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ヨハネの福音書 8
Japanese Living Bible
ヨハネの福音書 8
Japanese Living Bible
赦された不倫の女
8 さて、イエスはオリーブ山に戻りましたが、 2 翌朝早く、また宮にお出かけになりました。たちまち人々が集まって来て、黒山の人だかりです。イエスは腰をおろし、話し始められました。 3 その最中に、ユダヤ人の指導者やパリサイ人が、寄ってたかって一人の女を引っぱって来ました。彼らは、あっけにとられて見ている人々の前に女を突き出しました。 4 「先生。この女を見てください。不倫の現場でつかまったのです。 5 モーセの律法では、こういう不届き者は石で打ち殺すことになっていますが、どうしたものでしょう。」 6 こう言ったのは、何かイエスのことばじりをとらえて、訴えてやろうという魂胆があったからです。ところがイエスは、体をかがめ、指で地面に何か書いておられるだけでした。 7 けれども、彼らは引き下がりません。あくまで質問を続けてやめなかったので、イエスはゆっくり体を起こし、「わかりました。この女を石で打ち殺しなさい。ただし、最初に石を投げるのは、今まで一度も罪を犯したことのない者ですよ」と言われました。 8 そして、すぐにまた体をかがめ、地面に何か書いておられました。 9 すると、ユダヤ人の指導者もパリサイ人も、ばつが悪そうに、年長者から順に一人去り二人去りして、とうとうイエスと女だけが、群衆の前に取り残されました。 10 イエスは体を起こし、女に言われました。「あなたを訴えた人たちはどこにいますか。罰する者は一人もいなかったのですか。」 11 「はい、先生。」「そうですか。わたしもあなたを罰しません。さあ、行きなさい。もう二度と罪を犯してはいけませんよ。」
世の光であるイエス
12 そのあとで、イエスは人々にお話しになりました。「わたしは世の光です。わたしに従って来れば、暗闇でつまずくことはありません。いのちの光が、あなたがたの進む道を明るく照らすからです。」 13 すると、パリサイ人たちが言いました。「うそばかり並べ立てて、自慢話もほどほどにしたらどうだ。」 14 「わたしはありのままを言っているのです。うそでも、でたらめでもありません。自分がどこから来てどこへ行くか、よくわかっています。ところが、あなたがたは全然わかっていません。 15 人間の基準でわたしをさばいているからです。わたしはだれのこともさばきません。 16 しかし、もしわたしがあなたがたをさばいたとしても、そのさばきは、どこから見ても正しいのです。わたしをお遣わしになった父がいっしょにさばいてくださるからです。 17 あなたがたの律法では、ある出来事について二人の証言が一致すれば、事実と認められることになっています。 18 だとしたら、わたしとわたしをお遣わしになった父とで、りっぱに二人の証人がそろいます。」 19 パリサイ人たちは言いました。「では、そのお父上とやらはどこにいるのか。」「わたしのことを知らないから、父のこともわからないのです。わたしを知っていたら、父をも知っていたでしょうに。」
真理は人を自由にする
20 こうした話がなされたのは、宮の中の献金箱が置いてある所ででした。しかし、だれ一人イエスを逮捕する者はいません。まだその時ではなかったのです。
21 イエスはまた、こんな話もなさいました。「わたしはもうすぐいなくなります。あなたがたは必死でわたしを捜すでしょうが、結局は、罪が赦されないまま死ぬのです。わたしが行く所へは来られません。」 22 ユダヤ人たちには、さっぱりわけがわかりません。「この人は自殺でもするつもりなのか。彼が行く所へ私たちは行けないとは、いったいどういうことだろう」と、首をかしげるばかりでした。 23 そこでイエスは言われました。「いいですか。あなたがたは地上に生まれた者ですが、わたしは天から来た者です。あなたがたはこの世の者ですが、わたしは違います。 24 だから、『あなたがたは罪が赦されないまま死ぬ』と言ったのです。わたしが神の子、メシヤであることを信じなければ、罪ののろいの下で死ぬしかないからです。」 25 「あなたはいったい、どういう方なのですか。」「そのことは、いつもはっきり言っていたはずです。 26 あなたがたには非難したいことや、教えたいことが山ほどあります。しかし、わたしをお遣わしになった方から聞いたことだけを話しましょう。その方は真実な方だからです。」 27 それでも彼らにはまだ、イエスが神のことを話しておられるのがわかりませんでした。 28 「あなたがたは、わたしを殺してはじめて、わたしがメシヤだったと気づくでしょう。そして、わたしが自分の考えではなく、父から教わったことを話していたとわかるでしょう。 29 わたしをお遣わしになった方が、わたしといつもいっしょにおられます。わたしをお見捨てになることはありません。わたしがいつも、その方のお心にかなうことをするからです。」
