John 8
English Standard Version
8 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 (A)Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and (B)he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now (C)in the Law, Moses commanded us (D)to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6 This they said (E)to test him, (F)that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, (G)“Let him who is without sin among you (H)be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, (I)“Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on (J)sin no more.”]]
I Am the Light of the World
12 (K)Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, (L)“I am the light of the world. Whoever (M)follows me will not (N)walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to him, (O)“You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.” 14 Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, (P)my testimony is true, for I know (Q)where I came from and (R)where I am going, but (S)you do not know where I come from or where I am going. 15 (T)You judge according to the flesh; (U)I judge no one. 16 Yet even if I do judge, (V)my judgment is true, for (W)it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father[a] who sent me. 17 (X)In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. 18 I am the one who bears witness about myself, and (Y)the Father who sent me bears witness about me.” 19 They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, (Z)“You know neither me nor my Father. (AA)If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” 20 These words he spoke in (AB)the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but (AC)no one arrested him, because (AD)his hour had not yet come.
21 So he said to them again, (AE)“I am going away, and (AF)you will seek me, and (AG)you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” 22 So the Jews said, (AH)“Will he kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” 23 He said to them, (AI)“You are from below; I am from above. (AJ)You are of this world; (AK)I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you (AL)would die in your sins, for (AM)unless you believe that (AN)I am he you will die in your sins.” 25 So they said to him, (AO)“Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning. 26 I have much to say about you and much to judge, but (AP)he who sent me is true, and I declare (AQ)to the world (AR)what I have heard from him.” 27 They did not understand that (AS)he had been speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, “When you have (AT)lifted up the Son of Man, (AU)then you will know that (AV)I am he, and that (AW)I do nothing on my own authority, but (AX)speak just as the Father taught me. 29 And (AY)he who sent me is with me. (AZ)He has not left me alone, for (BA)I always do the things that are pleasing to him.” 30 As he was saying these things, (BB)many believed in him.
The Truth Will Set You Free
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, (BC)“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will (BD)know the truth, and the truth (BE)will set you free.” 33 They answered him, (BF)“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (BG)everyone who practices sin is a slave[b] to sin. 35 (BH)The slave does not remain in the house forever; (BI)the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet (BJ)you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 (BK)I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard (BL)from your father.”
You Are of Your Father the Devil
39 They answered him, (BM)“Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, (BN)“If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, 40 but now (BO)you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth (BP)that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. 41 You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, (BQ)“We were not born of sexual immorality. We have (BR)one Father—even God.” 42 Jesus said to them, (BS)“If God were your Father, you would love me, for (BT)I came from God and (BU)I am here. (BV)I came not of my own accord, but (BW)he sent me. 43 (BX)Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot (BY)bear to hear my word. 44 (BZ)You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. (CA)He was a murderer from the beginning, and (CB)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. (CC)When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47 (CD)Whoever is of God hears the words of God. (CE)The reason why you do not hear them is that (CF)you are not of God.”
Before Abraham Was, I Am
48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and (CG)have a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but (CH)I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet (CI)I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Truly, truly, (CJ)I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never (CK)see death.” 52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! (CL)Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet (CM)you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never (CN)taste death.’ 53 (CO)Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?” 54 Jesus answered, (CP)“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. (CQ)It is my Father who glorifies me, (CR)of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’[c] 55 But (CS)you have not known him. (CT)I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be (CU)a liar (CV)like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. 56 (CW)Your father Abraham (CX)rejoiced (CY)that he would see my day. (CZ)He saw it and was glad.” 57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”[d] 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (DA)I am.” 59 So (DB)they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
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.
Ewangelia według św. Jana 8
Słowo Życia
Moc odpuszczania grzechów
8 Jezus natomiast udał się na Górę Oliwną. 2 Następnego ranka znów jednak pojawił się w świątyni. Wkrótce zebrał się tam tłum, więc Jezus usiadł i zaczął przemawiać. 3 Wtedy właśnie przywódcy religijni i faryzeusze przyprowadzili do Niego kobietę, którą znaleziono w łóżku z mężczyzną, który nie był jej mężem. Postawili ją na samym środku 4 i powiedzieli:
—Nauczycielu, złapaliśmy ją na gorącym uczynku. 5 Mojżesz w swoim Prawie nakazał, aby taką osobę obrzucić kamieniami i zabić. A ty jak nauczasz?
