But Jesus went
to athe Mount
of Olives
.
Early in the morning
He came
again
into the temple
, and all
the people
were coming
to Him; and aHe sat
down
and began to teach
them.
The scribes and the Pharisees
*brought
a woman
caught
in adultery
, and having set
her in the center
of the court,
they *said to Him, "Teacher
, this
woman
has been caught
in adultery
, in the very
act
.
"Now in the Law
aMoses
commanded
us to stone
such
women
; what
then
do You say
?"
They were saying this
, atesting
Him, bso
that they might have
grounds for accusing
Him. But Jesus
stooped
down
and with His finger
wrote
on the ground
.
But when they persisted
in asking
Him, aHe straightened
up, and said
to them, " bHe who is without
sin
among you, let him be the cfirst
to throw
a stone
at her."
Again He stooped
down
and wrote
on the ground
.
When they heard it, they began to go
out one
by one
, beginning
with the older
ones
, and He was left
alone
, and the woman
, where she was, in the center
of the court.
aStraightening up, Jesus
said
to her, "Woman
, where
are they? Did no
one
condemn
you?"
She said, "No
one
, 1Lord
." And Jesus
said
, " aI do not condemn
you, either
. Go
. From now
on bsin
no
more
."]
Then Jesus
again
spoke
to them, saying
, " aI am
the Light
of the world
; bhe who follows
Me will not walk
in the darkness
, but will have
the Light
of life
."
So the Pharisees
said
to Him, " aYou are testifying
about
Yourself
; Your testimony
is not 1true
."
Jesus answered
and said
to them, " aEven
if
I testify
about
Myself
, My testimony
is 1true
, for I know
bwhere
I came
from and where
I am going
; but cyou do not know
where
I come
from or
where
I am going
.
" aYou judge 1according
to the flesh
; bI am not judging
anyone
.
"But even aif
I do judge
, My judgment
is true
; for I am
not alone
in it, but I and the Father who sent
Me.
"Even in ayour law
it has been written
that the testimony
of btwo
men
is 1true
.
"I am He who testifies
about
Myself
, and athe Father
who sent
Me testifies
about
Me."
So they were saying
to Him, "Where
is Your Father
?" Jesus
answered
, "You know
neither
Me nor
My Father
; aif
you knew
Me, you would know
My Father
also
."
These words
He spoke
in athe treasury
, as bHe taught
in the temple
; and no
one
seized
Him, because
cHis hour
had not yet
come
.
Then He said
again
to them, "I go
away
, and ayou will seek
Me, and bwill die
in your sin
; where
I am going
, you cannot
come
."
So athe Jews
were saying
, "Surely
He will not kill
Himself
, will He, since
He says
, ` bWhere
I am going
, you cannot
come
'?"
And He was saying to them, " aYou are from below
, I am
from above
; byou are of this
world
, cI am
not of this
world
.
"Therefore I said
to you that you awill die
in your sins
; for unless
you believe
that 1 bI am
He, ayou will die
in your sins
."
So they were saying
to Him, "Who
are You?" Jesus
said
to them, " 1What
have I been saying
to you from the beginning
?
"I have many
things
to speak
and to judge
concerning
you, but aHe who sent
Me is true
; and bthe things which
I heard
from Him, these
I speak
to the world
."
They did not realize that He had been speaking
to them about the Father
.
So Jesus
said
, "When
you alift
up the Son
of Man
, then
you will know
that 1 bI am
He, and cI do
nothing
on My own
initiative
, but I speak
these
things
as the Father
taught
Me.
"And He who sent Me is with Me; aHe 1has not left
Me alone
, for bI always
do
the things
that are pleasing
to Him."
As He spoke these
things
, amany
came to believe
in Him.
So Jesus
was saying
to those
Jews
who had believed
Him, " aIf
you continue
in My word
, then you are truly
bdisciples
of Mine
;
and ayou will know the truth
, and bthe truth
will make
you free
."
They answered Him, " aWe are Abraham's
descendants
and have never
yet
been enslaved
to anyone
; how
is it that You say
, `You will become
free
'?"
Jesus answered
them, "Truly
, truly
, I say
to you, aeveryone
who commits
sin
is the slave
of sin
.
" aThe slave does not remain
in the house
forever
; bthe son
does remain
forever
.
"So if
the Son
amakes
you free
, you will be free
indeed
.
"I know that you are aAbraham's
descendants
; yet
byou seek
to kill
Me, because
My word
1has
no
place
in you.
"I speak the things which
I have seen
1with My Father
; therefore
you also
do
the things which
you heard
from ayour father
."
They answered and said
to Him, "Abraham
is aour father
." Jesus
*said
to them, " bIf
you are Abraham's
children
, do
the deeds
of Abraham
.
"But as it is, ayou are seeking to kill
Me, a man
who
has btold
you the truth
, which
I heard
from God
; this
Abraham
did not do
.
"You are doing the deeds
of ayour father
." They said
to Him, "We were not born
of fornication
; bwe have
one
Father
: God
."
Jesus said
to them, "If
God
were your Father
, ayou would love
Me, bfor I proceeded
forth
and have
come
from God
, for I have cnot even
come
on My own
initiative
, but 1 dHe sent
Me.
"Why do you not understand
1 awhat
I am saying
? It is because
you cannot
bhear
My word
.
" aYou are of byour father the devil
, and cyou want
to do
the desires
of your father
. dHe was a murderer
from the beginning
, and does not stand
in the truth
because
ethere is no
truth
in him. Whenever
he speaks
1a lie
, he fspeaks
from his own
nature, for he is a liar
and the father
of 2lies
.
"But because aI speak
the truth
, you do not believe
Me.
"Which one
of you convicts
Me of sin
? If
aI speak
truth
, why
do you not believe
Me?
" aHe who is of God hears
the words
of God
; for this
reason
you do not hear
them, because
you are not of God
."
aThe Jews answered
and said
to Him, "Do we not say
rightly
that You are a bSamaritan
and chave
a demon
?"
Jesus answered
, "I do not ahave
a demon
; but I honor
My Father
, and you dishonor
Me.
"But aI do not seek My glory
; there is One who seeks
and judges
.
"Truly, truly
, I say
to you, if
anyone
akeeps
My word
he will never
bsee
death
."
aThe Jews said
to Him, "Now
we know
that You bhave
a demon
. Abraham
died
, and the prophets
also; and You say
, `If
anyone
ckeeps
My word
, he will never
dtaste
of death
.'
"Surely You aare not greater
than our father
Abraham
, who
died
? The prophets
died
too
; whom
do You make
Yourself
out to be?"
Jesus answered
, " aIf
I glorify
Myself
, My glory
is nothing
; bit is My Father
who glorifies
Me, of whom
you say
, `He is our God
';
and ayou have not come to know Him, bbut I know
Him; and if
I say
that I do not know
Him, I will be ca liar
like
you, bbut I do know
Him and dkeep
His word
.
" aYour father Abraham
brejoiced
1to see
My day
, and he saw
it and was glad
."
aSo the Jews
said
to Him, "You are not yet
fifty
years
old, and have You seen
Abraham
?"
Jesus said
to them, "Truly
, truly
, I say
to you, before
Abraham
1was born
, aI am
."
Therefore they apicked
up stones
to throw
at Him, but Jesus
1 bhid
Himself and went
out of the temple
.