John 8
1 And at dawn He came again to the temple [courts],
But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.
2 and all the people were coming to Him, and having sat down, He was teaching them;
And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.
3 and the scribes and the Pharisees bring to Him a woman having been taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst,
Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation;
4 they say to Him, “Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime [of] committing adultery,
And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.
5 and in the Law, Moses commanded us that such be stoned; You, therefore, what do You say?”
Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?
6 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,
They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.
7 and when they continued asking Him, having bent Himself back, He said to them, “The sinless of you—let him cast the first stone at her”;
But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.
8 and again having stooped down, He was writing on the ground,
And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.
9 and they having heard, and being convicted by the conscience, were going forth one by one, having begun from the elders—to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.
10 And Jesus having bent Himself back, and having seen no one but the woman, said to her, “Woman, where are those—your accusers? Did no one pass sentence on you?”
Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?
11 And she said, “No one, Lord”; and Jesus said to her, “Neither do I pass sentence on you; be going on, and sin no more.”]]
And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again.]
12 Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I AM the light of the world; he who is following Me will not walk in the darkness, but he will have the light of life.”
Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.
13 The Pharisees, therefore, said to Him, “You testify of Yourself, Your testimony is not true”;
So the Pharisees said to him, The witness you give is about yourself: your witness is not true.
14 Jesus answered and said to them, “And if I testify of Myself—My testimony is true, because I have known from where I came, and to where I go, and you have not known from where I come, or to where I go.
Jesus said in answer, Even if I give witness about myself, my witness is true, because I have knowledge of where I came from and where I am going; but you have no knowledge of where I come from or of where I am going.
15 You judge according to the flesh; I do not judge anyone,
You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.
16 and even if I do judge My judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me;
Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself — with me is the Father who sent me.
17 and also in your law it has been written that the testimony of two men is true;
Even in your law it is said that the witness of two men is true.
18 I am [One] who is testifying of Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies of Me.”
I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me.
19 They said, therefore, to Him, “Where is Your father?” Jesus answered, “You have neither known Me nor My Father: if you had known Me, you had also known My Father.”
Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.
20 Jesus spoke these sayings in the treasury, teaching in the temple, and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come;
Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.
21 therefore Jesus said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and you will die in your sin; to where I go away, you are not able to come.”
Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.
22 The Jews, therefore, said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, To where I go away, you are not able to come?”
So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?
23 And He said to them, “You are from beneath, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world;
And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
24 I said, therefore, to you, that you will die in your sins, for if you may not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.”
For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.
25 They said, therefore, to Him, “You—who are You?” And Jesus said to them, “Even what I spoke of to you at the beginning;
Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.
26 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.”
I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.
27 They did not know that He spoke to them of the Father;
They did not see that his words were about the Father.
28 Jesus, therefore, said to them, “When you may lift up the Son of Man then you will know that I AM; and I do nothing of Myself, but according as My Father taught Me, these things I speak;
So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.
29 and He who sent Me is with Me; the Father did not leave Me alone, because I always do the things pleasing to Him.”
He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him.
30 As He is speaking these things, many believed in Him;
When he said this a number came to have faith in him.
31 Jesus, therefore, said to the Jews who believed in Him, “If you may remain in My word, you are truly My disciples,
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.
33 They answered Him, “We are seed of Abraham; and we have been servants to no one at any time; how do You say—You will become free?”
They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who is committing sin, is a servant of sin,
And this was the answer Jesus gave them: Truly I say to you, Everyone who does evil is the servant of sin.
35 and the servant does not remain in the house—throughout the age, the Son remains—throughout the age; (aiōn g165)
Now the servant does not go on living in the house for ever, but the son does. (aiōn g165)
36 if then the Son may make you free, in reality you will be free.
If then the son makes you free, you will be truly free.
37 I have known that you are seed of Abraham, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you;
I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you.
38 I speak that which I have seen with My Father, and you, therefore, do that which you have seen with your father.”
I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.
39 They answered and said to Him, “Our father is Abraham”; Jesus says to them, “If you were children of Abraham, the works of Abraham you were doing;
In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.
40 and now, you seek to kill Me—a Man who has spoken to you the truth I heard from God; Abraham did not do this;
But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.
41 you do the works of your father.” They said, therefore, to Him, “We have not been born of whoredom; we have one Father—God”;
You are doing the works of your father. They said to him, We are true sons of Abraham; we have one Father, who is God.
42 Jesus then said to them, “If God were your father, you were loving Me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of Myself, but He sent Me;
Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me.
43 why do you not know My speech? Because you are not able to hear My word.
Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.
44 You are of a father—the Devil, and the desires of your father you will to do; he was a manslayer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, he speaks of his own, because he is a liar—also his father.
You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.
45 And because I say the truth, you do not believe Me.
But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me.
46 Who of you convicts Me of sin? And if I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?
47 He who is of God, he hears the sayings of God; because of this you do not hear, because you are not of God.”
He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.
48 The Jews, therefore, answered and said to Him, “Do we not say well, that You are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?
49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me;
And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.
50 and I do not seek My own glory; there is [One] who is seeking and is judging;
I, however, am not in search of glory for myself: there is One who is searching for it and he is judge.
51 truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may keep My word, he may not see death—throughout the age.” (aiōn g165)
Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death. (aiōn g165)
52 The Jews, therefore, said to Him, “Now we have known that You have a demon; Abraham died, and the prophets, and You say, If anyone may keep My word, he will not taste of death—throughout the age! (aiōn g165)
The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death. (aiōn g165)
53 Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died; whom do You make Yourself?”
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?
54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who is glorifying Me, of whom you say that He is your God;
Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.
55 and you have not known Him, and I have known Him, and if I say that I have not known Him, I will be like you—speaking falsely; but I have known Him, and I keep His word;
You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.
56 your father Abraham was glad that he might see My day; and he saw, and rejoiced.”
Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.
57 The Jews, therefore, said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
Then the Jews said to him, You are not fifty years old; have you seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham’s coming—I AM”;
Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
59 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.
So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.
