John 8
1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
And at dawn he came again to the temple,
2 Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
and all the people were coming unto him, and having sat down, he was teaching them;
3 The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
and the scribes and the Pharisees bring unto him a woman having been taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst,
4 and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
they say to him, 'Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime — committing adultery,
5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
and in the law, Moses did command us that such be stoned; thou, therefore, what dost thou say?'
6 They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
and this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,
7 When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, 'The sinless of you — let him first cast the stone at her;'
8 And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.
and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,
9 When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
and they having heard, and by the conscience being convicted, were going forth one by one, having begun from the elders — unto the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
And Jesus having bent himself back, and having seen no one but the woman, said to her, 'Woman, where are those — thine accusers? did no one pass sentence upon thee?'
11 “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
and she said, 'No one, Sir;' and Jesus said to her, 'Neither do I pass sentence on thee; be going on, and no more sin.'
12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'
13 So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, 'Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'
14 Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
Jesus answered and said to them, 'And if I testify of myself — my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye — ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.
15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
'Ye according to the flesh do judge; I do not judge any one,
16 But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;
17 Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
and also in your law it hath been written, that the testimony of two men are true;
18 I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
I am [one] who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me doth testify of me.'
19 “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
They said, therefore, to him, 'Where is thy father?' Jesus answered, 'Ye have neither known me nor my Father: if me ye had known, my Father also ye had known.'
20 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
These sayings spake Jesus in the treasury, teaching in the temple, and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come;
21 Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
therefore said Jesus again to them, 'I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.'
22 So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
The Jews, therefore, said, 'Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?'
23 Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
and he said to them, 'Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world;
24 That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.'
25 “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
They said, therefore, to him, 'Thou — who art thou?' and Jesus said to them, 'Even what I did speak of to you at the beginning;
26 “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I — what things I heard from Him — these I say to the world.'
27 They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
They knew not that of the Father he spake to them;
28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am [he]; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;
29 He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'
30 As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
As he is speaking these things, many believed in him;
31 So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, 'If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,
32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
and the truth shall make you free.'
33 “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
They answered him, 'Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say — Ye shall become free?'
34 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
Jesus answered them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you — Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,
and the servant doth not remain in the house — to the age, the son doth remain — to the age; (aiōn g165)
36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
if then the son may make you free, in reality ye shall be free.
37 I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
'I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;
38 I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
I — that which I have seen with my Father do speak, and ye, therefore, that which ye have seen with your father — ye do.'
39 “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
They answered and said to him, 'Our father is Abraham;' Jesus saith to them, 'If children of Abraham ye were, the works of Abraham ye were doing;
40 But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
and now, ye seek to kill me — a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;
41 You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
ye do the works of your father.' They said, therefore, to him, 'We of whoredom have not been born; one Father we have — God;'
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
Jesus then said to them, 'If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;
43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.
44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
'Ye are of a father — the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar — also his father.
45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
'And because I say the truth, ye do not believe me.
46 Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
Who of you doth convict me of sin? and if I speak truth, wherefore do ye not believe me?
47 Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'
48 The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, 'Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'
49 “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
Jesus answered, 'I have not a demon, but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me;
50 I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.
and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;
verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see — to the age.' (aiōn g165)
52 “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death. (aiōn g165)
The Jews, therefore, said to him, 'Now we have known that thou hast a demon; Abraham did die, and the prophets, and thou dost say, If any one may keep my word, he shall not taste of death — to the age! (aiōn g165)
53 Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'
54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
Jesus answered, 'If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;
55 You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
and ye have not known Him, and I have known Him, and if I say that I have not known Him, I shall be like you — speaking falsely; but I have known Him, and His word I keep;
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'
57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
The Jews, therefore, said unto him, 'Thou art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham hast thou seen?'
58 “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
Jesus said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming — I am;'
59 At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
they took up, therefore, stones that they may cast at him, but Jesus hid himself, and went forth out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
