John 8
1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
But Jesus continued on to the Mount of Olives.
2 Early in the morning he returned to the Temple where many people gathered around him and he sat down and taught them.
And early in the morning, he went again to the temple; and all the people came to him. And sitting down, he taught them.
3 The religious teachers and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught committing adultery and made her stand before everyone.
Now the scribes and Pharisees brought forward a woman caught in adultery, and they stood her in front of them.
4 They said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
And they said to him: “Teacher, this woman was just now caught in adultery.
5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. What do you say?”
And in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such a one. Therefore, what do you say?”
6 They said this to try and trap Jesus so they could condemn him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
But they were saying this to test him, so that they might be able to accuse him. Then Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the earth.
7 They kept on demanding an answer, so he stood up and told them, “Whichever one of you has never sinned may throw the first stone at her.”
And then, when they persevered in questioning him, he stood upright and said to them, “Let whoever is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
8 Then he bent down again and went on writing on the ground.
And bending down again, he wrote on the earth.
9 When they heard this they began to leave, one by one, starting with the oldest until Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman still standing there.
But upon hearing this, they went away, one by one, beginning with the eldest. And Jesus alone remained, with the woman standing in front of him.
10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Where are they? Didn't anybody stay to condemn you?”
Then Jesus, raising himself up, said to her: “Woman, where are those who accused you? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one did, sir,” she replied. “I don't condemn you either,” Jesus told her. “Go, and don't sin anymore.”
And she said, “No one, Lord.” Then Jesus said: “Neither will I condemn you. Go, and now do not choose to sin anymore.”
12 Jesus spoke again to the people, telling them, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me you won't walk in darkness for you will have the life-giving light.”
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me does not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
13 The Pharisees replied, “You can't be your own witness! What you say doesn't prove anything!”
And so the Pharisees said to him, “You offer testimony about yourself; your testimony is not true.”
14 “Even if I am my own witness, my testimony is true,” Jesus told them, “for I know where I came from and where I'm going. But you don't know where I came from or where I'm going.
Jesus responded and said to them: “Even though I offer testimony about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going.
15 You judge in a typically human way, but I don't judge anyone.
You judge according to the flesh. I do not judge anyone.
16 Even if I did judge, my judgment would be right because I am not doing this alone. The Father who sent me is with me.
And when I do judge, my judgment is true. For I am not alone, but it is I and he who sent me: the Father.
17 Your own law states that the testimony of two witnesses is valid.
And it is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.
18 I am my own witness, and my other witness is my Father who sent me.”
I am one who offers testimony about myself, and the Father who sent me offers testimony about me.”
19 “Where is your father?” they asked him. “You don't know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me then you would know my Father as well.”
Therefore, they said to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered: “You know neither me, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also.”
20 Jesus explained this while he was teaching near the Temple treasury. Yet no one arrested him because his time had not yet come.
Jesus spoke these words at the treasury, while teaching in the temple. And no one apprehended him, because his hour had not yet come.
21 Jesus told them again, “I'm leaving, and you'll search for me, but you'll die in your sin. You can't come where I'm going.”
Therefore, Jesus again spoke to them: “I am going, and you shall seek me. And you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you are not able to go.”
22 The Jews wondered out loud, “Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means when he says ‘You can't come where I'm going’?”
And so the Jews said, “Is he going to kill himself, for he said: ‘Where I am going, you are not able to go?’”
23 Jesus 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: “You are from below. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.
24 That is why I told you that you'll die in your sins. For if you don't trust in me, the ‘I am,’ you'll die in your sins.”
Therefore, I said to you, that you will die in your sins. For if you will not believe that I am, you will die in your sin.”
25 Then they asked him, “Who are you?” “Exactly who I told you I was from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
And so they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them: “The Beginning, who is also speaking to you.
26 “There's much I could say about you, and much I could condemn. But the one who sent me tells the truth, and what I'm saying to you here in this world is what I heard from him.”
I have much to say about you and to judge. But he who sent me is true. And what I have heard from him, this I speak within the world.”
27 They didn't understand that he was talking to them about the Father. So Jesus explained to them:
And they did not realize that he was calling God his Father.
28 “When you have lifted up the Son of man then you'll know that I am the ‘I am,’ and that I do nothing of myself, but only say what the Father taught me.
And so Jesus said to them: “When you will have lifted up the Son of man, then you shall realize that I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but just as the Father has taught me, so do I speak.
29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not abandoned me, for I always do what pleases him.”
And he who sent me is with me, and he has not abandoned me alone. For I always do what is pleasing to him.”
30 Many who heard Jesus say these things put their trust in him.
As he was speaking these things, many believed in him.
