John 8

NSB^{(i) 1} (John 8:1-11 is not found in early manuscripts.) ² [] ³ [] ⁴ [] ⁵ [] ⁶ [] ⁷ [] ⁸ [] ⁹ [] ¹⁰ [] ¹¹ [] ¹² Again Jesus spoke to them, saying: »I am the light of the world. He that follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.« ¹³ The Pharisees therefore replied to him: »You testify about yourself. Your evidence is not true!« ¹⁴ Jesus answered them: »Even if I bear witness about myself, my testimony is true! I know where I came from and I know where I am going. You do not know where I came from or where I am going. ¹⁵ »You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one. ¹⁶ »Yes and if I judge my judgment is true. I am not alone for I am with the Father who sent me. ¹⁷ »It is written in your law that the witness of two men is true. ¹⁸ »I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about me.« ¹⁹ They said: »Where is your Father?« Jesus answered: »You do not know me, nor do you know my Father! If you knew me you would also know my Father.« ²⁰ He spoke these words at the treasury as he taught in the temple. No one tried to arrest him because his hour had not yet arrived. ²¹ He said: »I go away. You will seek me and will die in your sin. You cannot come where I go.« ²² The Jews asked: »Would he kill himself? For he said you could not come where I go.« ²³ He responded to them: »You are from below. I am from above. You are from this world. I am not from this world. ²⁴ »I said to you that you would die in your sins. Unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins!« ²⁵ »Who are you,« they asked. Jesus replied: »What have I been telling you from the beginning? ²⁶ »I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. He that sent me is true. I tell the world the things he told me.« ²⁷ They were not aware that he spoke to them about the Father. ²⁸ Jesus said: »When you have lifted up (impaled) the Son of man you will know that I am that person. I do nothing by myself! I speak what the Father taught me! ²⁹ »He sent me and is with me. He has not left me alone. I always do the things that are pleasing to him!« ³⁰ Many believed when he said these things. ³¹ Jesus told the Jews who believed him: »If you dwell in my word you truly are my disciples. ³² »You will know the truth and the truth will make you free!« ³³ They answered him: »We are Abraham’s seed, and have never been in bondage to any man. How can you say we will be made free?« ³⁴ Jesus answered: »Truly I tell you every one who commits sin is a slave of sin. ³⁵ »The slave does not abide in the house forever. The son abides forever. ³⁶ »If therefore the Son will make you free, you will be free indeed. ³⁷ »I know that you are Abraham’s seed. Yet you seek to kill me. That is because my word has no place among you. ³⁸ »I speak the things that I have seen and heard when I was with my Father. You also do the things that you heard from your father.« ³⁹ They answered: »Our father is Abraham.« Jesus replied: »If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. ⁴⁰ »You seek to kill me. I told you the truth! I heard it from God. Abraham did not do this. ⁴¹ »You do the works of your father.« They said: »We were not born of fornication. We have one Father, God!« ⁴² Jesus said: »If God were your Father you would love me. I came from God! I have not come from myself. He sent me! ⁴³ »Why do you not understand what I say? Can you not hear me? ⁴⁴ »You are from your father [Satan] the Devil (slanderer) (false accuser)! You want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. He does not stand for the truth. There is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks his own lies. He is a liar and the father of the lie! ⁴⁵ »I tell you the truth and you do not believe me. ⁴⁶ »Which of you convicted me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe me? ⁴⁷ »He that is of God hears the words of God. That is why you do not listen. You are not from God!« ⁴⁸ The Jews answered: »Do we not speak correctly that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?« ⁴⁹ Jesus answered: »I have no demon. I honor my Father and you dishonor me. ⁵⁰ »I do not seek my own glory. There is one that seeks and judges. ⁵¹ »Truly I tell you if a man obeys my word he will never see death.« ⁵² The Jews said to him: »Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham and the prophets died. And you say if a man obeys my word he will never taste of death. ⁵³ »Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died! The prophets also died. Who do you make yourself out to be?« ⁵⁴ Jesus answered: »If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. My Father glorifies me. He is the one whom you say is your God. ⁵⁵ »You do not know him. I know him. If I say I do not know him I would be like you, a liar! But I know him and obey his word. ⁵⁶ »Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it and was glad.« ⁵⁷ The Jews replied: »You are not yet fifty years old. Have you seen Abraham?« ⁵⁸ Jesus said: »I tell you the truth, I existed before Abraham was born!« (Ex 3:14, 15) ⁵⁹ They took up stones to throw at him. But Jesus hid himself and left the temple.