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The Adulterous Woman

8 But Jesus went to (A)the Mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and (B)He sat down and began teaching them. 3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard, 4 they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery. 5 Now in the Law, (C)Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” 6 Now they were saying this to (D)test Him, (E)so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. 7 When they persisted in asking Him, (F)He straightened up and said to them, “(G)He who is without sin among you, let him be the (H)first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Now when they heard this, they began leaving, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman where she was, in the center of the courtyard. 10 And (I)straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” 11 She said, “No one, [a]Lord.” And Jesus said, “(J)I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on do not (K)sin any longer.”]]

Jesus Is the Light of the World

12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “(L)I am the Light of the world; (M)the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to Him, “(N)You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not [b]true.” 14 Jesus answered and said to them, “(O)Even if I am testifying about Myself, My testimony is [c]true, because I know (P)where I came from and where I am going; but (Q)you do not know where I come from or where I am going. 15 (R)You judge [d]according to the flesh; (S)I am not judging anyone. 16 But even (T)if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me. 17 Even in (U)your Law it has been written that the testimony of (V)two people is [e]true. 18 I am He who testifies about Myself, and (W)the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.” 19 So they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; (X)if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.” 20 These words He spoke [f]in (Y)the treasury, as (Z)He taught in the temple area; and no one arrested Him, because (AA)His hour had not yet come.

21 Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and (AB)you will look for Me, and (AC)will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” 22 So (AD)the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘(AE)Where I am going, you cannot come’?” 23 And He was saying to them, “(AF)You are from below, I am from above; (AG)you are of this world, (AH)I am not of this world. 24 Therefore I said to you that you (AI)will die in your sins; for unless you believe that [g](AJ)I am, (AK)you will die in your sins.” 25 Then they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “[h]What have I even been saying to you from the beginning? 26 I have many things to say and to judge regarding you, but (AL)He who sent Me is true; and (AM)the things which I heard from Him, these I say to the world.” 27 They did not realize that He was speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said, “When you (AN)lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that [i](AO)I am, and (AP)I do nothing [j]on My own, but I say these things as the Father instructed Me. 29 And He who sent Me is with Me; (AQ)He [k]has not left Me alone, for (AR)I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.” 30 As He said these things, (AS)many came to believe in Him.

The Truth Will Set You Free

31 So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “(AT)If you continue in My word, then you are truly My (AU)disciples; 32 and (AV)you will know the truth, and (AW)the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered Him, “(AX)We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”

34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, (AY)everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 Now (AZ)the slave does not remain in the house forever; (BA)the son does remain forever. 36 So if the Son (BB)sets you free, you really will be free. 37 I know that you are (BC)Abraham’s descendants; yet (BD)you are seeking to kill Me, because My word [l]has no place in you. 38 I speak of the things which I have seen [m]with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from (BE)your father.”

39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is (BF)our father.” Jesus *said to them, “(BG)If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham. 40 But as it is, (BH)you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has (BI)told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. 41 You are doing the deeds of (BJ)your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; (BK)we have one Father: God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, (BL)you would love Me, (BM)for I came forth from God and am here; for I have (BN)not even come [n]on My own, but [o](BO)He sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand [p](BP)what I am saying? It is because you cannot (BQ)listen to My word. 44 (BR)You are of (BS)your father the devil, and (BT)you want to do the desires of your father. (BU)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because (BV)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells [q]a lie, he (BW)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of [r]lies. 45 But because (BX)I say the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If (BY)I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 (BZ)The one who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”

48 (CA)The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not rightly say that You are a (CB)Samaritan, and You (CC)have a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not (CD)have a demon; on the contrary, I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. 50 But (CE)I am not seeking My glory; there is One who seeks it, and judges. 51 Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone (CF)follows My word, he will never (CG)see death.” 52 (CH)The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You (CI)have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets as well; and yet You say, ‘If anyone (CJ)follows My word, he will never (CK)taste of death.’ 53 You (CL)are not greater than our father Abraham, who died, are You? The prophets died too. Whom do You make Yourself out to be?” 54 Jesus answered, “(CM)If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; (CN)it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; 55 and (CO)you have not come to know Him, (CP)but I know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be (CQ)a liar like you; (CR)but I do know Him, and I (CS)follow His word. 56 (CT)Your father Abraham was (CU)overjoyed that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.” 57 (CV)So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham [s]was born, [t](CW)I am.” 59 Therefore they (CX)picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus (CY)hid Himself and left the temple grounds.

Footnotes

  1. John 8:11 Or Sir
  2. John 8:13 Or valid
  3. John 8:14 Or valid
  4. John 8:15 I.e., by a carnal standard
  5. John 8:17 I.e., valid or admissible
  6. John 8:20 Or at
  7. John 8:24 Or I AM, you will die...; Jesus may be referring to Ex 3:14, I AM WHO I AM
  8. John 8:25 Or That which I have even been saying to you from the beginning
  9. John 8:28 Or I AM, and...; (see note v 24)
  10. John 8:28 Or of Myself
  11. John 8:29 Or did not leave
  12. John 8:37 Or is making no headway among you
  13. John 8:38 Or in the presence of
  14. John 8:42 Or of Myself
  15. John 8:42 Lit that One
  16. John 8:43 Or My way of speaking
  17. John 8:44 Lit the lie
  18. John 8:44 Lit it
  19. John 8:58 Lit came into being
  20. John 8:58 Or I AM; Jesus may be referring to Ex 3:14, I AM WHO I AM

