John 8
1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
(Ἰησοῦς δὲ ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν. *KO*)
2 Early in the morning he returned to the Temple where many people gathered around him and he sat down and taught them.
(ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς. *KO*)
3 The religious teachers and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught committing adultery and made her stand before everyone.
(ἄγουσιν δὲ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι *KO*) (πρὸς αὐτὸν *K*) (γυναῖκα *KO*) (ἐν *K(o)*) (μοιχείᾳ *KO*) (κατειλημμένην *K(o)*) (καὶ στήσαντες αὐτὴν ἐν μέσῳ *KO*)
4 They said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
(λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, *KO*) (πειράζοντες *O*) (διδάσκαλε, αὕτη ἡ γυνὴ *KO*) (κατείληφθη *K(o)*) (ἐπ᾽ *ko*) (αὐτοφώρῳ μοιχευομένη· *KO*)
5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. What do you say?”
(ἐν δὲ τῷ νόμῳ ἡμῖν Μωϋσῆς ἐνετείλατο τὰς τοιαύτας *KO*) (λιθοβολεῖσθαι· *K(o)*) (σὺ οὖν τί λέγεις; *KO*)
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.
(τοῦτο δὲ ἔλεγον πειράζοντες αὐτόν, ἵνα ἔχωσιν κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ. ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς κάτω κύψας τῷ δακτύλῳ *KO*) (ἔγραφεν *K(o)*) (εἰς τὴν γῆν. *KO*) (μὴ προσποιούμενος *K*)
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.”
(ὡς δὲ ἐπέμενον ἐρωτῶντες αὐτόν, *KO*) (ἀνακύψας *K(o)*) (καὶ *o*) (εἶπεν *KO*) (πρὸς *K*) (αὐτούς, *K(o)*) (ὁ ἀναμάρτητος ὑμῶν, *KO*) (πρῶτος *K(o)*) (ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν *KO*) (τὸν *K*) (βαλέτω λίθον· *KO*)
8 Then he bent down again and went on writing on the ground.
(καὶ πάλιν κατακύψας κατακύψας ἔγραφεν εἰς τὴν γῆν. *KO*)
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.
(οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες *KO*) (καὶ ὑπὸ τῆς συνειδήσεως ἐλεγχόμενοι *K*) (ἐξήρχοντο εἷς καθ εἷς ἀρξάμενοι ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων *KO*) (ἕως τῶν ἐσχάτων, *K*) (καὶ κατελείφθη μόνος, *KO*) (ὁ Ἰησοῦς *K*) (καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἐν μέσῳ *KO*) (ἑστῶσα. *K(o)*)
10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Where are they? Didn't anybody stay to condemn you?”
(ἀνακύψας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς *KO*) (καὶ μηδένα θεασάμενος πλὴν τὴς γυναικός *K*) (εἶπεν αὐτῇ· *KO*) (ἡ *K*) (γυνή, *K(o)*) (ποῦ εἰσιν *KO*) (ἐκεῖνοι οἱ κατήγοροί σου *K*) (οὐδείς σε κατέκρινεν; *KO*)
11 “No one did, sir,” she replied. “I don't condemn you either,” Jesus told her. “Go, and don't sin anymore.”
(ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, οὐδείς, κύριε. εἶπεν δὲ *KO*) (αὐτῇ *K*) (ὁ Ἰησοῦς, οὐδὲ ἐγώ σε *KO*) (κατακρίνω· *K(O)*) (πορεύου καὶ *KO*) (ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν *O*) (μηκέτι ἁμάρτανε. *KO*)
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.”
Πάλιν οὖν αὐτοῖς ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων· ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου. ὁ ἀκολουθῶν ἐμοὶ οὐ μὴ (περιπατήσῃ *N(k)O*) ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἀλλ᾽ ἕξει τὸ φῶς τῆς ζωῆς.