30-31 この話を聞いたユダヤ人の多くが、イエスをメシヤと信じるようになりました。その人たちにイエスは、「わたしが教えたとおりに生活すれば、ほんとうの弟子と言えます。 32 あなたがたは真理を知り、その真理があなたがたを自由にするのです」と言いました。 33 「おことばですが、私たちはれっきとしたアブラハムの子孫です。これまで、だれの奴隷になったこともありません。『自由にする』とはどういうことでしょう。」 34 「教えてあげましょう。あなたがたは一人残らず罪の奴隷なのです。 35 奴隷には何の権利もありません。しかし、主人の息子は別です。息子はありとあらゆる権利を持っています。 36 だから、神の子が自由にしてあげたなら、それでほんとうに自由の身になるのです。 37 確かに、あなたがたはアブラハムの子孫です。けれども、あなたがたの中には、わたしを殺そうとねらっている者がいます。わたしのことばが心にしっかり根を下ろしていないからです。 38 せっかくわたしが父といっしょにいた時に見たことを話してあげているのに、あなたがたは自分の父の言いつけに従っているだけです。」 39 「私たちの父はアブラハムです。」彼らは言いました。
「いや、あなたがたの父がアブラハムだったら、彼の良い模範にならったはずです。 40 ところが、どうです。反対にわたしを殺そうとしているではありませんか。しかもその理由は、わたしが神から聞いた真理を語ったからというのです。アブラハムなら、そんなことは絶対にしなかったでしょう。 41 そんなことをするのは、あなたがたが、あなたがた自身の父に従っているからです。」「私たちの真の父は、神ご自身です。私たちは私生児ではありません。」 42 「ほんとうにそのとおりなら、わたしを愛したはずです。わたしは神のもとから来たのですから。自分の考えで、今ここにいるのではありません。父がここにお遣わしになったのです。 43 わたしの言うことがわからないのも、むりはありません。理解できないようにされているのですから……。 44 あなたがたの父は悪魔です。悪魔の子が悪魔の悪い行いを喜んでまねても、不思議ではありません。悪魔は初めから人殺しで、真理をきらっています。悪魔のうちには真理の一かけらもありません。悪魔がうそをつくのは当然です。うそつきの大もとなのですから。 45 だから、わたしが真理を語ってもあなたがたが信じないのはあたりまえです。 46 あなたがたのうち、だれが、たった一つでもわたしの罪を指摘できますか。できないでしょう。真理を話しているのに、なぜわたしを信じないのですか。 47 神の子どもならだれでも、神のおっしゃることを喜んで聞くはずです。あなたがたが聞き従わないのは、神の子どもではないからです。」
48 「おまえはサマリヤ人だ！ よそ者だ！ やっぱり悪霊に取りつかれているのだ。」ユダヤ人たちはわめき立てました。 49 イエスは、「いや、断じてそんなことはありません。わたしは父を尊敬しています。が、そんなわたしを、あなたがたは軽蔑しているのです。 50 しかし、わたしは栄誉を求めているのではありません。ただ、わたしに栄誉を与えたいと願っておられる神が、わたしを受け入れない人々をおさばきになるのです。 51 よく言っておきましょう。わたしに従う者は、決して死なないのです」と言われました。 52 「おまえが悪霊に取りつかれていることが、はっきりした。アブラハムも、偉大な預言者たちも死んだのに、『わたしに従う者は死なない』などと、よく言ったものだ。 53 おまえは、先祖のアブラハムよりも偉いのか？ アブラハムは死んだろう。それとも、あの預言者たちよりも偉いとでも言うのか。その預言者たちも死んだではないか。いったい自分をだれだと思っているのだ。」 54 イエスは言われました。「わたしがただ自慢しているだけなら、全くむなしいものです。しかし、わたしに栄光を与えてくださるのは父なのです。この方を、あなたがたは『私たちの神様』と呼んでいます。 55 そう呼びながら、実はこの方を知りもしません。わたしはよく知っています。知らないなどと言ったら、それこそ、あなたがたと同じように大うそつきになります。わたしがこの方を知り、この方に全く従っているというのはほんとうです。 56 あなたがたの先祖アブラハムは、わたしの日を思い見て喜びにあふれました。わたしが来るとわかったからです。」 57 「まだ五十歳にもなっていないあんたが、よくアブラハム様を見ることができましたね。」 58 「アブラハムが生まれるずっと前から、わたしはいるのです。これは、まぎれもない事実です。」
59 話がここまで来ると、ユダヤ人たちは怒りを抑えることができず、手に手に石をつかみ、今にもイエスを打ち殺さんばかりになりました。しかし、イエスはすばやく身を避け、急いで宮を抜け出しました。
Jan 8
Haitian Creole Version
Jan 8
Haitian Creole Version
8 ¶ Jezi menm ale mòn Oliv.
