John 8
Lexham English Bible
A Woman Caught in Adultery
8 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning he came again to the temple courts.[a] And all the people were coming,[b] and he sat down and[c] began to teach[d] them.
3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees brought to him a woman[e] caught in adultery. And standing her in their midst, 4 they said to him, testing him,[f] “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 an occasion[g] to bring charges against him.) But Jesus, bending down, began to write[h] with his[i] finger on the ground, taking no notice.[j] 7 And when they persisted in asking him, straightening up he said[k] to them, “The one of you without sin, let him throw the first stone at her!” 8 And bending down again, he wrote on the ground. 9 Now when they[l] heard it,[m] being convicted by their conscience,[n] they began to depart,[o] one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus[p] was left alone—and the woman who was in their midst. 10 So Jesus, straightening up and seeing no one except the woman,[q] said to her, “Where are those accusers of yours?[r] Does no one condemn you?” 11 And she said, “No one, Lord.” So Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and[s] sin no more.”]][t]
Jesus, the Light of the World
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.[u] 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 while[v] teaching in the temple courts,[w] and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
Jesus Predicts His Death
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,[x] “Perhaps he will kill himself, because he is saying, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’” 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 he, you will die in your sins.”
25 So they began to say to him,[y] “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “What[z] I have been saying to you from the beginning. 26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but the one who sent me is true, and the things which I heard from him, these things I say to the world.” 27 (They did not know that he was speaking to them about the Father.)
28 Then Jesus said,[aa] “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will recognize that I am he, and I do nothing from myself, but just as the Father taught me, I say these things. 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.” 30 While[ab] he was saying these things, many believed in him.
The Truth Will Set You Free
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 forever;[ac] the son remains forever.[ad] 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 the things that I have seen with the Father; so also you do the things that you have heard from the Father.”
The Priority of Jesus Over Abraham
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!”
They said[ae] to him, “We were not born from sexual immorality! We have one father, God!” 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. 43 Why[af] do you not understand my way of speaking? Because you are not able to listen to my message. 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 nature,[ag] because he is a liar and the father of lies.[ah] 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, why[ai] do you not believe me? 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 own glory. There is one who seeks and judges! 51 Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never experience death forever.”[aj]
52 The Jews[ak] 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 forever.’[al] 53 You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are you?[am] And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself to be?” 54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ 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 it[an] and was glad.”
57 So the Jews said to him, “You are[ao] not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 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 them[ap] at him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple courts.[aq]
Footnotes
- John 8:2 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
- John 8:2 Some manuscripts have “were coming to him”
- John 8:2 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sat down”) has been translated as a finite verb
- John 8:2 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to teach”)
- John 8:3 Some manuscripts have “brought a woman”
- John 8:4 Some manuscripts omit “testing him”
- John 8:6 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 8:6 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to write”)
- John 8:6 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- John 8:6 Some manuscripts omit “taking no notice”
- John 8:7 Some manuscripts have “he straightened up and said”
- John 8:9 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
- John 8:9 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 8:9 Some manuscripts omit “being convicted by their conscience”
- John 8:9 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to depart”)
- John 8:9 Some manuscripts have “he”
- John 8:10 Some manuscripts omit “and seeing no one except the woman”
- John 8:10 Some manuscripts have “said to her, ‘Woman, where are they?”
- John 8:11 Some manuscripts have “and from now on”
- John 8:11 John 7:53–8:11 is not found in the earliest and best manuscripts and was almost certainly not an original part of the Gospel of John; one significant group of Greek manuscripts places it after Luke 21:38
- John 8:17 An allusion to Deut 17:6
- John 8:20 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“teaching”) which is understood as temporal
- John 8:20 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
- John 8:22 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
- John 8:25 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
- John 8:25 Literally “that which”
- John 8:28 Some manuscripts have “said to them”
- John 8:30 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was saying”)
- John 8:35 Literally “for the age”
- John 8:35 Literally “for the age”
- John 8:41 Some manuscripts have “Then they said”
- John 8:43 Literally “because of what”
- John 8:44 *The word “nature” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- John 8:44 Literally “of it”
- John 8:46 Literally “because of what”
- John 8:51 Literally “for the age”
- John 8:52 Some manuscripts have “Then the Jews”
- John 8:52 Literally “for the age”
- John 8:53 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are you”
- John 8:56 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 8:57 Literally “you have”
- John 8:59 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 8:59 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
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
International Standard Version
The Woman Caught in Adultery
8 Jesus, however, went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At daybreak he appeared again in the Temple, and all the people came to him. So he sat down and began to teach them. 3 But the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery.[a] After setting her before them,[b] 4 they told him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of adultery. 5 Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women to death. What do you say?” 6 They said this to test him, so that they might have a charge against him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.
