John 8
1 Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
And at dawn he came again to the temple,
2 At dawn, however, he came back to the Temple, where the people came to him in crowds. He had taken his seat and was teaching them,
and all the people were coming unto him, and having sat down, he was teaching them;
3 when the Scribes and Pharisees had brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They made her stand in the middle of the court, and said to him.
and the scribes and the Pharisees bring unto him a woman having been taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst,
4 "Rabbi, this woman has been found in the very act of adultery.
they say to him, 'Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime — committing adultery,
5 "Now Moses, in the Law, has commanded us to stone such creatures. But you, what do you say?"
and in the law, Moses did command us that such be stoned; thou, therefore, what dost thou say?'
6 (This they said to tempt him, so that they could bring a charge against him.)
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,
7 But Jesus stooped down, and began to write on the ground with his finger. When they continued to question him, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent man among you be the first to throw the stone at her."
and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, 'The sinless of you — let him first cast the stone at her;'
8 Then he stooped down again, and again began to write on the ground.
and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,
9 When they heard that, they went out one by one, beginning with the eldest. And Jesus was left behind alone - and the woman in the middle of the court.
and they having heard, and by the conscience being convicted, were going forth one by one, having begun from the elders — unto the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 Then Jesus raised himself up and said to her. "Woman, where are they? Has no man condemn you,"
And Jesus having bent himself back, and having seen no one but the woman, said to her, 'Woman, where are those — thine accusers? did no one pass sentence upon thee?'
11 "No one, Sir," she answered. "Neither do I condemned you," said Jesus. "Go, and never sin again."
and she said, 'No one, Sir;' and Jesus said to her, 'Neither do I pass sentence on thee; be going on, and no more sin.'
12 Once more Jesus addressed them. "I am the light of the world," he said; "He who follows me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the Light of life."
Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'
13 Then said the Pharisees to him. "You are bearing testimony to yourself; your testimony is not true."
The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, 'Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'
14 In reply Jesus said to them. "Even if I do bear testimony to concerning myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I have come from and where I am going. But you do not know where I have come from, or where I am going.
Jesus answered and said to them, 'And if I testify of myself — my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye — ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.
15 "For you are judging according to the flesh. I am judging no man.
'Ye according to the flesh do judge; I do not judge any one,
16 "Though even if I do judge, my judgment is trustworthy, because I am not alone, but the Father who sent me is with me.
and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;
17 "And in your Law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
and also in your law it hath been written, that the testimony of two men are true;
18 "I am one who gives testimony concerning myself, and the Father who sent me gives testimony concerning me."
I am [one] who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me doth testify of me.'
19 "Where is your Father?" they asked him. "You have neither known me nor my Father," answered Jesus. "If you had known me, you would have known my father also."
They said, therefore, to him, 'Where is thy father?' Jesus answered, 'Ye have neither known me nor my Father: if me ye had known, my Father also ye had known.'
20 He said these words in the Treasury, while he was teaching in the Temple; yet no one arrested him, because his hour was not yet come.
These sayings spake Jesus in the treasury, teaching in the temple, and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come;
21 Then again he said them. "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come."
therefore said Jesus again to them, 'I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.'
22 Then the Jews said. "He will not kill himself, will he? Is that why he says, ‘Where I am going you cannot come’?"
The Jews, therefore, said, 'Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?'
23 And he said to them. "You are from below. I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
and he said to 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 said that you would die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."
I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.'
25 "Who are you?" then they asked him. "What I am telling you from the beginning," Jesus answered.
They said, therefore, to him, 'Thou — who art thou?' and Jesus said to them, 'Even what I did speak of to you at the beginning;
26 "I have many things to say and to judge concerning you. But he who sent me is true, and I speak to the world only those things which I have heard from him."
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.'
27 They did not understand that he meant the Father,
They knew not that of the Father he spake to them;
28 so Jesus added. "When you lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am He; and that I do nothing on my own authority, but that I speak just as the Father has taught me,
Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am [he]; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;
29 "and he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I do always the things that please him."
and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'
30 When he spoke in this way, many of the Jews believed in him.
As he is speaking these things, many believed in him;
31 So Jesus spoke to the Jews that believed him, saying. "If you abide in my teaching, you are my true disciples;
Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, 'If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,
32 "and you shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
and the truth shall make you free.'