13 The Pharisees replied, “You can't be your own witness! What you say doesn't prove anything!”
Εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι· σὺ περὶ σεαυτοῦ μαρτυρεῖς· ἡ μαρτυρία σου οὐκ ἔστιν ἀληθής.
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.
Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· κἂν κἂν ἐγὼ μαρτυρῶ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ, ἀληθής ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία μου, ὅτι οἶδα πόθεν ἦλθον καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγω· ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐκ οἴδατε πόθεν ἔρχομαι (ἢ *N(k)O*) ποῦ ὑπάγω.
15 You judge in a typically human way, but I don't judge anyone.
ὑμεῖς κατὰ τὴν σάρκα κρίνετε, ἐγὼ οὐ κρίνω οὐδένα.
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.
καὶ ἐὰν κρίνω δὲ ἐγώ, ἡ κρίσις ἡ ἐμὴ (ἀληθινή *N(k)O*) ἐστιν, ὅτι μόνος οὐκ εἰμί, ἀλλ᾽ ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πέμψας με πατήρ.
17 Your own law states that the testimony of two witnesses is valid.
καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ δὲ τῷ ὑμετέρῳ γέγραπται ὅτι δύο ἀνθρώπων ἡ μαρτυρία ἀληθής ἐστιν.
18 I am my own witness, and my other witness is my Father who sent me.”
ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ μαρτυρῶν περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ, καὶ μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ ὁ πέμψας με πατήρ.
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.”
ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ πατήρ σου; Ἀπεκρίθη (ὁ *k*) Ἰησοῦς· οὔτε ἐμὲ οἴδατε οὔτε τὸν πατέρα μου. εἰ ἐμὲ ᾔδειτε καὶ τὸν πατέρα μου ἂν ᾔδειτε.
20 Jesus explained this while he was teaching near the Temple treasury. Yet no one arrested him because his time had not yet come.
ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα ἐλάλησεν (ὁ Ἰησοῦς *k*) ἐν τῷ γαζοφυλακίῳ διδάσκων ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπίασεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὔπω ἐληλύθει ἡ ὥρα αὐτοῦ.
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.”
Εἶπεν οὖν πάλιν αὐτοῖς (ὁ Ἰησοῦς· *k*) ἐγὼ ὑπάγω, καὶ ζητήσετέ με καὶ ἐν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ὑμῶν ἀποθανεῖσθε· ὅπου ἐγὼ ὑπάγω ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν.
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’?”
ἔλεγον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι· μήτι ἀποκτενεῖ ἑαυτόν, ὅτι λέγει· ὅπου ἐγὼ ὑπάγω ὑμεῖς οὐ δύνασθε ἐλθεῖν;
23 Jesus told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
καὶ (ἔλεγεν *N(k)O*) αὐτοῖς· ὑμεῖς ἐκ τῶν κάτω ἐστέ, ἐγὼ ἐκ τῶν ἄνω εἰμί· ὑμεῖς ἐκ τούτου τοῦ κόσμου ἐστέ, ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου.
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.”
εἶπον οὖν ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν· ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ πιστεύσητε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι, ἀποθανεῖσθε ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν.
25 Then they asked him, “Who are you?” “Exactly who I told you I was from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ· σὺ τίς εἶ; (καὶ *k*) εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· τὴν ἀρχὴν (ὅ τι *NK(o)*) καὶ λαλῶ ὑμῖν.
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.”
πολλὰ ἔχω περὶ ὑμῶν λαλεῖν καὶ κρίνειν· ἀλλ᾽ ὁ πέμψας με ἀληθής ἐστιν, κἀγὼ κἀγὼ ἃ ἤκουσα παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ταῦτα (λαλῶ *N(k)O*) εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
27 They didn't understand that he was talking to them about the Father. So Jesus explained to them:
οὐκ ἔγνωσαν ὅτι τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῖς ἔλεγεν.
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.
εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ὅταν ὑψώσητε τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, τότε γνώσεσθε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι, καὶ ἀπ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ ποιῶ οὐδέν, ἀλλὰ καθὼς ἐδίδαξέν με ὁ πατὴρ (μου, *ko*) ταῦτα λαλῶ.
