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hear my word.
You are of your father who is the devil and you want to carry out
the desires of your father.
That one was a murderer from the beginning and he did not stand in
the truth because the truth was not in him. When he speaks the lie it is out of
his own things that he speaks because he is a liar and the father of the
lie. But as for me, because I
say the truth, you do not believe me.
Who of you reproves me about sin? If I say the truth why do you not
believe me? The one who is of
God hears the words of God.
As for you, you did not hear because you are not of God.
" The Jews answered and
said to him. "Do we not
say well when you say you are a Samaritan and have a demon.?" Jesus answered "I do not have a
demon. But I honor my Father
and you dishonor me. I do not
seek my glory. But there is one
who seeks and who judges.
Truly, truly I tell you.
If anyone keeps my word he will not see death until the end of
time." The Jews said to
him." Now we know that you
have a demon. Abraham died and
also the prophets. Yet you say
"If anyone keeps my word, he will by no means taste death until the
end of time." You cannot
be greater than our father Abraham who died and the prophets (who)
died. Whom do you make yourself
out to be?" Jesus
answered, "If I glorify myself my glory is nothing. It is my Father who is glorifying me, (the one) whom you say is God
of you. Yet you have not known him. But I know him. If I say that I do not know him I
shall be like yourselves, that is, a liar. But I know him and I keep his
word. Abraham your father was
glad that he should see my day.
He saw (it) and rejoiced."
The Jews therefore said to him "You are not yet fifty years old
and have you seen Abraham?"
Jesus said to them "Truly, truly I tell you, before Abraham
came to be, I am." They
therefore took stones that they might cast on him..
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"I have glorified
it and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by and hearing
this said it had thundered.
Others said "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered
and said "It is not because of me that this voice has happened but because
of you. Now is the judgment of
this world. Now the ruler of
this world is to be cast out outside.
And (as for me) if I am lifted up out of the earth, all men will be
drawn to myself." He said
this in order to signify by what kind of death he was about to die. The crowd therefore answered him
"We heard from the law that the Christ will remain until the end
time. How is it that you say it
is appropriate for the Son of man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?" Jesus therefore said to them "Yet
for a little time longer the light remains amongst you. Walk while you have the light lest
darkness overtakes you. And then the one who is walking in the darkness
does not know where he is going.
While you have the light believe in the light so that you can become
sons of light."
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