[John 8] ^8:1 but Jesus traveled to the Mountain of Olives.

             ^8:2 Now from daybreak, he came^* again into the temple and all the people were coming to him, and he sat down, and was teaching them.

             ^8:3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees lead a woman who was overtaken in adultery to him. And they stood her in the middle of them, ^8:4 and say to him, testing him, Teacher, this woman was overtaken in the very-act of committing adultery. ^8:5 Now Moses commanded us in the law such ones are to be stoned. Therefore, what do you say? ^8:6 But they were saying this thing, testing him in-order-that they may have something to accuse him.

             But Jesus stooped downward and was writing in the soil with his finger, not noticing. ^8:7 Now as they were remaining, asking him, he stood-erect and said to them, Let your^° sinless ones cast the first stone upon her. ^8:8 And again he stooped downward and was writing in the soil.

             ^8:9 Now when the ones heard it, being convicted by their conscience, they were going out one by one, and began from the elders {i.e. eldest} and Jesus was being left alone, and the woman being in his midst.

             ^8:10 Now Jesus stood-erect and saw no one other-than the woman and said to her, Where are those men, your accusers? Did no one condemn you?

             ^8:11 Now she said, No one, Lord.

             Now Jesus said, Neither do I judge you. Travel on and sin no longer!

 

             ^8:12 Therefore, again Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. The one following me should never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.

             ^8:13 Therefore, the Pharisees said to him, You are testifying concerning yourself; your testimony is not true^*.

             ^8:14 Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I testify concerning myself, my testimony is true^*, because I know from where I came and where I am proceeding-away to, but you^° do not know from where I come and where I am proceeding-away to. ^8:15 You^° judge according-to the flesh; I judge no one according-to the flesh. ^8:16 And even if I judge, my judgment is true^*, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me. ^8:17 And also it has been written in your^° law, The testimony of two men is true^*. {Deu 19:15} ^8:18 I am the one testifying concerning myself and the Father who sent me is testifying concerning me.

             ^8:19 Therefore, they were saying to him, Where is your Father?

             Jesus answered, You^° know neither me, nor my Father; if you^° knew me, you^° would also know my Father. ^8:20 (Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, while teaching in the temple and no one arrested him, because his hour had not come yet.)

             ^8:21 Therefore, Jesus said again to them, I am proceeding-away and you^° will be seeking me and will be dying in your^° sin; where I am proceeding-away to, you^° are not able to come.

             ^8:22 Therefore, the Jews were saying, Will he kill himself, because he says, Where I am proceeding-away to, you^° are not able to come?

             ^8:23 And he said to them, You^° are from below; I am from above. You^° are from this world; I am not from this world. ^8:24 Therefore, I said to you^°, You^° will be dying in your^° sins; for^* if you^° do not believe that I am, you^° will be dying in your^° sins.

             ^8:25 Therefore, they were saying to him, Who are you?

             And Jesus said to them, The beginning, which is something that I am even speaking to you^°. ^8:26 I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you^°, but he who sent me is true^*, and the things which I heard from him, I am saying these things to the world. ^8:27 (They did not know that he was saying concerning the Father to them.) ^8:28 Therefore, Jesus said to them, Whenever you^° exalt the Son of Man, then you^° will know that I am he and that I am doing^* nothing from myself, but just-as my Father taught me, I am speaking these things to the world. ^8:29 And he who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I am always doing^* those things pleasing to him. ^8:30 While speaking these things, many believed into him.

 

             ^8:31 Therefore, Jesus was saying to the Jews who have believed in him, If you^° abide in my word, then you^° truly are my disciples; ^8:32 and you^° will know the truth and the truth will be making you^° free. ^8:33 They answered him, We are Abraham’s seed and have been enslaved to no one at anytime. How do you say, You^° will become free?

             ^8:34 Jesus answered them, Assuredly, assuredly, I am saying to you^°, Everyone who practices sin is the bondservant of sin.

             ^8:35 Now the bondservant does not abide in the house forever; the son abides forever. ^8:36 Therefore, if the Son should make you^° free, you^° really will be free. ^8:37 I know that you^° are Abraham’s seed; but you^° are seeking to kill me, because my word is not making room in you^°. {i.e., in your^° hearts} ^8:38 I am speaking what I have seen from my Father and therefore, you^° are practicing what you^° have seen from your^° father.

             ^8:39 They answered and said to him, Our father is Abraham.

             Jesus says to them, If you^° were Abraham’s children, were you^° ever practicing the works of Abraham? ^8:40 But now you^° are seeking to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you^°, which I heard from God. Abraham did not ever do^* this. ^8:41 You^° are practicing the works of your^° father.

             Therefore, they said to him, We have not been born from fornication; we have one Father, God.

             ^8:42 Therefore, Jesus said to them, If God was your^° Father, you^° would love^* me; for^* I came forth and am coming from God; for^* neither have I come from myself, but from that one who sent me. ^8:43 Why do you^° not know my speech? Is it because you^° are not able to hear my word? ^8:44 You^° are from your^° father, the devil, and you^° are willing to do^* the lusts of your^° father. That one was a murderer from the beginning and is not standing in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own things, because he is a liar and the father of it. ^8:45 But because I speak the truth, you^° do not believe me. ^8:46 Which out-of you^° convicts me concerning sin? But if I speak the truth, why are you^° not believing in me? ^8:47 He who is from God hears the declarations of God, but because of this, you^° do not hear them, because you^° are not from God.

             ^8:48 Therefore, the Jews answered and said to him, Do we not say well, You are a Samaritan and you have a demon?

             ^8:49 Jesus answered, I do not have a demon, but I am honoring my Father and you^° are dishonoring me. ^8:50 But I am not seeking my glory. There is one who is seeking and is judging. ^8:51 Assuredly, assuredly, I am saying to you^°, If anyone keeps my word, he should never view his death forever.

             ^8:52 Therefore, the Jews said to him, Now we have known that you have a demon. Abraham died and the prophets, and you say, If anyone keeps my word, he should never taste of death forever. ^8:53 You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died, are you? And the prophets died; whom are you making^* yourself out to be?

             ^8:54 Jesus answered, If I am glorifying myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me; of whom you^° say, He is our God. ^8:55 And you^° have not known him, but I know him, and if I say, I do not know him, I will be similar to you^°, a liar, but I know him and I am keeping his word. ^8:56 Your^° father Abraham was glad that^* he might see my day, and he saw it and rejoiced.

             ^8:57 Therefore, the Jews said to him, You do not yet have fifty years in and you have seen Abraham?

             ^8:58 Jesus said to them, Assuredly, assuredly, I am saying to you^°, Before Abraham is to be born, I am. ^8:59 Therefore, they took up stones in-order-that they might cast them at him. But Jesus was hidden from them, after he went through the middle of them, he went forth out-of the temple and so he was passing by them.