Jesus therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 8:28 in context
John 8:25–31
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They said therefore to him, “Who are you?”
Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.
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I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However, he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world.”
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They didn’t understand that he spoke to them about the Father.
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Jesus therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.
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He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
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As he spoke these things, many believed in him.
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