Juan 8
Ang Salita ng Diyos
Ang Babaeng Nagkakasala ng Pangangalunya
8 Si Jesus ay pumunta sa Bundok ng mga Olibo.
2 Sa pagbubukang-liwayway, siya ay muling pumunta sa templo. Ang lahat ng mga tao ay lumapit sa kaniya. Siya ay umupo at tinuruan sila. 3 Dinala sa kaniya ng mga guro ng kautusan at ng mga Fariseo ang isang babae na nahuling nangangalunya. Inilagay nila siya sa kalagitnaan. 4 Sinabi nila sa kaniya: Guro, ang babaeng ito ay nahuli sa paggawa ng pangangalunya. 5 Iniutos sa amin ni Moises sa kautusan na batuhin ang katulad nito. Ano ang masasabi mo? 6 Ito ay kanilang sinabi upang subukin siya nang mayroon silang maiparatang laban sa kaniya.
Yumukod si Jesus, sumulat sa lupa sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang daliri.
7 Sa patuloy nilang pagtatanong sa kaniya ay tumindig siya. Sinabi niya sa kanila: Ang sinumang walang kasalanan sa inyo ang siyang maunang bumato sa kaniya. 8 Siya ay muling yumukod at sumulat sa lupa.
9 Sila na nakarinig nito ay sinumbatan ng kanilang mga budhi. Dahil dito, sila ay isa-isang lumabas, simula sa matatanda hanggang sa kahuli-hulihan. Naiwan si Jesus gayundin ang babae na nakatayo sa kalagitnaan. 10 Nang tumindig si Jesus ay wala siyang nakita maliban sa babae. Sinabi ni Jesus sa kaniya: Ginang, nasaan ang mga nagsasakdal sa iyo? Wala bang humatol sa iyo?
11 Sinabi niya: Wala, Ginoo.
Sinabi ni Jesus sa kaniya: Kahit ako man ay hindi hahatol sa iyo. Humayo ka at huwag nang magkasalang muli.
Tunay ang Patotoo ni Jesus
12 Nang magkagayon, nagsalitang muli si Jesus sa kanila. Sinabi niya: Ako ang ilaw ng sanlibutan. Siya na sumusunodsa akin ay hindi lalakad kailanman sa kadiliman. Siya ay magkakaroon ng ilaw ng buhay.
13 Sinabi nga ng mga Fariseo sa kaniya: Nagpapatotoo ka sa iyong sarili. Ang iyong patotoo ay hindi totoo.
14 Sumagot si Jesus at sinabi sa kanila: Bagamat ako ang nagpapatotoo sa aking sarili, ang patotoo ko naman ay totoo sapagkat alam ko kung saan ako nanggaling at kung saan ako pupunta. Hindi ninyo alam kung saan ako nanggaling at kung saan ako pupunta. 15 Humahatol kayo ayon sa pamantayan ng tao. Wala akong hinahatulang sinuman. 16 Ngayong humahatol ako, ang aking hatol ay totoo dahil ako ay hindi nag-iisa. Kasama ko ang aking Ama na nagsugo sa akin. 17 Nasusulat din sa inyong kautusan, na ang patotoo ng dalawang tao ay totoo. 18 Ako ang nagpapatotoo sa aking sarili at ang Ama na nagsugo sa akin ay nagpapatotoo patungkol sa akin.
19 Sinabi nga nila sa kaniya: Nasaan ang iyong Ama?
Sumagot si Jesus: Hindi ninyo ako nakikilala, ni ang aking Ama. Kung nakilala ninyo ako ay nakikilala rin ninyo ang aking Ama.
20 Ang mga salitang ito ay sinabi ni Jesus nang siya ay nagtuturo sa templo. Sila ay nasa silid na pinaglalagyan ng mga kaloob. Walang taong dumakip sa kaniya sapagkat hindi pa dumarating ang kaniyang oras.
21 Muling sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: Ako ay aalis at hahanapin ninyo ako. Kayo ay mamamatay sa inyong mga kasalanan. Hindi kayo makakapunta sa aking pupuntahan.
22 Sinabi nga ng mga Judio: Magpapakamatay ba siyakaya niya sinabi: Sa aking pupuntahan ay hindi kayo makakapunta?
23 Sinabi niya sa kanila: Kayo ay mga taga-ibaba, ako ay taga-itaas. Kayo ay mga taga-sanlibutan, ako ay hindi taga-sanlibutan. 24 Sinasabi ko nga sa inyo na kayo ay mamamatay sa inyong mga kasalanan. Ito ay sapagkat kung hindi kayo sumampalataya na ako nga iyon, mamamatay kayo sa inyong mga kasalanan.
