John 8

¹ But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

¹ Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.

² Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.

² And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

³ The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them

³ And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

⁴ and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.

⁴ They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

⁵ In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”

⁵ Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

⁶ They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.

⁶ This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.

⁷ When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

⁷ So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

⁸ And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.

⁸ And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

⁹ When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.

⁹ And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

¹⁰ Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”

¹⁰ When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

¹¹ “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”

¹¹ She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

¹² Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

¹² Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

¹³ So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”

¹³ The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.

¹⁴ Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because 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.

¹⁴ Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

¹⁵ You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.

¹⁵ Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

¹⁶ But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.

¹⁶ And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

¹⁷ Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.

¹⁷ It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

¹⁸ I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”

¹⁸ I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

¹⁹ “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”

¹⁹ Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

²⁰ He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

²⁰ These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

²¹ Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”

²¹ Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

²² So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

²² Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

²³ Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

²³ And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

²⁴ That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

²⁴ I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

²⁵ “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.

²⁵ Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.

²⁶ “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”

²⁶ I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.

²⁷ They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.

²⁷ They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.

²⁸ So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

²⁸ Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

²⁹ He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”

²⁹ And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

³⁰ As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.

³⁰ As he spake these words, many believed on him.

³¹ So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.

³¹ Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

³² Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

³² And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

³³ “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”

³³ They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

³⁴ Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

³⁴ Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

³⁵ A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it forever.

³⁵ And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

³⁶ So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

³⁶ If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

³⁷ I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.

³⁷ I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

³⁸ I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”

³⁸ I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.

³⁹ “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.

³⁹ They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.

⁴⁰ But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

⁴⁰ But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

⁴¹ You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

⁴¹ Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

⁴² Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

⁴² Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

⁴³ Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.

⁴³ Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

⁴⁴ You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

⁴⁴ Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

⁴⁵ But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!

⁴⁵ And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

⁴⁶ Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?

⁴⁶ Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

⁴⁷ Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

⁴⁷ He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

⁴⁸ The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”

⁴⁸ Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

⁴⁹ “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

⁴⁹ Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.

⁵⁰ I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.

⁵⁰ And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

⁵¹ Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”

⁵¹ Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

⁵² “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.

⁵² Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.

⁵³ Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”

⁵³ Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

⁵⁴ Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’

⁵⁴ Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

⁵⁵ You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.

⁵⁵ Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

⁵⁶ Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”

⁵⁶ Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

⁵⁷ Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”

⁵⁷ Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

⁵⁸ “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

⁵⁸ Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

⁵⁹ At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.

⁵⁹ Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.