29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not abandoned me, for I always do what pleases him.”
καὶ ὁ πέμψας με μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐστιν· οὐκ ἀφῆκέν με μόνον (ὁ πατήρ, *K*) ὅτι ἐγὼ τὰ ἀρεστὰ αὐτῷ ποιῶ πάντοτε.
30 Many who heard Jesus say these things put their trust in him.
ταῦτα αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν.
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who trusted in him, “If you follow my teaching then you really are my disciples.
Ἔλεγεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς τοὺς πεπιστευκότας αὐτῷ Ἰουδαίους· ἐὰν ὑμεῖς μείνητε ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῷ ἐμῷ, ἀληθῶς μαθηταί μού ἐστε,
32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
καὶ γνώσεσθε τὴν ἀλήθειαν, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς.
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?”
ἀπεκρίθησαν (πρὸς *no*) (αὐτόν· *N(k)O*) σπέρμα Ἀβραάμ ἐσμεν καὶ οὐδενὶ δεδουλεύκαμεν πώποτε· πῶς σὺ λέγεις ὅτι ἐλεύθεροι γενήσεσθε;
34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.
ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν, δοῦλός ἐστιν τῆς ἁμαρτίας.
35 A slave doesn't have a permanent place in the family, but the son is part of the family forever. (aiōn g165)
ὁ δὲ δοῦλος οὐ μένει ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· ὁ (δὲ *o*) υἱὸς μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. (aiōn g165)
36 If the Son sets you free, then you're truly free.
ἐὰν οὖν ὁ υἱὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃ, ὄντως ἐλεύθεροι ἔσεσθε.
37 I know you're Abraham's descendants, yet you're trying to kill me because you refuse to accept my words.
οἶδα ὅτι σπέρμα Ἀβραάμ ἐστε· ἀλλὰ ζητεῖτέ με ἀποκτεῖναι, ὅτι ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐμὸς οὐ χωρεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν.
38 I'm telling you what the Father has revealed to me, while you do what your father told you.”
(ἃ *N(k)O*) ἐγὼ ἑώρακα παρὰ τῷ πατρὶ (μου *K*) λαλῶ· καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν (ἃ *N(k)O*) (ἠκούσατε *N(K)O*) παρὰ (τοῦ πατρὸς *N(k)O*) (ὑμῶν *K*) ποιεῖτε.
39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered. “If you really were children of Abraham, you'd do what Abraham did,” Jesus told them.
Ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ ἐστιν. λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· εἰ τέκνα τοῦ Ἀβραάμ (ἐστε, *N(k)O*) τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ (ἐποιεῖτε *NK(o)*) (ἄν. *k*)
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.
νῦν δὲ ζητεῖτέ με ἀποκτεῖναι, ἄνθρωπον ὃς τὴν ἀλήθειαν ὑμῖν λελάληκα ἣν ἤκουσα παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ· τοῦτο Ἀβραὰμ οὐκ ἐποίησεν.
41 You're doing what your father does.” “Well we are not illegitimate,” they responded. “God alone is our father!”
ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε τὰ ἔργα τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν. εἶπαν οὖν αὐτῷ· ἡμεῖς ἐκ πορνείας οὐ (γεγεννήμεθα· *NK(o)*) ἕνα πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν θεόν.
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.
Εἶπεν (οὖν *K*) αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· εἰ ὁ θεὸς πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἦν, ἠγαπᾶτε ἂν ἐμέ· ἐγὼ γὰρ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐξῆλθον καὶ ἥκω. οὐδὲ γὰρ ἀπ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ ἐλήλυθα, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκεῖνός με ἀπέστειλεν.
43 Why can't you understand what I'm saying? It's because you refuse to hear my message!
διὰ τί τὴν λαλιὰν τὴν ἐμὴν οὐ γινώσκετε; ὅτι οὐ δύνασθε ἀκούειν τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐμόν.