7 When they persisted in questioning him, he straightened up and told them, “Let the person among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground.[c] 9 When they heard this, they went away one by one,[d] beginning with the oldest,[e] and he was left alone with the woman standing there.[f] 10 Then Jesus stood up and asked her, “Dear lady,[g] where are your accusers?[h] Hasn’t anyone condemned you?”
11 “No one, sir,”[i] she replied.
Then Jesus said, “I don’t condemn you, either. Go home, and from now on don’t sin anymore.”[j]
Jesus the Light of the World
12 Later on, 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 The Pharisees told him, “You’re testifying about yourself. Your testimony isn’t valid.”[k]
14 Jesus answered them, “Even though I’m testifying about myself, my testimony is valid[l] because I know where I’ve come from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going. 15 You’re judging by human standards,[m] but I’m not judging anyone. 16 Yet even if I should judge, my judgment would be valid,[n] because it is not I alone who judges, but I and the one who sent me. 17 In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two people is valid.[o] 18 I’m testifying about myself, and the Father who sent me is testifying about me.”
19 Then they asked him, “Where is this Father of yours?”
Jesus replied, “You don’t know me or my Father. If you had known me, you would’ve known my Father, too.” 20 He spoke these words in the treasury, while he was teaching in the Temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
The One from Above
21 Later on, he told them again, “I’m going away, and you’ll look for me, but you will die in your sin.[p] You cannot come where I’m going.”
22 So the Jewish leaders[q] were asking, “He isn’t going to kill himself, is he? Is that why he said,[r] ‘You cannot come where I’m going’?”
23 He told them, “You are from below, I’m from above. You are of this world, but I’m not of this world. 24 That is why I told you that you will die in your sins, for unless you believe that I AM, you’ll die in your sins.”
25 Then they asked him, “Who are you?”
Jesus told them, “What have I been telling you all along?[s] 26 I have much to say about you and to condemn you for.[t] But the one who sent me is truthful,[u] and what I’ve heard from him I declare to the world.”
27 They didn’t realize that he was talking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus told them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM, and that I do nothing on my own authority. Instead, I speak only what the Father has taught me. 29 Moreover, the one who sent me is with me. He has never left me alone, because I always do what pleases him.” 30 While he was saying these things, many believed in him.
Freedom and Slavery
31 So Jesus told those Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are really my disciples. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 They replied to him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves to anybody. So how can you say, ‘You will be set free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, I tell all of you[v] emphatically, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.[w] 35 The slave does not remain in the household forever, but the son does remain forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!”
The Real Children of Abraham
37 “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are trying to kill me because you’ve not received what I’ve told you. 38 I declare what I’ve seen in my[x] Father’s presence, and you’re doing what you’ve heard from your father.”
39 They replied to him, “Our father is Abraham!”
Jesus told them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing what Abraham did.[y] 40 But now you’re trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham wouldn’t have done that. 41 You are doing your father’s actions.”
They told him, “We’re not illegitimate children. We have one Father, God himself.”
42 Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would’ve loved me, because I came from God and am here. I haven’t come on my own accord, but he sent me. 43 Why don’t you understand what I’ve said? It’s because you can’t listen to my words. 44 You belong to your father the Devil, and you want to carry out the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and has never stood for truth, since there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But it is because I speak the truth that you don’t believe me. 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I’m telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 The one who belongs to God listens to the words of God. The reason you don’t listen is because you don’t belong to God.”
Jesus is Superior to Abraham
48 The Jewish leaders[z] replied to him, “Surely we’re right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon, aren’t we?”
49 Jesus answered, “I don’t have a demon. On the contrary, I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 I don’t seek my own glory. There is one who seeks it, and he is the Judge. 51 Truly, I tell all of you[aa] emphatically, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
52 Then the Jewish leaders[ab] told him, “Now we really know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets, but you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’ 53 You aren’t greater than our father Abraham, who died, are you? The prophets also died. Who are you making yourself out to be?”