2 Nan denmen maten, byen bonè, li tounen nan tanp lan. Tout foul moun yo pwoche bò kote li. Li chita, li pran moutre yo anpil bagay.
3 Dirèktè lalwa yo ak farizyen yo mennen yon fanm ba li. Yo te bare fanm lan nan adiltè. Yo mete l' kanpe devan tout foul moun yo,
4 epi yo di Jezi konsa: Mèt, yo kenbe fanm sa a nan men ap fè adiltè.
5 Moyiz te bay lòd nan lalwa a pou yo touye yo lè konsa ak kout wòch. Men, ou menm, kisa ou di nan sa?
6 Yo t'ap di sa, paske yo te vle pran l' nan pèlen pou yo te ka akize li. Men, Jezi bese atè. Epi, avèk dwèt li, li kòmanse ekri atè a.
7 Men, moun yo t'ap kouvri l' ak keksyon. Jezi leve atè a, li di yo: Se pou moun ki konnen li pa janm peche a ba l' premye kout wòch la.
8 Apre sa, li bese atè a yon dezyèm fwa, li pran ekri ankò.
9 Lè yo tande pawòl sa yo, yonn apre lòt y' al fè wout yo. Premye moun ki te mete deyò se te sak te pi granmoun yo. Jezi rete pou kont li ak fanm lan ki te kanpe devan l'.
10 Lè sa a, li leve, li di fanm lan: Madanm, kote moun yo? Pesonn pa kondannen ou?
11 Li reponn: Pesonn non, Mèt. Jezi di li: Mwen menm tou, mwen pa kondannen ou. Ou mèt ale. Men, pa janm fè peche ankò.
12 ¶ Jezi pale ankò ak foul moun yo, li di: Se mwen menm ki limyè k'ap klere tout moun ki sou latè. Moun ki swiv mwen va gen limyè ki bay lavi a. Yo p'ap janm mache nan fènwa.
13 Farizyen yo di li: Apa w'ap pale tèt pa ou byen? Sa w'ap di la a pa gen valè.
14 Jezi reponn yo: Menm si mwen t'ap pale tèt mwen byen, sa m'ap di a se verite, paske mwen konnen ki bò m' soti, mwen konnen ki bò m' prale. Men, nou menm, nou pa konnen ni ki bò m' soti, ni ki bò m' prale.
15 Nou menm, n'ap jije tankou lèzòm jije. Men, mwen menm mwen pa jije pesonn.
16 Mentou, si yon lè mwen gen pou m' jije, m'ap jije byen dapre verite a, paske mwen p'ap jije pou kont mwen. Papa ki voye m' lan ap la avèk mwen.
17 Nou jwenn sa ekri nan Lalwa nou an tou: Lè de temwen fè menm depozisyon an, sa yo di a vre.
18 Mwen sèvi temwen pou tèt pa m'; Papa a ki voye m' lan sèvi m' temwen tou.
19 Yo mande li: Kote papa ou? Jezi reponn yo: Nou pa konnen mwen, nou pa konn Papa mwen. Si nou te konnen m', nou ta konnen Papa m' tou.
20 Jezi te nan tanp lan, kote yo mete bwat pou fè ofrann yo. Se la li t'ap di yo tout pawòl sa yo, li t'ap moutre moun yo anpil lòt bagay ankò. Men, pesonn pa t' mete men sou li, paske lè l' pa t' ankò rive.
