1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 Now early in the morning he came again to the temple
3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. And standing her in
4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery!
5 Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?”
6 (Now they were saying this to test him, so that they would have
7 And when they persisted in asking him, he straightened up and said to them, “The
8 And bending down again, he wrote on the ground.
9 Now
10 So straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?”
11 And she said, “No one, Lord.” So Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on, sin no more.”〛
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You testify concerning yourself! Your testimony is not true.”
14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I testify concerning myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I have come from and where I am going. But you do not know where I have come from or where I am going.
15 You judge according to externals; I do not judge anyone.
16 But even if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me.
17 And even in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
18 I am the one who testifies concerning myself, and the Father who sent me testifies concerning me.”
19 So they were saying to him, “Where is your father?” Jesus replied, “You know neither me nor my Father! If you had known me, you would have known my Father also.”
20 He spoke these words by the treasury
21 So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me and will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come!”
22 Then the Jews began to say,
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.
24 Thus I said to you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am
25 So they began to say to him,
26 I have many
27 (They did not know that he was speaking to them about the Father.)
28 Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will recognize that I am
29 And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word you are truly my disciples,
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have not been enslaved to anyone at any time. How do you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34 Jesus replied to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
35 And the slave does not remain in the household
36 So if the son sets you free, you will be truly free.
37 I know that you are descendants of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill me, because my word makes no progress among you.
38 I speak
39 They answered and said to him, “Abraham is our father!” Jesus said to them, “If you are children of Abraham, do the deeds of Abraham!
40 But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who spoke to you the truth which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.
41 You are doing the deeds of your father!”
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I have come forth from God and have come. For I have not come from myself, but that one sent me.
44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father! That one was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand firm in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he speaks the lie, he speaks from his own
45 But because I am telling the truth, you do not believe me.
46 Who among you convicts me concerning sin? If I am telling the truth,
47 The one who is from God listens to the words of God. Because of this you do not listen—because you are not of God.”
48 The Jews answered and said to him, “Do we not correctly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
49 Jesus replied, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me!
50 But I do not seek my
51 Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never experience death
52 Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham and the prophets died, and you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death
53 You are not greater than our father Abraham who died,
54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. The one who glorifies me is my Father,
55 And you have not known him, but I know him. And if I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you! But I know him and I keep his word.
56 Abraham your father rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw
57 So the Jews said to him, “
58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was, I am!”
59 Then they picked up stones in order to throw