overjoyed.”