25 Sinabi nga nila sa kaniya: Sino ka ba?
Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: Ako yaong sinabi ko sa inyo nang pasimula pa.
26 Marami akong mga bagay na sasabihin at ihahatol sa inyo. Siya na nagsugo sa akin ay totoo. Kung ano ang narinig ko mula sa kaniya ay sinasabi ko sa sanlibutan.
27 Hindi nila naunawaan na ang sinabi niya sa kanila ay patungkol sa Ama. 28 Kaya nga, sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: Kapag naitaas na ninyo ang Anak ng tao ay saka ninyo makikilala na ako nga siya. Malalaman ninyo na wala akong ginagawa nang sa sarili ko. Subalit kung papaano ako tinuturuan ng Ama ay gayunding sinasabi ko ang mga bagay na ito. 29 Siya na nagsugo sa akin ay kasama ko. Hindi ako iniwang mag-isa ng Ama sapagkat lagi kong ginagawa ang mga bagay na nakakalugod sa kaniya. 30 Habang sinabi niya ang mga bagay na ito, marami ang sumampalataya sa kaniya.
Ang mga Anak ni Abraham
31 Sinabi nga ni Jesus sa mga Judio na sumampalataya sa kaniya: Kapag mananatili kayo sa aking salita, totoong kayo ay aking mga alagad.
32 Malalaman ninyo ang katotohanan at ang katotohanan ang magpapalaya sa inyo.
33 Sila ay sumagot sa kaniya: Kami ay lahi ni Abraham at kailanman ay hindi naging alipin ninuman. Papaano mo nasabi na kami ay magiging malaya?
34 Sumagot si Jesus sa kanila: Katotohanan, katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo: Ang sinumang nagkakasala ay alipin ng kasalanan. 35 Ang alipin ay hindi nananatili sa bahay magpakailanman. Ang anak ay nananatili magpakailanman. 36 Kung palalayain nga kayo ng anak, tunay na kayo ay magiging malaya. 37 Nalalaman ko na kayo ay lahi ni Abraham ngunit naghahanap kayo ng pagkakataon na ako ay patayin. Ito ay sapagkat ang aking salita ay walang puwang sa inyo. 38 Sinasabi ko ang mga bagay na aking nakita sa aking Ama. Ginagawa naman ninyo ang mga bagay na nakita ninyo sa inyong ama.
39 Sila ay sumagot at sinabi sa kaniya: Si Abraham ang aming ama.
Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: Yamang kayo ay mga anak ni Abraham, gagawin ninyo ang mga gawa ni Abraham.
40 Ngunit ngayon ay naghahanap kayo ng pagkakataon upang ako ay patayin. Ako ang taong nagsabi sa inyo ng katotohanang narinig ko mula sa Diyos. Ito ay hindi ginawa ni Abraham. 41 Ginagawa ninyo ang mga gawa ng inyong ama.
Sinabi nga nila sa kaniya: Kami ay hindi ipinanganak sa pakikiapid. Kami ay mayroong isang ama, ang Diyos.
Ang mga Anak ng Diyablo
42 Sinabi nga ni Jesus sa kanila: Kung ang Diyos ang inyong Ama, ibigin sana ninyo ako sapagkat ako ay nagmula at dumating mula sa Diyos. Hindi ako narito sa aking sarili kundi sinugo niya ako.
43 Bakit hindi ninyo nauunawaan ang aking pananalita? Ang dahilan ay hindi ninyo magawang dinggin ang aking salita. 44 Kayo ay sa inyong ama, ang diyablo. Ang mga masasamang hangarin ng inyong ama ang nais ninyong gawin. Siya ay mamamatay-tao buhat pa nang pasimula. Siya ay hindi nananatili sa katotohanan sapagkat walang katotohanan sa kaniya. Kapag siya ay nagsasalita ng kasinungalingan, siya ay nagsasalita sa ganang kaniya. Siya ay sinungaling at ama ng kasinungalingan. 45 Dahil nagsasabi ako sa inyo ng katotohanan, hindi kayo sumasampalataya sa akin. 46 Sino sa inyo ang susumbat sa akin patungkol sa kasalanan? Kung ako ay nagsasabi ng katotohanan, bakit hindi kayo sumasampalataya sa akin? 47 Siya na nasa Diyos ay nakikinig ng mga salita ng Diyos. Kaya nga, hindi kayo nakikinig ay sapagkat hindi kayo sa Diyos.