6 Była to prowokacja, która miała dostarczyć podstaw do oskarżenia Jezusa. Lecz On schylił się i zaczął pisać palcem po ziemi. 7 Gdy jednak uparcie domagali się odpowiedzi, podniósł się i rzekł:
—Kto z was nie dopuścił się żadnego grzechu, niech pierwszy rzuci w nią kamieniem.
8 I znowu schylił się i pisał po ziemi. 9 Tymczasem zebrani, jeden po drugim, począwszy od przełożonych, zaczęli odchodzić. W końcu został tylko Jezus i stojąca na środku owa kobieta.
10 —Gdzie oni są? Nikt cię nie potępił?—spytał Jezus, podnosząc się.
11 —Nikt, Panie—odrzekła.
—Ja też cię nie potępiam. Idź i już więcej nie grzesz.
Światło i ciemność
12 Innym razem Jezus przemówił do zgromadzonych:
—Jestem światłem świata. Kto idzie za Mną, nie będzie chodził w ciemnościach, lecz będzie miał światło życia.
13 —Przechwalasz się! To nie prawda—zawołali faryzeusze.
14 —Chociaż mówię sam o sobie, mówię prawdę, bo wiem, skąd przyszedłem i dokąd zmierzam. 15 Wy osądzacie według tego, co zewnętrzne. Ja zaś nikogo nie sądzę. 16 A nawet gdybym sądził, mój osąd jest prawdziwy, bo nie robię tego sam, ale razem z Ojcem, który Mnie posłał. 17 W waszym Prawie jest napisane, że zgodne zeznania dwóch świadków uznaje się za prawdziwe. 18 Jednym świadkiem jestem Ja, a drugim—Ojciec, który Mnie posłał.
19 —A gdzież jest ten twój ojciec?—pytali Go.
—Nie znacie ani Mnie, ani Jego—odpowiedział Jezus. —Gdybyście Mnie znali, znalibyście także i mojego Ojca.
20 Jezus mówił o tym, będąc w świątyni, w pobliżu skarbca. Nie zatrzymano Go jednak, bo jeszcze nie nadszedł na to czas.
Posłany przez Ojca
21 Później powiedział im:
—Wkrótce odejdę! Będziecie Mnie szukać, ale umrzecie w swoich grzechach. Nie możecie bowiem pójść tam, dokąd idę.
22 —Czyżby chciał się zabić?—zastanawiali się przywódcy. —Powiedział przecież: „Nie możecie pójść tam, dokąd idę”.
23 —Wy jesteście z dołu, Ja pochodzę z góry—kontynuował Jezus. —Należycie do tego świata, Ja—nie. 24 Właśnie dlatego powiedziałem, że umrzecie w swoich grzechach. Jeśli nie uwierzycie, że JA JESTEM, tak właśnie się stanie.
25 —A kim jesteś?—pytali.
—Po co Ja jeszcze z wami rozmawiam?! 26 Mógłbym was oskarżyć o wiele rzeczy, wielu też mógłbym was nauczyć. Ten, który Mnie posłał, jest bowiem prawdomówny. Dlatego powtarzam światu to, co od Niego usłyszałem.
27 Oni jednak nadal nie rozumieli, że mówił o swoim Ojcu.
28 —Gdy podniesiecie Mnie w górę—kontynuował Jezus—wtedy poznacie, że JA JESTEM i że nie robię niczego z własnej inicjatywy. Powtarzam tylko to, czego nauczył Mnie Ojciec. 29 On Mnie posłał i zawsze jest ze Mną. Nie opuszcza Mnie, bo zawsze robię to, co się Mu podoba.
30 Słuchając Go, wielu ludzi uwierzyło Mu.
Potomkowie Abrahama
31 Wtedy Jezus zwrócił się do Żydów, którzy Mu uwierzyli:
—Jeżeli będziecie żyć według moich słów, będziecie naprawdę moimi uczniami 32 i poznacie prawdę, a prawda was uwolni.
