^{The Holy Bible}

^Douay-Rheims

John 8: 46 – 59

⁴⁶Which of you shall convince me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe me? ⁴⁷He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God. ⁴⁸The Jews therefore answered, and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? ⁴⁹Jesus answered: I have not a devil: but I honour my Father, and you have dishonoured me. ⁵⁰But I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. ⁵¹Amen, amen I say to you: If any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever. ⁵²The Jews therefore said: Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest: If any man keep my word, he shall not taste death for ever. ⁵³Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself? ⁵⁴Jesus answered: If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom you say that he is your God. ⁵⁵And you have not known him, but I know him. And if I shall say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar. But I do know him, and do keep his word. ⁵⁶Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: he saw it, and was glad. ⁵⁷The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? ⁵⁸Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am. ⁵⁹They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.