21 ¶ Jezi di yo ankò: Mwen pral fè wout mwen. N'a chache m', men n'a mouri nan peche nou yo. Nou pa ka ale kote m' prale a.
22 Jwif yo yonn di lòt: Gen lè li pral touye tèt li? Tande sa l'ap di: Nou pa ka ale kote l' prale a.
23 Jezi reponn yo: Nou soti anba, mwen menm mwen soti anwo. Nou se moun tè sa a, mwen menm mwen pa moun tè sa a.
24 Se poutèt sa mwen di nou, n'ap mouri nan peche nou. Wi, nou gen pou n' mouri nan peche nou si nou pa kwè mwen se moun mwen ye a.
25 Yo mande li: Ki moun ou ye? Jezi reponn yo: Sa m' te di nou depi nan konmansman an.
26 Mwen gen anpil bagay pou m' di sou nou, anpil bagay menm pou m' jije nan nou. Men, moun ki voye m' lan, se verite ase li di. Se sèlman sa m' pran nan bouch li m'ap anonse bay lèzòm ki sou latè.
27 Yo pa t' konprann se sou Papa a li t'ap pale yo.
28 Jezi di yo ankò: Lè n'a leve Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a byen wo, n'a konnen se mwen menmm ki li menm. Lè sa a, n'a konnen mwen pa fè anyen pou kont mwen. Se sèlman sa Papa a moutre m' mwen di.
29 Moun ki voye m' lan la avèk mwen. Li pa kite m' pou kont mwen paske mwen toujou fè sak fè l' plezi.
30 Anpil moun ki te tande Jezi pale konsa te kwè nan li.
31 ¶ Jezi di jwif ki te kwè nan li yo: Si nou kenbe pawòl mwen yo nan kè nou, nou se disip mwen vre.
32 N'a konnen verite a, lè sa a verite a va ban nou libète nou.
33 Yo di li: Nou se pitit pitit Abraram. Nou pa janm esklav pesonn. Ki jan ou ka fè di nou: N'a gen libète nou?
34 Jezi reponn yo: Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: Tout moun ki fè peche, se esklav peche yo ye.
35 Yon esklav pa fè pati moun kay la pou tout tan. Men, yon pitit fè pati moun kay la pou tout tan.
36 Si Pitit Bondye a ban nou libète, n'a lib tout bon.
37 Wi, mwen konnen se pitit pitit Abraram nou ye vre. Men, n'ap chache touye m' paske nou pa asepte sa m'ap moutre nou.
38 ¶ M'ap di nou sa Papa m' moutre mwen. Men nou menm, n'ap fè sa papa pa nou di nou fè.
39 Yo reponn li: Men, papa nou se Abraram. Jezi di yo: Si nou te pitit Abraram tout bon, nou ta fè sa li menm li te fè.
40 Gade koulye a, m'ap di nou verite a jan Bondye te moutre m' li, atousa n'ap chache touye mwen. Abraram pa janm fè bagay konsa.
41 Men nou menm, n'ap fè sa papa nou ap fè. Yo reponn li: Nou pa pitit deyò non. Nou gen yon sèl papa, se Bondye.
42 Jezi di yo: Si Bondye te papa nou vre, nou ta renmen mwen. Paske, mwen soti bò kot Bondye. Se li menm ki voye m' isit la. Mwen pa vini pou kont mwen. Se li menm menm ki voye mwen.
43 Poukisa nou pa konprann sa m'ap di nou la a? Paske nou pa kapab tande pawòl mwen yo.
44 Se Satan ki papa nou. Se sak fè nou vle fè sa papa nou vle. Depi nan konmansman se sa ase l'ap fè: touye moun. Li pa janm pran pozisyon pou verite a paske pa gen verite menm nan li. Depi l' louvri bouch li, se manti l'ap bay paske sè mantò li ye. Se papa nan bay manti li ye.
45 Men mwen menm, mwen pale verite a. Se poutèt sa nou pa vle kwè mwen.
46 ¶ Kilès nan nou ki ka bay prèv mwen fè peche? Si sa m' di a se vre, poukisa nou pa kwè mwen?