33 —Jak to?!—oburzyli się. —Jesteśmy przecież potomkami Abrahama i nigdy nie byliśmy niczyimi niewolnikami. Jak więc możesz mówić, że zostaniemy uwolnieni?
34 —Zapewniam was, że każdy, kto grzeszy, jest niewolnikiem grzechu—odpowiedział Jezus. 35 —Niewolnik nie jest w domu na zawsze, ale syn—tak. 36 Jeśli więc Syn Boży da wam wolność, wtedy staniecie się naprawdę wolni. 37 Wiem, że jesteście potomkami Abrahama! Ale chcecie Mnie zabić—bo nie przyjęliście moich słów. 38 Ja mówię to, co wiem od mojego Ojca. Wy zaś robicie to, co usłyszeliście od waszego ojca.
39 —Naszym przodkiem jest Abraham—oświadczyli.
—Gdybyście byli potomkami Abrahama—odrzekł Jezus—robilibyście to, co on. 40 A przecież usiłujecie Mnie zabić tylko dlatego, że powiedziałem wam prawdę, jaką usłyszałem od Boga. Abraham tak nie postępował. 41 Wy postępujecie tak, jak wasz prawdziwy ojciec!
—Nie pochodzimy z nieprawego łoża—oburzyli się. —Naszym Ojcem jest Bóg!
42 —Gdyby Bóg był waszym Ojcem, okazywalibyście Mi miłość—odpowiedział Jezus. —Przyszedłem przecież od Niego. Nie jestem tu z własnej inicjatywy—to On Mnie posłał. 43 Wy jednak nie możecie pojąć moich słów. Co więcej, nawet nie chcecie ich wysłuchać! 44 Waszym prawdziwym ojcem jest diabeł—oszczerca! Dlatego chcecie robić to, co on. Od początku był on mordercą i nie wytrwał w prawdzie, bo nie przyjął jej. Gdy kłamie, mówi z serca, bo jest kłamcą i ojcem kłamstwa. 45 Wy również nie wierzycie Mi, bo mówię prawdę. 46 Kto z was mógłby zarzucić Mi jakiś grzech? Skoro mówię prawdę, dlaczego Mi nie wierzycie? 47 Ten, kto należy do Boga, słucha Jego słów. Wy zaś ich nie słuchacie, bo nie jesteście Jego dziećmi.
Jezus mówi o sobie
48 —Ty Samarytaninie!—oburzyli się przywódcy. —Mieliśmy rację mówiąc, że demon odebrał ci rozum!
49 —Nie jestem opętany—odpowiedział Jezus. —Dbam o dobre imię mojego Ojca, a wy Mnie obrażacie. 50 Nie zależy Mi na tym, abyście otoczyli Mnie chwałą. Jest jednak Ktoś, komu na tym zależy. To On jest sędzią. 51 Zapewniam was: Kto jest posłuszny moim słowom, nigdy nie umrze!
52 —Teraz mamy pewność, że jesteś opanowany przez demona—odrzekli przywódcy. —Przecież nawet Abraham i najwięksi prorocy umarli, a ty twierdzisz: „Kto jest posłuszny moim słowom, nigdy nie umrze”. 53 Czy jesteś większy od naszego przodka, Abrahama? On przecież umarł, podobnie jak nasi wielcy prorocy! Za kogo ty się uważasz?!
54 —Gdybym sam siebie wywyższał, nie miałoby to żadnego znaczenia—odparł Jezus. —Mnie jednak wywyższa Ojciec, którego wy nazywacie swoim Bogiem. 55 Wcale Go jednak nie znacie—ale Ja Go znam. Gdybym mówił, że Go nie znam, byłbym kłamcą, tak jak wy. Ja jednak naprawdę Go znam i zawsze zachowuję Jego słowa. 56 Wasz przodek, Abraham, ucieszył się z tego, że ujrzy mój dzień. I ogromnie się rozradował, gdy go zobaczył.
57 —Jak mogłeś widzieć Abrahama, skoro nie masz nawet pięćdziesięciu lat?!—zawołali przywódcy.
58 —Zapewniam was: Zanim Abraham się narodził, JA JESTEM—odrzekł Jezus.
59 Słysząc to, chwycili kamienie, aby Go zabić. Ale Jezus zniknął im z oczu i opuścił świątynię.
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