Cross references

  1. John 8:1 : Matt 21:1
  2. John 8:2 : Matt 26:55; John 8:20
  3. John 8:5 : Lev 20:10; Deut 22:22f
  4. John 8:6 : Matt 16:1; 19:3; 22:18, 35; Mark 8:11; 10:2; 12:15; Luke 10:25; 11:16
  5. John 8:6 : Mark 3:2
  6. John 8:7 : John 8:10
  7. John 8:7 : Matt 7:1; Rom 2:1
  8. John 8:7 : Deut 17:7
  9. John 8:10 : John 8:7
  10. John 8:11 : John 3:17
  11. John 8:11 : John 5:14
  12. John 8:12 : John 1:4; 9:5; 12:35
  13. John 8:12 : Matt 5:14
  14. John 8:13 : John 5:31
  15. John 8:14 : John 18:37; Rev 1:5; 3:14
  16. John 8:14 : John 8:42; 13:3; 16:28
  17. John 8:14 : John 7:28; 9:29
  18. John 8:15 : 1 Sam 16:7; John 7:24
  19. John 8:15 : John 3:17
  20. John 8:16 : John 5:30
  21. John 8:17 : Deut 17:6; 19:15
  22. John 8:17 : Matt 18:16
  23. John 8:18 : John 5:37; 1 John 5:9
  24. John 8:19 : John 7:28; 8:55; 14:7, 9; 16:3
  25. John 8:20 : Mark 12:41, 43; Luke 21:1
  26. John 8:20 : John 7:14; 8:2
  27. John 8:20 : John 7:30
  28. John 8:21 : John 7:34
  29. John 8:21 : John 8:24
  30. John 8:22 : John 1:19; 8:48, 52, 57
  31. John 8:22 : John 7:35
  32. John 8:23 : John 3:31
  33. John 8:23 : 1 John 4:5
  34. John 8:23 : John 17:14, 16
  35. John 8:24 : John 8:21
  36. John 8:24 : Matt 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8; John 4:26; 8:28, 58; 13:19
  37. John 8:24 : John 8:21
  38. John 8:26 : John 3:33; 7:28
  39. John 8:26 : John 8:40; 12:49; 15:15
  40. John 8:28 : John 3:14; 12:32
  41. John 8:28 : Matt 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8; John 4:26; 8:24, 58; 13:19
  42. John 8:28 : John 3:11; 5:19
  43. John 8:29 : John 8:16; 16:32
  44. John 8:29 : John 4:34
  45. John 8:30 : John 7:31
  46. John 8:31 : John 15:7; 2 John 9
  47. John 8:31 : John 2:2
  48. John 8:32 : John 1:14, 17
  49. John 8:32 : John 8:36; Rom 8:2; 2 Cor 3:17; Gal 5:1, 13; James 2:12; 1 Pet 2:16
  50. John 8:33 : Matt 3:9; Luke 3:8; John 8:37, 39
  51. John 8:34 : Rom 6:16; 2 Pet 2:19
  52. John 8:35 : Gen 21:10; Gal 4:30
  53. John 8:35 : Luke 15:31
  54. John 8:36 : John 8:32
  55. John 8:37 : Matt 3:9; John 8:39
  56. John 8:37 : John 7:1; 8:40
  57. John 8:38 : John 8:41, 44
  58. John 8:39 : Matt 3:9; John 8:37
  59. John 8:39 : Rom 9:7; Gal 3:7
  60. John 8:40 : John 7:1; 8:37
  61. John 8:40 : John 8:26
  62. John 8:41 : John 8:38, 44
  63. John 8:41 : Deut 32:6; Is 63:16; 64:8
  64. John 8:42 : 1 John 5:1
  65. John 8:42 : John 13:3; 16:28, 30; 17:8
  66. John 8:42 : John 7:28
  67. John 8:42 : John 3:17
  68. John 8:43 : John 8:33, 39, 41
  69. John 8:43 : John 5:25
  70. John 8:44 : 1 John 3:8
  71. John 8:44 : John 8:38, 41
  72. John 8:44 : John 7:17
  73. John 8:44 : Gen 3:4; 1 John 3:8, 15
  74. John 8:44 : 1 John 2:4
  75. John 8:44 : Matt 12:34
  76. John 8:45 : John 18:37
  77. John 8:46 : John 18:37
  78. John 8:47 : 1 John 4:6
  79. John 8:48 : John 1:19
  80. John 8:48 : Matt 10:5; John 4:9
  81. John 8:48 : John 7:20
  82. John 8:49 : John 7:20
  83. John 8:50 : John 5:41; 8:54
  84. John 8:51 : John 8:55; 14:23; 15:20; 17:6
  85. John 8:51 : Matt 16:28; Luke 2:26; John 8:52; Heb 2:9; 11:5
  86. John 8:52 : John 1:19
  87. John 8:52 : John 7:20
  88. John 8:52 : John 8:55; 14:23; 15:20; 17:6
  89. John 8:52 : John 8:51
  90. John 8:53 : John 4:12
  91. John 8:54 : John 8:50
  92. John 8:54 : John 7:39
  93. John 8:55 : John 8:19; 15:21
  94. John 8:55 : John 7:29
  95. John 8:55 : John 8:44
  96. John 8:55 : John 7:29
  97. John 8:55 : John 8:51; 15:10
  98. John 8:56 : John 8:37, 39
  99. John 8:56 : Matt 13:17; Heb 11:13
  100. John 8:57 : John 1:19
  101. John 8:58 : Ex 3:14; John 1:1; 17:5, 24
  102. John 8:59 : Matt 12:14; John 10:31; 11:8
  103. John 8:59 : John 12:36

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