Si Jesus ay Nagpahayag Patungkol sa Kaniyang Sarili
48 Sumagot nga ang mga Judio at sinabi sa kaniya: Hindi ba tama ang aming sinabi na ikaw ay taga-Samaria at mayroong demonyo?
49 Sumagot si Jesus: Wala akong demonyo. Niluluwalhati ko ang aking Ama at sinisira naman ninyo ang aking kaluwalhatian. 50 Hindi ko hinahanap ang aking kaluwalhatian. May isang naghahanap nito at humahatol. 51 Katotohanan, katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo: Ang sinumang tutupad sa aking salita ay hindi makakaranas ng kamatayan magpakailanman.
52 Sinabi nga ng mga Judio sa kaniya: Ngayon ay alam na namin na mayroon kang demonyo. Si Abraham at ang mga propeta ay namatay. Sinasabi mo na kung ang sinuman ay tutupad ng iyong salita ay hindi makakaranas ng kamatayan magpakailanman. 53 Mas dakila ka pa ba kaysa sa aming amang si Abraham? Siya ay namatay, gayundin ang mga propeta. Ano ba ang palagay mo sa iyong sarili?
54 Sumagot si Jesus: Kung niluluwalhati ko ang aking sarili, ang aking kaluwalhatian ay walang kabuluhan. Ang aking Ama ang siyang lumuluwalhati sa akin. Siya ang sinasabi ninyong inyong Diyos. 55 Hindi ninyo siya kilala ngunit kilala ko siya. Kapag sinabi kong hindi ko siya kilala ay magiging sinungaling akong tulad ninyo. Kilala ko siya at tinutupad ko ang kaniyang salita. 56 Ang inyong amang si Abraham ay nagalak na makita niya ang aking araw. Nakita niya ito at siya ay natuwa.
57 Sinabi nga ng mga Judio sa kaniya: Wala ka pang limampung taong gulang at nakita mo na si Abraham?
58 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: Katotohanan, katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo: Bago pa si Abraham ay ako na. 59 Dumampot nga sila ng mga bato upang siya ay batuhin ngunit si Jesus ay nagtago. Sa paglabas niya sa templo ay dumaan siya sa kalagitnaan nila sa ganoong paraan.
John 8
King James Version
8 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
30 As he spake these words, many believed on him.
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
John 8
Contemporary English Version
8 1 but Jesus walked out to the Mount of Olives. 2 Then early the next morning he went to the temple. The people came to him, and he sat down[a] and started teaching them.
3 The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses brought in a woman who had been caught in bed with a man who wasn't her husband. They made her stand in the middle of the crowd. 4 Then they said, “Teacher, this woman was caught sleeping with a man who isn't her husband. 5 (A) The Law of Moses teaches that a woman like this should be stoned to death! What do you say?”
6 They asked Jesus this question, because they wanted to test him and bring some charge against him. But Jesus simply bent over and started writing on the ground with his finger.
7 (B) They kept on asking Jesus about the woman. Finally, he stood up and said, “If any of you have never sinned, then go ahead and throw the first stone at her!” 8 Once again he bent over and began writing on the ground. 9 The people left one by one, beginning with the oldest. Finally, Jesus and the woman were there alone.
10 Jesus stood up and asked her, “Where is everyone? Isn't there anyone left to accuse you?”
11 “No sir,” the woman answered.
Then Jesus told her, “I am not going to accuse you either. You may go now, but don't sin anymore.”[b]
Jesus Is the Light for the World
12 (C) Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time he said, “I am the light for the world! Follow me, and you won't be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life.”
13 (D) The Pharisees objected, “You are the only one speaking for yourself, and what you say isn't true!”
14 Jesus replied:
Even if I do speak for myself, what I say is true! I know where I came from and where I am going. But you don't know where I am from or where I am going. 15 You judge in the same way that everyone else does, but I don't judge anyone. 16 If I did judge, I would judge fairly, because I would not be doing it alone. The Father who sent me is here with me. 17 (E) Your Law requires two witnesses to prove that something is true. 18 I am one of my witnesses, and the Father who sent me is the other one.
19 “Where is your Father?” they asked.
“You don't know me or my Father!” Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would know my Father.”
