John 8
1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
but Jesus went 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.
At dawn, He came back into the temple. All the people were coming to Him, and He sat down and began to teach them.
3 The religious teachers and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught committing adultery and made her stand before everyone.
The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst,
4 They said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
they told Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. What do you say?”
In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. 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.
They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds to accuse Him. Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as if He didn’t hear.
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.”
When they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and told them, “Let whoever is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”
8 Then he bent down again and went on writing on the ground.
He stooped down, again, and wrote on the ground.
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.
When they heard this, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones. Jesus was left alone with the woman still standing there.
10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Where are they? Didn't anybody stay to condemn you?”
Straightening up, Jesus asked her, “Woman, where are they? 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.”
She said, “No one, Lord.” Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”
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.”
Jesus spoke again to the people, saying, “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me won’t walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
13 The Pharisees replied, “You can't be your own witness! What you say doesn't prove anything!”
Then the Pharisees told Him, “You are testifying on your own behalf, so your testimony isn’t valid.”
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 answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid because I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know where I come from or where I am going.
15 You judge in a typically human way, but I don't judge anyone.
You judge by human standards, but I am not judging 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.
Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
17 Your own law states that the testimony of two witnesses is valid.
It’s also written in your Law that the testimony of two men is valid.
18 I am my own witness, and my other witness is my Father who sent me.”
I am one who bears witness of myself, and my Father who sent me bears witness of 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.”
Then they asked Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you had known me, you would have known my Father, too.”
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 in the treasury, as He taught in the temple. Nobody laid hands on Him, for His time 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.”
Jesus told them again, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you can’t come.”
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’?”
Therefore the Jews were saying, “Surely He won’t kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’?”
23 Jesus told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Jesus was saying 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 told you that you will die in your sins, because if you don’t believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
25 Then they asked him, “Who are you?” “Exactly who I told you I was from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
Then they asked Him, “Who are You?” Jesus told them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.
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 many things to say and judge about you, but He who sent me is true, and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.”
27 They didn't understand that he was talking to them about the Father. So Jesus explained to them:
They didn’t realize that He had been speaking to them about the 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.
So, Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak these things as the Father taught me.
29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not abandoned me, for I always do what pleases him.”
He who sent me is with me. He hasn’t left me alone, because I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.”
30 Many who heard Jesus say these things put their trust in him.
As Jesus spoke, many came to believe in Him.
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who trusted in him, “If you follow my teaching then you really are my disciples.
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you continue in my words, you are truly my disciples,
32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
and you will know the truth, and the truth will 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 Abraham’s descendants, and have never been slaves to anyone. How can you say that we’ll be set free?”
34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.
Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I tell you, whoever sins 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)
A slave doesn’t remain in the house forever, but a son does belong forever. (aiōn g165)
36 If the Son sets you free, then you're truly free.
Therefore if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
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 Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.
38 I'm telling you what the Father has revealed to me, while you do what your father told you.”
I talk about what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from 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 answered, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus told them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would 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 seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
41 You're doing what your father does.” “Well we are not illegitimate,” they responded. “God alone is our father!”
You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We weren’t born 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.
Jesus said, “If God were your Father, you would sincerely love me, for I came from God, and now am here. I haven’t come of my own initiative, but He sent me.
43 Why can't you understand what I'm saying? It's because you refuse to hear my message!
Why don’t you understand what I say? It’s because you can’t accept my words.
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 want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar, and the father of lies.
45 So because I tell you the truth, you don't believe me!
Because I tell the truth, you don’t 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 convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why don’t you 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 from God hears God’s words. The reason you don’t hear them is that you aren’t from God.”
48 “Aren't we right to call you a Samaritan who is demon-possessed?” said the Jews.
The Jews answered and asked Him, “Aren’t we right in saying that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
49 “No, I don't have a demon,” Jesus replied. “I honor my Father, but you dishonor me.
Jesus answered, “I don’t have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor 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.
I don’t seek glory for myself, but there is One who seeks it, and He is the judge.
Most assuredly, I tell you, anyone who keeps my word will never see death.” (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)
Then the Jews answered Him, “Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham is dead, and the prophets, and You say, ‘Anyone who keeps my word will never taste death.’ (aiōn g165)
53 Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and the prophets died. Who do you think you are?”
Surely You aren’t greater than our forefather Abraham, who died? The prophets died too. Who do You claim 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 answered, “If I honor myself, my honor is nothing. It’s my Father, who you say is your God, who honors me.
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.
Yet you haven’t come to know Him, but I know Him. If I said, ‘I don’t know Him,’ I would be a liar like you, but I do know Him and 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.”
Your forefather Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”
57 The Jews replied, “You're not even fifty years old, and you've seen Abraham?”
Then the Jews said to Him, “You aren’t yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
58 “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am,” said Jesus.
Jesus told them, “Most assuredly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I AM.”
59 At this they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus was hidden from them and he left the Temple.
Then they took up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
