John 8
1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
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.
Early in the morning he came to the temple again, and all the people came; he sat down and taught 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 the act of adultery. They placed her in the middle.
4 They said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
Then they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery.
5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. What do you say?”
Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such people; what do you say about her?”
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 said this in order to trap him so that they might have something to accuse him about, but Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
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 continued asking him questions, he stood up and said to them, “The one among you who has no sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
8 Then he bent down again and went on writing on the ground.
Again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.
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 it, they left one by one, beginning with the oldest. Finally Jesus was left alone, with the woman who had been in the middle.
10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Where are they? Didn't anybody stay to condemn you?”
Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn 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.”
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not 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!”
The Pharisees said to him, “You bear witness about yourself; your witness 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 answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness about myself, my witness is true. 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.
15 You judge in a typically human way, but I don't judge anyone.
You judge according the flesh; I judge no one.
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.
Yet if I 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.
Yes, and in your law it is written 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 he who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness 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.”
They said to 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 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.
He said these words in the treasury as he taught in the temple, and no one arrested 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.”
So again he said to them, “I am going away; you will seek me and will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot 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’?”
The Jews said, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I am going you cannot 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 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 unless you believe that I AM, 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.
They said therefore to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “What I have said 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 speak and to judge about you. However, he who sent me is true; and the things that I heard from him, these things I say to the world.”
27 They didn't understand that he was talking to them about the Father. So Jesus explained to them:
They did not understand that he was 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.
Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then will you know that I AM, and that I do nothing of myself. As the Father taught me, I speak these things.
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, and he has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him.”
30 Many who heard Jesus say these things put their trust in him.
As Jesus was saying 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.
Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then 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 descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves of anyone; how can you say, 'You will be set free'?”
34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the 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)
The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains 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 truly 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 Abraham's descendants; 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 say what I have seen with my Father, and you also do what you 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 and said to him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to 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.
Yet, now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not 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 works of your father.” They said to him, “We were not born in sexual immorality; 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 to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and am here; for neither have I come of 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 understand my words? It is because you cannot hear 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 wish to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When 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!
Yet, because 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 one of you convicts me of sin? If I speak the truth, 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.”
He who is of God hears the words of God; 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.
The Jews answered and said to him, “Do we not truly say 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 do not 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 do not seek my glory; there is one seeking and judging.
Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he 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)
The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham and the prophets died; but you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he 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?”
You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? The prophets also died. Who do you make yourself out 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 glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me—about whom you say 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.
You have not known him, but I know him. If I would say, 'I do not know him,' I would be like you, a liar. However, I 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 father Abraham rejoiced at seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
57 The Jews replied, “You're not even fifty years old, and you've seen Abraham?”
The Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?”
58 “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am,” said Jesus.
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to 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 picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
