| 8 | John | ||
| 1 | (7:53) AND THEY WENT each to his home, (8:1) and Jesus to the Mount of Olives. | Jesus the Light of the World Jn.8.1-20 (Jerusalem) - | |
| 2 | At daybreak he appeared again in the temple, and all the people gathered round him. He had taken his seat and was engaged in teaching them | ||
| 3 | when the doctors of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught committing adultery. | ||
| 4 | Making her stand out in the middle they said to him, 'Master, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. | ||
| 5 | In the Law Moses has laid down that such women are to be stoned. What do you say about it?' | ||
| 6 | They put the question as a test, hoping to frame a charge against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. | ||
| 7 | When they continued to press their question he sat up straight and said, 'That one of you who is faultless shall throw the first stone.' | ||
| 8 | Then once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. | ||
| 9 | When they heard what he said, one by one they went away, the eldest first; and Jesus was left alone, with the woman still standing there. | ||
| 10 | Jesus again sat up and said to the woman, 'Where are they? Has no one condemned you?' | ||
| 11 | 'No one, sir', she said. Jesus replied, 'No more do I. You may go; do not sin again.' | ||
| 12 | ONCE AGAIN JESUS addressed the people: 'I am the light of the world. No follower of mine shall wander in the dark; he shall have the light of life.' | ||
| 13 | The Pharisees said to him, 'You are witness in your own cause; your testimony is not valid.' | ||
| 14 | Jesus replied, 'My testimony is valid, even though I do bear witness about myself; because I know where I come from, and where I am going. You do not know either where I come from or where I am going. | ||
| 15 | You judge by worldly standards. I pass judgement on no man, | ||
| 16 | but if I do judge, my judgement is valid because it is not I alone who judge, but I and he who sent me. | ||
| 17 | In your own law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is valid. | ||
| 18 | Here am I, a witness in my own cause, and my other witness is the Father who sent me.' They asked, | ||
| 19 | 'Where is your father?' Jesus replied, 'You know neither me nor my Father; if you knew me you would know my Father as well.' | ||
| 20 | These words were spoken by Jesus in the treasury as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come. | ||
| 21 | Again he said to them, 'I am going away. You will look for me, but you will die in your sin; where I am going you cannot come.' | Where I am Going You Cannot Come Jn.8.21-30 (Jerusalem) - | |
| 22 | The Jews then said, 'Perhaps he will kill himself: is that what he means when he says, "Where I am going you cannot come"?' | ||
| 23 | So Jesus continued, 'You belong to this world below, I to the world above. Your home is in this world, mine is not. | ||
| 24 | That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. If you do not believe that I am what I am, you will die in your sins.' | ||
| 25 | They asked him, 'Who are you?' Jesus answered, 'Why should I speak to you at all? | ||
| 26 | I have much to say about you—and in judgement. But he who sent me speaks the truth, and what I heard from him I report to the world.' | ||
| 27 | They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father. | ||
| 28 | So Jesus said to them, 'When you have lifted up the Son of Man you will know that I am what I am. I do nothing on my own authority, but in all that I say, I have been taught by my Father. | ||
| 29 | He who sent me is present with me, and has not left me alone; for I always do what is acceptable to him.' | ||
| 30 | As he said this, many put their faith in him. | ||
| 31 | Turning to the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, 'If you dwell within the revelation I have brought, you are indeed my disciples; | The Truth Will Make You Free Jn.8.31-38 (Jerusalem) - | |
| 32 | you shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free.' | ||
| 33 | They replied, 'We are Abraham's descendants; we have never been in slavery to any man. What do you mean by saying, "You will become free men"?' | ||
| 34 | 'In very truth I tell you', said Jesus, 'that everyone who commits sin is a slave. | ||
| 35 | The slave has no permanent standing in the household, but the son belongs to it for ever. | ||
| 36 | If then the Son sets you free, you will indeed be free. | ||
| 37 | 'I know that you are descended from Abraham, but you are bent on killing me because my teaching makes no headway with you. | ||
| 38 | I am revealing in words what I saw in my Father's presence; and you are revealing in action what you learned from your father.' | ||
| 39 | They ' retorted, 'Abraham is our father.' 'If you were Abraham's children', Jesus replied, 'you would do as Abraham did. | Your Father the Devil Jn.8.39-47 (Jerusalem) - | |
| 40 | As it is, you are bent on killing me, a man who told you the truth, as I heard it from God. ' | ||
| 41 | That is not how Abraham acted. You are doing your own father's work.' They said, 'We are not base-born; God is our father, and God alone.' | ||
| 42 | Jesus said, 'If God were your father, you would love me, for God is the source of my being, and from him I come. I have not come of my own accord; he sent me. | ||
| 43 | Why do you not understand my language? It is because my revelation is beyond your grasp. | ||
| 44 | 'Your father is the devil and you choose to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and is not rooted in the truth; there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie he is speaking his own language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. | ||
| 45 | But I speak the truth and therefore you do not believe me. | ||
| 46 | Which of you can prove me in the wrong? If what I say is true, why do you not believe me? | ||
| 47 | He who has God for his father listens to the words of God. You are not God's children; that is why you do not listen.' | ||
| 48 | The Jews answered, 'Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan, and that you are possessed?' | Before Abraham was, I am Jn.8.48-59 (Jerusalem) - | |
| 49 | 'I am not possessed,' said Jesus; 'the truth is that I am honouring my Father, but you dishonour me. | ||
| 50 | I do not so care about my own glory; there is one who does care, and he is judge. | ||
| 51 | In very truth I tell you, if anyone obeys my teaching he shall never know what it is to die.' | ||
| 52 | The Jews said, 'Now we are certain that you are possessed. Abraham is dead; the prophets are dead; and yet you say, "If anyone obeys my teaching he shall not know what it is to die." | ||
| 53 | Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? The prophets are dead too. What do you claim to be?' | ||
| 54 | Jesus replied, 'If I glorify myself, that glory of mine is worthless. It is the Father who glorifies me, he of whom you say, "He is our God", | ||
| 55 | though you do not know him. But I know him; if I said that I did not know him I should be a liar like you. But in truth I know him and obey his word. | ||
| 56 | 'Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day; he saw it and was glad.' | ||
| 57 | The Jews protested, 'You are not yet fifty years old. How can you have seen Abraham?' | ||
| 58 | Jesus said, 'In very truth I tell you, before Abraham was born, I am.' | ||
| 59 | They picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was not to be seen; and he left the temple. | ||
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