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who trusted in him, “If you follow my teaching then you really are my disciples.
Therefore, Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him: “If you will abide in my word, you will truly be my disciples.
32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”
33 “We're descendants of Abraham! We've never been slaves to anyone,” they answered. “How can you say that we'll be set free?”
They answered him: “We are the offspring of Abraham, and we have never been a slave to anyone. How can you say, ‘You shall be set free?’”
34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.
Jesus answered them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
35 A slave doesn't have a permanent place in the family, but the son is part of the family forever. (aiōn g165)
Now the slave does not abide in the house for eternity. Yet the Son does abide in eternity. (aiōn g165)
36 If the Son sets you free, then you're truly free.
Therefore, if the Son has set you free, then you will truly be free.
37 I know you're Abraham's descendants, yet you're trying to kill me because you refuse to accept my words.
I know that you are sons of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill me, because my word has not taken hold in you.
38 I'm telling you what the Father has revealed to me, while you do what your father told you.”
I speak what I have seen with my Father. And you do what you have seen with your father.”
39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered. “If you really were children of Abraham, you'd do what Abraham did,” Jesus told them.
They responded and said to him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them: “If you are the sons of Abraham, then do the works of Abraham.
40 “But you are trying to kill me now, because I told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham would never have done that.
But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
41 You're doing what your father does.” “Well we are not illegitimate,” they responded. “God alone is our father!”
You do the works of your father.” Therefore, they said to him: “We were not born out of fornication. We have one father: God.”
42 Jesus replied, “If God really was your father, you would love me. I came from God and now I am here. The decision to come wasn't mine, but the one who sent me.
Then Jesus said to them: “If God were your father, certainly you would love me. For I proceeded and came from God. For I did not come from myself, but he sent me.
43 Why can't you understand what I'm saying? It's because you refuse to hear my message!
Why do you not recognize my speech? It is because you are not able to hear my word.
44 Your father is the Devil, and you love to follow your father's evil desires. He was a murderer from the beginning. He never stood for the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies he reveals his true character, for he's a liar and the father of lies.
You are of your father, the devil. And you will carry out the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. And he did not stand in the truth, because the truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks it from his own self. For he is a liar, and the father of lies.
45 So because I tell you the truth, you don't believe me!
But if I speak the truth, you do not believe me.
46 Can any one of you prove that I'm guilty of sin? If I'm telling you the truth, why don't you believe me?
Which of you can convict me of sin? If I speak the truth to you, why do you not believe me?
47 Anyone who belongs to God listens to what God says. The reason you don't listen is because you don't belong to God.”
Whoever is of God, hears the words of God. For this reason, you do not hear them: because you are not of God.”
48 “Aren't we right to call you a Samaritan who is demon-possessed?” said the Jews.
Therefore, the Jews responded and said to him, “Are we not correct in saying that you are a Samaritan, and that you have a demon?”
49 “No, I don't have a demon,” Jesus replied. “I honor my Father, but you dishonor me.
Jesus responded: “I do not have a demon. But I honor my Father, and you have dishonored me.
50 I'm not here looking to glorify myself. But there is one who does this for me and who judges in my favor.
But I am not seeking my own glory. There is One who seeks and judges.
Amen, amen, I say to you, if anyone will have kept my word, he will not see death for eternity.” (aiōn g165)
52 “Now we know you're demon-possessed,” said the Jews. “Abraham died, and the prophets did too, and you're telling us ‘anyone who follows my teaching will never die’! (aiōn g165)
Therefore, the Jews said: “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and the Prophets; and yet you say, ‘If anyone will have kept my word, he shall not taste death for eternity.’ (aiōn g165)
53 Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and the prophets died. Who do you think you are?”
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. So who do you make yourself to be?”
54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. But it is God himself who glorifies me, the one you claim, ‘He is our God.’
Jesus responded: “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me. And you say about him that he is your God.
55 You don't know him, but I know him. If I were to say, ‘I don't know him,’ I'd be a liar, just like you. But I do know him, and I do what he says.
And yet you have not known him. But I know him. And if I were to say that I do not know him, then I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and I keep his word.
56 Your father Abraham was delighted as he looked forward to see my coming, and was so happy when he saw it.”
Abraham, your father, rejoiced that he might see my day; he saw it and was glad.”
57 The Jews replied, “You're not even fifty years old, and you've seen Abraham?”
And so the Jews said to him, “You have not yet reached fifty years, and you have seen Abraham?”
58 “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am,” said Jesus.
Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am.”
59 At this they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus was hidden from them and he left the Temple.
Therefore, they took up stones to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and he departed from the temple.