33 "We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been in slavery to any man. What do you mean by saying, ‘You shall become free’?"
They answered him, 'Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say — Ye shall become free?'
34 "In solemn truth I tell you," Jesus replied, "every one who commits sin is a slave
Jesus answered them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you — Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,
35 "Now the slave does not remain permanently in the household, but the son does remain. (aiōn g165)
and the servant doth not remain in the house — to the age, the son doth remain — to the age; (aiōn g165)
36 "So then, if the Son shall set you free, you will be free indeed.
if then the son may make you free, in reality ye shall be free.
37 "I know you are Abraham’s descendants; but you are seeking to kill me, Because my teaching has no place in you.
'I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;
38 "I am declaring what I have seen with the Father, and you are acting as you have learned from your father."
I — that which I have seen with my Father do speak, and ye, therefore, that which ye have seen with your father — ye do.'
39 "Abraham is our father," they answered. "If you are indeed Abraham’s children," said Jesus "do the deeds of Abraham.
They answered and said to him, 'Our father is Abraham;' Jesus saith to them, 'If children of Abraham ye were, the works of Abraham ye were doing;
40 "But now you are seeking to kill me - a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do that.
and now, ye seek to kill me — a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;
41 "You are doing the deeds of your father." "We were not born of adultery," they said; "we have one Father, God."
ye do the works of your father.' They said, therefore, to him, 'We of whoredom have not been born; one Father we have — God;'
42 Jesus said to them. "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded forth and am now come from God. I did not come on my own authority, but God himself sent me.
Jesus then said to them, 'If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;
43 "How is it that you do not understand what I say? It is because you cannot listen to my message.
wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.
44 "You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a man-slayer from the very beginning; and he has no standing place in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he utters a lie, he speaks from his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lying.
'Ye are of a father — the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar — also his father.
45 "But as for me, it is because I speak the truth to you that you do not believe me.
'And because I say the truth, ye do not believe me.
46 "Which one of you convicts me of sin? Why then, if I am speaking the truth, do you not believe me?
Who of you doth convict me of sin? and if I speak truth, wherefore do ye not believe me?
47 "He who is from God listens to God’s words. For this reason you do not listen, because you are not from God."
he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'
48 In reply the Jews said to him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan, and you also have a demon?"
The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, 'Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'
49 "I do not have a demon," said Jesus, "but I am honoring my Father, and you are dishonoring me.
Jesus answered, 'I have not a demon, but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me;
50 "Yet I am not seeking my own honor. There is One who is seeking it, and He is judge.
and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;
51 "In solemn truth I tell you that if any one obeys my teaching he shall never behold death." (aiōn g165)
verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see — to the age.' (aiōn g165)
52 "Now we know that you have a demon," exclaimed the Jews. Abraham died, and so did the prophets; and yet you say, ‘If any man obeys my teaching he shall never taste death.’ (aiōn g165)
The Jews, therefore, said to him, 'Now we have known that thou hast a demon; Abraham did die, and the prophets, and thou dost say, If any one may keep my word, he shall not taste of death — to the age! (aiōn g165)
53 "You are not greater than our father Abraham, are you? And he died, and the prophets died. Who are you making yourself out to be?"
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'
54 "If I glorify myself." said Jesus, "my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifies me, and you say, ‘He is our God.’
Jesus answered, 'If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;
55 "You are not acquainted with him; I know him. Were I to say, ‘I do not know him,’ I should be like you, a liar. But I do know him, and I obey his teaching.
and ye have not known Him, and I have known Him, and if I say that I have not known Him, I shall be like you — speaking falsely; but I have known Him, and His word I keep;
56 "Your father Abraham rejoiced that he should see my day; and he saw it and was glad."
Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'
57 "You are not yet fifty years old," said the Jews to him, "and you have seen Abraham?"
The Jews, therefore, said unto him, 'Thou art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham hast thou seen?'
58 "In solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that before Abraham came into existence, I am."
Jesus said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming — I am;'
59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the Temple.
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.
