King James Version (KJV)

John 8:33

“They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?”

Verse in context — John 8

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, ‹If ye continue in my word,› [then] ‹are ye my disciples indeed;›

‹And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.›

They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

Jesus answered them, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.›

‹And the servant abideth not in the house for ever:› [but] ‹the Son abideth ever.›

A theological portrait of Jesus as the Son of God who brings eternal life.