20 Jesus said this while he was still teaching in the place where the temple treasures were stored. But no one arrested him, because his time had not yet come.[c]
You Cannot Go Where I Am Going
21 Jesus also told them, “I am going away, and you will look for me. But you cannot go where I am going, and you will die with your sins unforgiven.”
22 The people asked, “Does he intend to kill himself? Is that what he means by saying we cannot go where he is going?”
23 Jesus answered, “You are from below, but I am from above. You belong to this world, but I don't. 24 This is why I said you will die with your sins unforgiven. If you don't have faith in me for who I am,[d] you will die, and your sins will not be forgiven.”
25 “Who are you?” they asked Jesus.
Jesus answered, “I am exactly who I told you at the beginning. 26 There is a lot more I could say to condemn you. But the one who sent me is truthful, and I tell the people of this world only what I have heard from him.”
27 No one understood that Jesus was talking to them about the Father.
28 Jesus went on to say, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man,[e] you will know who I am. You will also know that I don't do anything on my own. I say only what my Father taught me. 29 The one who sent me is with me. I always do what pleases him, and he will never leave me.”
30 After Jesus said this, many of the people put their faith in him.
The Truth Will Set You Free
31 Jesus told the people who had faith in him, “If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples. 32 (F) You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 (G) They answered, “We are Abraham's children! We have never been anyone's slaves. How can you say we will be set free?”
34 Jesus replied:
I tell you for certain that anyone who sins is a slave of sin! 35 And slaves don't stay in the family forever, though the Son will always remain in the family. 36 If the Son gives you freedom, you are free! 37 I know that you are from Abraham's family. Yet you want to kill me, because my message isn't really in your hearts. 38 I am telling you what my Father has shown me, just as you are doing what your father has taught you.
Your Father Is the Devil
39 The people said to Jesus, “Abraham is our father!”
Jesus replied, “If you were Abraham's children, you would do what Abraham did. 40 Instead, you want to kill me for telling you the truth that God gave me. Abraham never did anything like that. 41 But you are doing exactly what your father does.”
“Don't accuse us of having someone else as our father!” they said. “We just have one father, and he is God.”
42 Jesus answered:
If God were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and now I am here. He sent me. I did not come on my own. 43 Why can't you understand what I am talking about? Can't you stand to hear what I am saying? 44 (H) Your father is the devil, and you do exactly what he wants. He has always been a murderer and a liar. There is nothing truthful about him. He speaks on his own, and everything he says is a lie. Not only is he a liar himself, but he is also the father of all lies.
45 Everything I have told you is true, and you still refuse to have faith in me. 46 Can any of you accuse me of sin? If you cannot, why won't you have faith in me? After all, I am telling you the truth. 47 Anyone who belongs to God will listen to his message. But you refuse to listen, because you don't belong to God.
Jesus and Abraham
48 The people told Jesus, “We were right to say that you are a Samaritan[f] and that you have a demon in you!”
49 Jesus answered, “I don't have a demon in me. I honor my Father, and you refuse to honor me. 50 I don't want honor for myself. But there is one who wants me to be honored, and he is also the one who judges. 51 I tell you for certain that if you obey my words, you will never die.”
52 Then the people said, “Now we are sure that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and so are the prophets. How can you say that no one who obeys your words will ever die? 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
54 Jesus replied, “If I honored myself, it would mean nothing. My Father is the one who honors me. You claim that he is your God, 55 even though you don't really know him. If I said I didn't know him, I would be a liar, just like all of you. But I know him, and I do what he says. 56 Your father Abraham was really glad to see me.”
57 “You are not even 50 years old!” they said. “How could you have seen Abraham?”
58 Jesus answered, “I tell you for certain that even before Abraham was, I was, and I am.”[g] 59 The people picked up stones to kill Jesus, but he hid and left the temple.
Footnotes
- 8.2 sat down: See the note at 6.3,4.
- 8.11 don't sin anymore: Verses 1-11 are not in some manuscripts. In other manuscripts these verses are placed after 7.36 or after 21.25 or after Luke 21.38, with some differences in the text.
- 8.20 his time had not yet come: See the note at 2.4.
- 8.24 I am: For the Jewish people the most holy name of God is “Yahweh,” which may be translated “I am.” In the Gospel of John “I am” is sometimes used by Jesus to show that he is that one.
- 8.28 lifted up the Son of Man: See the note at 7.39.
- 8.48 Samaritan: See 4.9 and the note there.
- 8.58 I am: See the note at 8.24.
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