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.
ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστὲ καὶ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν θέλετε ποιεῖν. ἐκεῖνος ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἦν ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ οὐκ ἔστηκεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν αὐτῷ. ὅταν λαλῇ τὸ ψεῦδος, ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων λαλεῖ, ὅτι ψεύστης ἐστὶν καὶ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ.
45 So because I tell you the truth, you don't believe me!
ἐγὼ δὲ ὅτι τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω, οὐ πιστεύετέ μοι.
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?
τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐλέγχει με περὶ ἁμαρτίας; εἰ (δὲ *k*) ἀλήθειαν λέγω, διὰ τί ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετέ μοι;
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.”
ὁ ὢν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ θεοῦ ἀκούει· διὰ τοῦτο ὑμεῖς οὐκ ἀκούετε, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἐστέ.
48 “Aren't we right to call you a Samaritan who is demon-possessed?” said the Jews.
Ἀπεκρίθησαν (οὖν *K*) οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· οὐ καλῶς λέγομεν ἡμεῖς ὅτι Σαμαρίτης εἶ σὺ καὶ δαιμόνιον ἔχεις;
49 “No, I don't have a demon,” Jesus replied. “I honor my Father, but you dishonor me.
Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· ἐγὼ δαιμόνιον οὐκ ἔχω, ἀλλὰ τιμῶ τὸν πατέρα μου, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀτιμάζετέ με.
50 I'm not here looking to glorify myself. But there is one who does this for me and who judges in my favor.
ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ ζητῶ τὴν δόξαν μου· ἔστιν ὁ ζητῶν καὶ κρίνων.
Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· ἐάν τις τὸν ἐμὸν λόγον (τὸν *k*) τηρήσῃ, θάνατον οὐ μὴ θεωρήσῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. (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)
Εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι· νῦν ἐγνώκαμεν ὅτι δαιμόνιον ἔχεις. Ἀβραὰμ ἀπέθανεν καὶ οἱ προφῆται, καὶ σὺ λέγεις· ἐάν τις τὸν λόγον μου τηρήσῃ, οὐ μὴ (γεύσηται *N(k)O*) θανάτου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. (aiōn g165)
53 Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and the prophets died. Who do you think you are?”
μὴ σὺ μείζων εἶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ, ὅστις ἀπέθανεν; καὶ οἱ προφῆται ἀπέθανον. τίνα σεαυτὸν (σὺ *k*) ποιεῖς;
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.’
Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· ἐὰν ἐγὼ (δοξάσω *N(k)O*) ἐμαυτόν, ἡ δόξα μου οὐδέν ἐστιν· ἔστιν ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ δοξάζων με ὃν ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι θεὸς (ἡμῶν *N(K)O*) ἐστιν,
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.
καὶ οὐκ ἐγνώκατε αὐτόν, ἐγὼ δὲ οἶδα αὐτόν. κἂν κἂν εἴπω ὅτι οὐκ οἶδα αὐτόν, ἔσομαι ὅμοιος (ὑμῖν *N(k)O*) ψεύστης· ἀλλ᾽ οἶδα αὐτὸν καὶ τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ τηρῶ.
56 Your father Abraham was delighted as he looked forward to see my coming, and was so happy when he saw it.”
Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἐμὴν καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐχάρη.
57 The Jews replied, “You're not even fifty years old, and you've seen Abraham?”
εἶπον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι πρὸς αὐτόν· πεντήκοντα ἔτη οὔπω ἔχεις, καὶ Ἀβραὰμ ἑώρακας;
58 “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am,” said Jesus.
Εἶπεν αὐτοῖς (ὁ *ko*) Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί.
59 At this they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus was hidden from them and he left the Temple.
ἦραν οὖν λίθους ἵνα βάλωσιν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν. Ἰησοῦς δὲ ἐκρύβη καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ (διελθὼν διὰ μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ παρῆγεν οὕτως. *K*)