54 Jesus answered, “If I were trying to glorify myself, my glory would mean nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ 55 You don’t know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I don’t know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him and keep his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”
57 Then the Jewish leaders[ac] asked him, “You are not even 50 years old, yet you have seen Abraham?”[ad]
58 Jesus told them, “Truly, I tell all of you[ae] emphatically, before there was an Abraham, I AM!” 59 At this, they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the Temple.
Footnotes
- John 8:3 Other mss. read in sin
- John 8:3 Lit. in the middle
- John 8:8 Other mss read ground the sins of each one of them
- John 8:9 Other mss. read one by one, being convicted by their conscience
- John 8:9 Other mss. read from the oldest to the youngest
- John 8:9 Lit. in the middle
- John 8:10 Or Woman
- John 8:10 Other mss. read where are they?
- John 8:11 Or Lord
- John 8:11 Some mss. lack 7:53-8:11; one ms. locates the text after Luke 21:38; some mss. locate it after John 7:36, some after John 7:52, and some after John 21:25.
- John 8:13 Or true
- John 8:14 Or true
- John 8:15 Lit. according to the flesh
- John 8:16 Or true
- John 8:17 Or true
- John 8:21 I.e. their sinful nature
- John 8:22 I.e. Judean leaders; lit. the Jews
- John 8:22 Lit. Because he said
- John 8:25 Or from the beginning
- John 8:26 The Gk. lacks you for
- John 8:26 Or true
- John 8:34 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
- John 8:34 Other mss. lack of sin
- John 8:38 Other mss. read the
- John 8:39 Lit. the works of Abraham
- John 8:48 I.e. Judean leaders; lit. the Jews
- John 8:51 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
- John 8:52 I.e. Judean leaders; lit. The Jews
- John 8:57 I.e. Judean leaders; lit. the Jews
- John 8:57 Other mss. read Abraham has seen you?
- John 8:58 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
約 翰 福 音 8
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