47 Tout moun ki moun Bondye, yo koute pawòl Bondye. Men nou menm, nou pa moun Bondye. Se sak fè nou pa vle koute.
48 Jwif yo reponn li: Nou te gen rezon lè n' t'ap di se moun Samari ou ye. Ou gen yon move lespri sou ou.
49 Jezi di yo: Mwen pa gen okenn move lespri sou mwen. M'ap fè respe Papa mwen. Men nou menm, se derespekte n'ap derespekte mwen.
50 Mwen p'ap chache lwanj pou tèt pa mwen. Gen yon moun k'ap chache l' pou mwen. Se li menm tou k'ap jije nou.
51 ¶ Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: moun ki fè tou sa mwen di l' fè, li p'ap janm mouri.
52 Jwif yo di li: Koulye a, nou sèten ou gen yon move lespri sou ou. Abraram mouri. Pwofèt yo mouri tou. Epi ou menm, w'ap di: O wi, moun ki fè tou sa m' di l' fè, li p'ap janm mouri.
53 Abraram ki Abraram zansèt nou, li mouri. Koulye a, ou prèt pou di nou ou pi gran pase li? Pwofèt ki pwofèt yo mouri. Sa ou konprann ou ye menm?
54 Jezi reponn yo: Si m' t'ap fè lwanj tèt mwen, lwanj sa a pa ta vo anyen. Moun k'ap fè lwanj mwen se Papa m', moun nou pretann di ki Bondye nou an.
55 Nou pa konnen li. Men mwen menm, mwen konnen li. Si pou m' ta di mwen pa konnen li, mwen ta bay manti tankou nou. Men, mwen konnen l' epi m'ap fè tou sa li di m' fè.
56 Abraram papa nou te kontan, paske li te anvi wè jou m' lan rive. Li wè li. Sa te fè kè l' kontan nèt.
57 Jwif yo di li: Ou poko gen senkantan, epi w'ap di ou te wè Abraram?
58 Jezi reponn yo: Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: Abraram pa t' ankò fèt, mwen menm, mwen te la deja.
59 Lè sa a, yo ranmase wòch pou kalonnen li. Men, Jezi kache kò l' yon kote epi li soti nan tanp lan.
John 8
New King James Version
John 8
New King James Version
Jesus the Light of the World
8 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 Now [a]early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and (A)taught them. 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him, “Teacher, [b]this woman was caught in (B)adultery, in the very act. 5 (C)Now [c]Moses, in the law, commanded us [d]that such should be stoned. But what do You [e]say?” 6 This they said, testing Him, that they (D)might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, [f]as though He did not hear.
7 So when they continued asking Him, He [g]raised Himself up and said to them, (E)“He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Then those who heard it, (F)being[h] convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up [i]and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers [j]of yours? Has no one condemned you?”
11 She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, (G)“Neither do I condemn you; go [k]and (H)sin no more.”
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, (I)“I am the light of the world. He who (J)follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
Jesus Defends His Self-Witness
13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, (K)“You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not [l]true.”
14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but (L)you do not know where I come from and where I am going. 15 (M)You judge according to the flesh; (N)I judge no one. 16 And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for (O)I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me. 17 (P)It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. 18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and (Q)the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.”
19 Then they said to Him, “Where is Your Father?”
Jesus answered, (R)“You know neither Me nor My Father. (S)If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”
20 These words Jesus spoke in (T)the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and (U)no one laid hands on Him, for (V)His hour had not yet come.
Jesus Predicts His Departure
21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and (W)you will seek Me, and (X)will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”
22 So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?”
23 And He said to them, (Y)“You are from beneath; I am from above. (Z)You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 (AA)Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; (AB)for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
25 Then they said to Him, “Who are You?”
And Jesus said to them, “Just what I (AC)have been saying to you from the beginning. 26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but (AD)He who sent Me is true; and (AE)I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.”
27 They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father.
28 Then Jesus said to them, “When you (AF)lift[m] up the Son of Man, (AG)then you will know that I am He, and (AH)that I do nothing of Myself; but (AI)as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. 29 And (AJ)He who sent Me is with Me. (AK)The Father has not left Me alone, (AL)for I always do those things that please Him.” 30 As He spoke these words, (AM)many believed in Him.
The Truth Shall Make You Free
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you (AN)abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the (AO)truth, and (AP)the truth shall make you free.”
