LO - John - 8

8:1  but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

8:2  Early in the morning he returned to the temple, and all the people having come to him, he sat down and taught them.

8:3  Then the Scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman, taken in adultery; and having placed her in the middle,

8:4  said to him, Rabbi, this woman was surprised in the act of adultery.

8:5  Now Moses has commanded in the law, that such should be stoned; and what do you say?

8:6  They said this to try him, that they might have matter for accusing him. But Jesus, having stooped down, was writing with his finger, upon the ground.

8:7  As they continued asking him, he raised himself, and said to them, Let him who is sinless, amongst you, throw the first stone at her.

8:8  Again, having stooped down, he wrote upon the ground.

8:9  They, hearing that, withdrew, one after another, the eldest first, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing in the middle.

8:10  Jesus, raising himself, and seeing none but the woman, said to her, Woman, where are those, your accusers? Has no person passed sentence on you?

8:11  She answered, No person, Sir. Jesus said to her, Neither do I pass sentence on you. Go, and sin no more.

8:12  Again Jesus addressed the people, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

8:13  The Pharisees therefore retorted, You testify concerning yourself; your testimony is not to be regarded.

8:14  Jesus answered, Though I testify concerning myself, my testimony ought to be regarded; because I know whence I came, and whither I go. As for you, you know not whence I came, and whither I go.

8:15  You judge from passion; I judge no person:

8:16  and if I do, my judgment ought to be regarded, for I am not alone, but concur with the Father, who sent me.

8:17  It is a maxim in your law, that the concurrent testimony of two is credible.

8:18  Now I am one who testify concerning myself; the Father that sent me is another that testifies of me.

8:19  Then they asked him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered, You know neither me nor my Father: if you knew me, you would know my Father also.

8:20  These things he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple, and no person seized him, his hour not being yet come.

8:21  Again, Jesus said to them, I am going away; you will seek me, and shall die in your sins; whither I go, you can not come.

8:22  Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself, that he says, Whither I go, you can not come?

8:23  He said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world;

8:24  therefore I said, You shall die in your sins; for if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sins.

8:25  They, therefore, asked him, Who are you? Jesus answered, The same that I told you formerly.

8:26  I have many things to say of you, and to reprove in you: but he who sent me is worthy of belief; and I do but publish to the world what I have learned from him.

8:27  They did not perceive, that he meant the Father.

8:28  Jesus, therefore, said to them, When you shall have raised the Son of Man on high, then you shall know what I am; and that I do nothing of myself, and say nothing which the Father has not taught me.

8:29  And he who sent me is with me. The Father has not left me alone, because I always do what pleases him.

8:30  While he spoke thus, many believed on him.

8:31  Jesus, therefore, said to those Jews who believed on him, If you persevere in my doctrine, you are my disciples indeed.

8:32  And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.

8:33  Some made answer, We are Abraham's offspring, and were never enslaved to any man. How do you say, You shall be made free?

8:34  Jesus replied, Most assuredly, I say to you, whosoever commits sin is a slave of sin.

8:35  Now the slave abides not in the family perpetually, the Son abides perpetually.

8:36  If, therefore, the Son make you free, you will be free indeed.

8:37  I know that you are Abraham's offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my doctrine has no place in you.

8:38  I speak what I have seen with my Father: and you do what you have learned from your father.

8:39  They answered, Abraham is our Father. Jesus replied, If you were Abraham's children, you would act as Abraham acted.

8:40  But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I received from God. Abraham acted not thus.

8:41  You do the deeds of your father. They answered, We were not born of fornication, We have one Father, even God.

8:42  Jesus replied, If God were your Father, you would love me; for I proceeded, and am come from God. I came not of myself. He sent me.

8:43  Why do you not understand my language? It is because you can not bear my doctrine.

8:44  The devil is your father, and the desires of your father you will gratify: he was a manslayer from the beginning; he swerved from the truth, because there was no veracity in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks suitably to his character; for he is a liar, and the father of lying.

8:45  As for me, because I speak the truth, you do not believe me.

8:46  Who of you convicts me of falsehood? And if I speak truth, why do you not believe me?

8:47  He who is of God, regards God's words. You regard them not, because you are not of God.

8:48  The Jews then answered, Have we not reason to say, You are a Samaritan, and have a demon?

8:49  Jesus replied, I have not a demon: but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.

8:50  As for me, I seek not to promote my own glory; another seeks it, who judges.

8:51  Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever keeps my word, shall never see death.

8:52  The Jews then said to him, Now we are certain that you have a demon: Abraham is dead, and the prophets; yet you say, Whoever keeps my word, shall never taste death.

8:53  Are you greater than our Father Abraham, who is dead. The prophets also are dead: whom do you make yourself?

8:54  Jesus answered, If I commend myself, my commendation is nothing: it is my Father, whom you call your God, who commends me.

8:55  Nevertheless, you know him not; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I should speak falsely like you: but I know him, and keep his word.

8:56  Abraham, your father, rejoiced that he should see my day; and he did see it, and was glad.

8:57  The Jews replied, You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham?

8:58  Jesus answered, Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.

8:59  Then they took up stones to cast at him; but Jesus concealed himself, and went out of the temple.