8 於 是 各 人 都 回 家 去 了 ； 耶 穌 卻 往 橄 欖 山 去 ，
2 清 早 又 回 到 殿 裡 。 眾 百 姓 都 到 他 那 裡 去 ， 他 就 坐 下 ， 教 訓 他 們 。
3 文 士 和 法 利 賽 人 帶 著 一 個 行 淫 時 被 拿 的 婦 人 來 ， 叫 他 站 在 當 中 ，
4 就 對 耶 穌 說 ： 夫 子 ， 這 婦 人 是 正 行 淫 之 時 被 拿 的 。
5 摩 西 在 律 法 上 吩 咐 我 們 把 這 樣 的 婦 人 用 石 頭 打 死 。 你 說 該 把 他 怎 麼 樣 呢 ？
6 他 們 說 這 話 ， 乃 試 探 耶 穌 ， 要 得 著 告 他 的 把 柄 。 耶 穌 卻 彎 著 腰 ， 用 指 頭 在 地 上 畫 字 。
7 他 們 還 是 不 住 的 問 他 ， 耶 穌 就 直 起 腰 來 ， 對 他 們 說 ： 你 們 中 間 誰 是 沒 有 罪 的 ， 誰 就 可 以 先 拿 石 頭 打 他 。
8 於 是 又 彎 著 腰 ， 用 指 頭 在 地 上 畫 字 。
9 他 們 聽 見 這 話 ， 就 從 老 到 少 ， 一 個 一 個 的 都 出 去 了 ， 只 剩 下 耶 穌 一 人 ， 還 有 那 婦 人 仍 然 站 在 當 中 。
10 耶 穌 就 直 起 腰 來 ， 對 他 說 ： 婦 人 ， 那 些 人 在 那 裡 呢 ？ 沒 有 人 定 你 的 罪 麼 ？
11 他 說 ： 主 阿 ， 沒 有 。 耶 穌 說 ： 我 也 不 定 你 的 罪 。 去 罷 ， 從 此 不 要 再 犯 罪 了 ！
12 耶 穌 又 對 眾 人 說 ： 我 是 世 界 的 光 。 跟 從 我 的 ， 就 不 在 黑 暗 裡 走 ， 必 要 得 著 生 命 的 光 。
13 法 利 賽 人 對 他 說 ： 你 是 為 自 己 作 見 證 ， 你 的 見 證 不 真 。
14 耶 穌 說 ： 我 雖 然 為 自 己 作 見 證 ， 我 的 見 證 還 是 真 的 ； 因 我 知 道 我 從 那 裡 來 ， 往 那 裡 去 ； 你 們 卻 不 知 道 我 從 那 裡 來 ， 往 那 裡 去 。
15 你 們 是 以 外 貌 （ 原 文 是 憑 肉 身 ） 判 斷 人 ， 我 卻 不 判 斷 人 。
16 就 是 判 斷 人 ， 我 的 判 斷 也 是 真 的 ； 因 為 不 是 我 獨 自 在 這 裡 ， 還 有 差 我 來 的 父 與 我 同 在 。
17 你 們 的 律 法 上 也 記 著 說 ： 兩 個 人 的 見 證 是 真 的 。
18 我 是 為 自 己 作 見 證 ， 還 有 差 我 來 的 父 也 是 為 我 作 見 證 。
19 他 們 就 問 他 說 ： 你 的 父 在 那 裡 ？ 耶 穌 回 答 說 ： 你 們 不 認 識 我 ， 也 不 認 識 我 的 父 ； 若 是 認 識 我 ， 也 就 認 識 我 的 父 。
20 這 些 話 是 耶 穌 在 殿 裡 的 庫 房 、 教 訓 人 時 所 說 的 ， 也 沒 有 人 拿 他 ， 因 為 他 的 時 候 還 沒 有 到 。
21 耶 穌 又 對 他 們 說 ： 我 要 去 了 ， 你 們 要 找 我 ， 並 且 你 們 要 死 在 罪 中 。 我 所 去 的 地 方 ， 你 們 不 能 到 。
22 猶 太 人 說 ： 他 說 ： 我 所 去 的 地 方 ， 你 們 不 能 到 ， 難 道 他 要 自 盡 麼 ？
23 耶 穌 對 他 們 說 ： 你 們 是 從 下 頭 來 的 ， 我 是 從 上 頭 來 的 ； 你 們 是 屬 這 世 界 的 ， 我 不 是 屬 這 世 界 的 。
24 所 以 我 對 你 們 說 ， 你 們 要 死 在 罪 中 。 你 們 若 不 信 我 是 基 督 ， 必 要 死 在 罪 中 。
25 他 們 就 問 他 說 ： 你 是 誰 ？ 耶 穌 對 他 們 說 ： 就 是 我 從 起 初 所 告 訴 你 們 的 。
26 我 有 許 多 事 講 論 你 們 ， 判 斷 你 們 ； 但 那 差 我 來 的 是 真 的 ， 我 在 他 那 裡 所 聽 見 的 ， 我 就 傳 給 世 人 。
27 他 們 不 明 白 耶 穌 是 指 著 父 說 的 。
28 所 以 耶 穌 說 ： 你 們 舉 起 人 子 以 後 ， 必 知 道 我 是 基 督 ， 並 且 知 道 我 沒 有 一 件 事 是 憑 著 自 己 作 的 。 我 說 這 些 話 乃 是 照 著 父 所 教 訓 我 的 。
29 那 差 我 來 的 是 與 我 同 在 ； 他 沒 有 撇 下 我 獨 自 在 這 裡 ， 因 為 我 常 做 他 所 喜 悅 的 事 。
30 耶 穌 說 這 話 的 時 候 ， 就 有 許 多 人 信 他 。