33 They answered Him, (AQ)“We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (AR)whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 And (AS)a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. 36 (AT)Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
Abraham’s Seed and Satan’s
37 “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but (AU)you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. 38 (AV)I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have [n]seen with your father.”
39 They answered and said to Him, (AW)“Abraham is our father.”
Jesus said to them, (AX)“If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 (AY)But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth (AZ)which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 You do the deeds of your father.”
Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; (BA)we have one Father—God.”
42 Jesus said to them, (BB)“If God were your Father, you would love Me, for (BC)I proceeded forth and came from God; (BD)nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 (BE)Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 (BF)You are of your father the devil, and the (BG)desires of your father you want to (BH)do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and (BI)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 (BJ)He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”
Before Abraham Was, I AM
48 Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and (BK)have a demon?”
49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and (BL)you dishonor Me. 50 And (BM)I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges. 51 Most assuredly, I say to you, (BN)if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.”
52 Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You (BO)have a demon! (BP)Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’ 53 Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. (BQ)Who do You make Yourself out to be?”
54 Jesus answered, (BR)“If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. (BS)It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is [o]your God. 55 Yet (BT)you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and (BU)keep His word. 56 Your father Abraham (BV)rejoiced to see My day, (BW)and he saw it and was glad.”
57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”
58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (BX)before Abraham was, (BY)I AM.”
59 Then (BZ)they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, (CA)going[p] through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Footnotes
- John 8:2 M very early
- John 8:4 M we found this woman
- John 8:5 M in our law Moses commanded
- John 8:5 NU, M to stone such
- John 8:5 M adds about her
- John 8:6 NU, M omit as though He did not hear
- John 8:7 M He looked up
- John 8:9 NU, M omit being convicted by their conscience
- John 8:10 NU omits and saw no one but the woman; M He saw her and said,
- John 8:10 NU, M omit of yours
- John 8:11 NU, M add from now on
- John 8:13 valid as testimony
- John 8:28 Crucify
- John 8:38 NU heard from
- John 8:54 NU, M our
- John 8:59 NU omits the rest of v. 59.
John 8
New International Version
John 8
New International Version
8 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.(A)
2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.(B) 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.(C) Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap,(D) in order to have a basis for accusing him.(E)
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone(F) at her.”(G) 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,”(H) Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”(I)
Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(J) the light of the world.(K) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(L)
13 The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”(M)
14 Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going.(N) But you have no idea where I come from(O) or where I am going. 15 You judge by human standards;(P) I pass judgment on no one.(Q) 16 But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.(R) 17 In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true.(S) 18 I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.”(T)
19 Then they asked him, “Where is your father?”
“You do not know me or my Father,”(U) Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”(V) 20 He spoke these words while teaching(W) in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put.(X) Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.(Y)
Dispute Over Who Jesus Is
21 Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die(Z) in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”(AA)
22 This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?”
23 But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.(AB) 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he,(AC) you will indeed die in your sins.”
25 “Who are you?” they asked.
“Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied. 26 “I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy,(AD) and what I have heard from him I tell the world.”(AE)
27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up[a] the Son of Man,(AF) then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.(AG) 29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone,(AH) for I always do what pleases him.”(AI) 30 Even as he spoke, many believed in him.(AJ)
Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus’ Opponents Are
31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,(AK) you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”(AL)
33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants(AM) and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”
34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.(AN) 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.(AO) 36 So if the Son sets you free,(AP) you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me,(AQ) because you have no room for my word. 38 I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence,(AR) and you are doing what you have heard from your father.[b]”(AS)
39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,”(AT) said Jesus, “then you would[c] do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me,(AU) a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God.(AV) Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.”(AW)
“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”(AX)
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me,(AY) for I have come here from God.(AZ) I have not come on my own;(BA) God sent me.(BB) 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil,(BC) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.(BD) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(BE) 45 Yet because I tell the truth,(BF) you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.(BG) The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
Jesus’ Claims About Himself
48 The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan(BH) and demon-possessed?”(BI)
49 “I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking glory for myself;(BJ) but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”(BK)
52 At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed!(BL) Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham?(BM) He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself,(BN) my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.(BO) 55 Though you do not know him,(BP) I know him.(BQ) If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word.(BR) 56 Your father Abraham(BS) rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it(BT) and was glad.”
57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born,(BU) I am!”(BV) 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him,(BW) but Jesus hid himself,(BX) slipping away from the temple grounds.
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