John 8:31-42
Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him,
“If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham
and have never been enslaved to anyone.
How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”
Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you,
everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
A slave does not remain in a household forever,
but a son always remains.
So if the Son frees you, then you will truly be free.
I know that you are descendants of Abraham.
But you are trying to kill me, because my word has no room among you. I tell you what I have seen in the Father’s presence; then do what you have heard from the Father.” They answered and said to him, “Our father is Abraham.”
Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children,
you would be doing the works of Abraham.
But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God;
Abraham did not do this.
You are doing the works of your father!”
So they said to him, “We were not born of fornication.
We have one Father, God.”
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and am here;
I did not come on my own, but he sent me.”
“If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham
and have never been enslaved to anyone.
How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”
Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you,
everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
A slave does not remain in a household forever,
but a son always remains.
So if the Son frees you, then you will truly be free.
I know that you are descendants of Abraham.
But you are trying to kill me, because my word has no room among you. I tell you what I have seen in the Father’s presence; then do what you have heard from the Father.” They answered and said to him, “Our father is Abraham.”
Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children,
you would be doing the works of Abraham.
But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God;
Abraham did not do this.
You are doing the works of your father!”
So they said to him, “We were not born of fornication.
We have one Father, God.”
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and am here;
I did not come on my own, but he sent me.”
Hindi ako narito sa aking sarili kundi sinugo niya ako.
Juan 8:31-42
Sinabi nga ni Jesus sa mga Judio na sumampalataya sa kaniya: Kapag mananatili kayo sa aking salita, totoong kayo ay aking mga alagad. Malalaman ninyo ang katotohanan at ang katotohanan ang magpapalaya sa inyo.
Sila ay sumagot sa kaniya: Kami ay lahi ni Abraham at kailanman ay hindi naging alipin ninuman. Papaano mo nasabi na kami ay magiging malaya?
Sumagot si Jesus sa kanila: Katotohanan, katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo: Ang sinumang nagkakasala ay alipin ng kasalanan. Ang alipin ay hindi nananatili sa bahay magpakailanman. Ang anak ay nananatili magpakailanman. Kung palalayain nga kayo ng anak, tunay na kayo ay magiging malaya. Nalalaman ko na kayo ay lahi ni Abraham ngunit naghahanap kayo ng pagkakataon na ako ay patayin. Ito ay sapagkat ang aking salita ay walang puwang sa inyo. Sinasabi ko ang mga bagay na aking nakita sa aking Ama. Ginagawa naman ninyo ang mga bagay na nakita ninyo sa inyong ama.
Sila ay sumagot at sinabi sa kaniya: Si Abraham ang aming ama. Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: Yamang kayo ay mga anak ni Abraham, gagawin ninyo ang mga gawa ni Abraham. Ngunit ngayon ay naghahanap kayo ng pagkakataon upang ako ay patayin. Ako ang taong nagsabi sa inyo ng katotohanang narinig ko mula sa Diyos. Ito ay hindi ginawa ni Abraham. Ginagawa ninyo ang mga gawa ng inyong ama.
Sinabi nga nila sa kaniya: Kami ay hindi ipinanganak sa pakikiapid. Kami ay mayroong isang ama, ang Diyos.
Sinabi nga ni Jesus sa kanila: Kung ang Diyos ang inyong Ama, ibigin sana ninyo ako sapagkat ako ay nagmula at dumating mula sa Diyos. Hindi ako narito sa aking sarili kundi sinugo niya ako.
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The truth will set you free.
Have you experienced feeling so free that the air blows fresh and the sun shines bright, that your heart soars and the Lord seems real and near? This is the kind of freedom you enjoy when the hurts in your life no longer bother you, when material possessions do not matter either, when cares do not weigh you down—all because you believe that the Lord is with you. It is not freedom to do what you want. It is freedom where there is no fear, where you are enslaved to no one and nothing but your dream, beholden to nobody but your God, and driven by nothing but your love.
This is the freedom of Jesus, where one is liberated from sin and lives the truth.
You may have been given a clean bill of health, or you have reconciled with an estranged partner, or you simply feel so blessed. This freedom is a new way of looking at things, a new self, a child on the shoulders of the Father, and a person reconciled with self, humbled before God, and hopeful in Jesus.
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May God continue to bless us forever!
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