31 耶 穌 對 信 他 的 猶 太 人 說 ： 你 們 若 常 常 遵 守 我 的 道 ， 就 真 是 我 的 門 徒 ；
32 你 們 必 曉 得 真 理 ， 真 理 必 叫 你 們 得 以 自 由 。
33 他 們 回 答 說 ： 我 們 是 亞 伯 拉 罕 的 後 裔 ， 從 來 沒 有 作 過 誰 的 奴 僕 。 你 怎 麼 說 你 們 必 得 自 由 呢 ？
34 耶 穌 回 答 說 ： 我 實 實 在 在 的 告 訴 你 們 ， 所 有 犯 罪 的 就 是 罪 的 奴 僕 。
35 奴 僕 不 能 永 遠 住 在 家 裡 ； 兒 子 是 永 遠 住 在 家 裡 。
36 所 以 天 父 的 兒 子 若 叫 你 們 自 由 ， 你 們 就 真 自 由 了 。
37 我 知 道 你 們 是 亞 伯 拉 罕 的 子 孫 ， 你 們 卻 想 要 殺 我 ， 因 為 你 們 心 裡 容 不 下 我 的 道 。
38 我 所 說 的 是 在 我 父 那 裡 看 見 的 ； 你 們 所 行 的 是 在 你 們 的 父 那 裡 聽 見 的 。
39 他 們 說 ： 我 們 的 父 就 是 亞 伯 拉 罕 。 耶 穌 說 ： 你 們 若 是 亞 伯 拉 罕 的 兒 子 ， 就 必 行 亞 伯 拉 罕 所 行 的 事 。
40 我 將 在 神 那 裡 所 聽 見 的 真 理 告 訴 了 你 們 ， 現 在 你 們 卻 想 要 殺 我 ， 這 不 是 亞 伯 拉 罕 所 行 的 事 。
41 你 們 是 行 你 們 父 所 行 的 事 。 他 們 說 ： 我 們 不 是 從 淫 亂 生 的 ； 我 們 只 有 一 位 父 ， 就 是 神 。
42 耶 穌 說 ： 倘 若 神 是 你 們 的 父 ， 你 們 就 必 愛 我 ； 因 為 我 本 是 出 於 神 ， 也 是 從 神 而 來 ， 並 不 是 由 著 自 己 來 ， 乃 是 他 差 我 來 。
43 你 們 為 甚 麼 不 明 白 我 的 話 呢 ？ 無 非 是 因 你 們 不 能 聽 我 的 道 。
44 你 們 是 出 於 你 們 的 父 魔 鬼 ， 你 們 父 的 私 慾 你 們 偏 要 行 。 他 從 起 初 是 殺 人 的 ， 不 守 真 理 ， 因 他 心 裡 沒 有 真 理 。 他 說 謊 是 出 於 自 己 ； 因 他 本 來 是 說 謊 的 ， 也 是 說 謊 之 人 的 父 。
45 我 將 真 理 告 訴 你 們 ， 你 們 就 因 此 不 信 我 。
46 你 們 中 間 誰 能 指 證 我 有 罪 呢 ？ 我 既 然 將 真 理 告 訴 你 們 ， 為 甚 麼 不 信 我 呢 ？
47 出 於 神 的 ， 必 聽 神 的 話 ； 你 們 不 聽 ， 因 為 你 們 不 是 出 於 神 。
48 猶 太 人 回 答 說 ： 我 們 說 你 是 撒 瑪 利 亞 人 ， 並 且 是 鬼 附 著 的 ， 這 話 豈 不 正 對 麼 ？
49 耶 穌 說 ： 我 不 是 鬼 附 著 的 ； 我 尊 敬 我 的 父 ， 你 們 倒 輕 慢 我 。
50 我 不 求 自 己 的 榮 耀 ， 有 一 位 為 我 求 榮 耀 、 定 是 非 的 。
51 我 實 實 在 在 的 告 訴 你 們 ， 人 若 遵 守 我 的 道 ， 就 永 遠 不 見 死 。
52 猶 太 人 對 他 說 ： 現 在 我 們 知 道 你 是 鬼 附 著 的 。 亞 伯 拉 罕 死 了 ， 眾 先 知 也 死 了 ， 你 還 說 ： 人 若 遵 守 我 的 道 ， 就 永 遠 不 嘗 死 味 。
53 難 道 你 比 我 們 的 祖 宗 亞 伯 拉 罕 還 大 麼 ？ 他 死 了 ， 眾 先 知 也 死 了 ， 你 將 自 己 當 作 甚 麼 人 呢 ？
54 耶 穌 回 答 說 ： 我 若 榮 耀 自 己 ， 我 的 榮 耀 就 算 不 得 甚 麼 ； 榮 耀 我 的 乃 是 我 的 父 ， 就 是 你 們 所 說 是 你 們 的 神 。
55 你 們 未 曾 認 識 他 ； 我 卻 認 識 他 。 我 若 說 不 認 識 他 ， 我 就 是 說 謊 的 ， 像 你 們 一 樣 ； 但 我 認 識 他 ， 也 遵 守 他 的 道 。
56 你 們 的 祖 宗 亞 伯 拉 罕 歡 歡 喜 喜 的 仰 望 我 的 日 子 ， 既 看 見 了 就 快 樂 。
57 猶 太 人 說 ： 你 還 沒 有 五 十 歲 ， 豈 見 過 亞 伯 拉 罕 呢 ？
58 耶 穌 說 ： 我 實 實 在 在 的 告 訴 你 們 ， 還 沒 有 亞 伯 拉 罕 就 有 了 我 。
59 於 是 他 們 拿 石 頭 要 打 他 ； 耶 穌 卻 躲 藏 ， 從 殿 去 了 。
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