John 8
Christian Standard Bible
8 1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.(A)
An Adulteress Forgiven
2 At dawn he went to the temple(B) again, and all the people were coming to him.(C) He sat down(D) and began to teach them.
3 Then the scribes and the Pharisees(E) brought a woman caught in adultery,(F) making her stand in the center. 4 “Teacher,” they said to him, “this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery.(G) 5 In the law Moses(H) commanded us to stone such women.(I) So what do you say?” 6 They asked this to trap him,(J) in order that they might have evidence to accuse him.
Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger. 7 When they persisted in questioning him, he stood up and said to them, “The one without sin(K) among you(L) should be the first to throw a stone at her.”(M) 8 Then he stooped down again and continued writing on the ground. 9 When they heard this, they left one by one, starting with the older men. Only he was left, with the woman in the center. 10 When Jesus stood up, he said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, Lord,”[a] she answered.
“Neither do I condemn you,”(N) said Jesus. “Go, and from now on do not sin anymore.”]
The Light of the World
12 Jesus spoke to them again: “I am(O) the light(P) of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”(Q)
13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You are testifying about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”
14 “Even if I testify about myself,” Jesus replied, “my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going.(R) 15 You judge(S) by human standards.[b](T) I judge no one.(U) 16 And if I do judge, my judgment is true, because it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me.(V) 17 Even in your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true.(W) 18 I am the one who testifies(X) about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”
19 Then they asked him, “Where is your Father?”
“You know neither me nor my Father,”(Y) Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would also know my Father.”(Z) 20 He spoke these words by the treasury,(AA) while teaching in the temple. But no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
Jesus Predicts His Departure
21 Then he said to them again, “I’m going away; (AB) you will look for me, and you will die in your sin.(AC) Where I’m going, you cannot come.”(AD)
22 So the Jews said again, “He won’t kill himself, will he, since he says, ‘Where I’m going, you cannot come’(AE)?”
23 “You are from below,” he told them, “I am from above.(AF) You are of this world; (AG) I am not of this world.(AH) 24 Therefore I told 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 “Who are you?” they questioned.
“Exactly what I’ve been telling you from the very beginning,” Jesus told them. 26 “I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the one who sent me(AI) is true, and what I have heard from him—these things I tell the world.”(AJ)
27 They did not know he was speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man,(AK) then you will know that I am(AL) he, and that I do nothing on my own.(AM) But just as the Father taught me, I say these things. 29 The one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone,(AN) because I always do what pleases him.”
Truth and Freedom
30 As he was saying these things, many believed in him.
31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word,[c](AO) you really are my disciples. 32 You will know the truth,(AP) and the truth will set you free.”
33 “We are descendants[d] of Abraham,”(AQ) they answered him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34 Jesus responded, “Truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.(AR) 35 A slave does not remain in the household forever,(AS) but a son does remain forever.(AT) 36 So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free. 37 I know you are descendants of Abraham,(AU) but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place among you. 38 I speak what I have seen(AV) in the presence of the Father; [e](AW) so then, you do what you have heard from your father.”
39 “Our father is Abraham,” they replied.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” Jesus told them, “you would do what Abraham did.(AX) 40 But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth(AY) that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 You’re doing what your father does.”(AZ)
“We weren’t born(BA) of sexual immorality,”(BB) they said. “We have one Father—God.”(BC)
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me,(BD) because I came from God(BE) and I am here. For I didn’t come on my own, but he sent me. 43 Why don’t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to[f] my word.(BF) 44 You are of your father the devil,(BG) and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer(BH) from the beginning(BI) and does not stand in the truth,(BJ) because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature,[g] because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Who among you can convict me of sin?(BK) If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”
Jesus and Abraham
48 The Jews responded to him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you’re a Samaritan(BL) and have a demon?” (BM)
49 “I do not have a demon,” Jesus answered. “On the contrary, I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I do not seek my own glory; (BN) there is one who seeks it and judges. 51 Truly I tell you, if anyone keeps my word,(BO) he will never see death.”
52 Then the Jews said, “Now we know you have a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. You say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’ 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham who died? And the prophets died. Who do you claim to be?”
54 “If I glorify myself,” Jesus answered, “my glory is nothing. My Father—about whom you say, ‘He is our God’—he is the one who glorifies me. 55 You do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say I don’t know him,(BP) I would be a liar like you. But I do know him,(BQ) and I keep his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; he saw it(BR) and was glad.”
57 The Jews replied, “You aren’t fifty years old yet, and you’ve seen Abraham?” [h]
58 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”(BS)
59 So they picked up stones(BT) to throw at him.(BU) But Jesus was hidden[i](BV) and went out of the temple.[j](BW)
Footnotes
- 8:11 Or Sir; Jn 4:15,49; 5:7; 6:34; 9:36
- 8:15 Lit You judge according to the flesh
- 8:31 Or my teaching, or my message, also in v. 37
- 8:33 Or offspring; lit seed, also in v. 37; Jn 7:42
- 8:38 Other mss read of my Father
- 8:43 Or cannot hear
- 8:44 Lit from his own things
- 8:57 Other mss read and Abraham has seen you?
- 8:59 Or Jesus hid himself
- 8:59 Other mss add and having gone through their midst, he passed by
Jean 8
La Bible du Semeur
« Va et ne pèche plus »
8 Quant à Jésus, il partit pour le mont des Oliviers. 2 Mais le lendemain, il revint de bonne heure dans la cour du Temple et tout le peuple se pressa autour de lui ; alors il s’assit et se mit à enseigner.
3 Tout à coup, les spécialistes de la Loi et les pharisiens traînèrent devant lui une femme qui avait été prise en flagrant délit d’adultère. Ils la firent avancer dans la foule et la placèrent, bien en vue, devant Jésus.
4 – Maître, lui dirent-ils, cette femme a commis un adultère ; elle a été prise sur le fait. 5 Or, dans la Loi, Moïse nous a ordonné de lapider les femmes de ce genre. Toi, quel est ton jugement sur ce cas ?
6 En lui posant cette question, ils voulaient lui tendre un piège, dans l’espoir de trouver quelque prétexte pour l’accuser.
Mais Jésus se baissa et se mit à écrire du doigt sur le sol. 7 Eux, ils insistaient, répétant leur question. Alors il se releva et leur dit : Que celui d’entre vous qui n’a jamais péché lui jette la première pierre !
8 Puis il se baissa de nouveau et se remit à écrire sur le sol. 9 Après avoir entendu ces paroles, ils s’esquivèrent l’un après l’autre, à commencer par les plus âgés, laissant finalement Jésus seul avec la femme, qui était restée au milieu de la cour du Temple. 10 Alors Jésus leva la tête et lui dit : Eh bien, où sont donc passés tes accusateurs ? Personne ne t’a condamnée ?
11 – Personne, Seigneur, lui répondit-elle.
Alors Jésus reprit : Je ne te condamne pas non plus. Va, mais désormais, ne pèche plus[a].]
La lumière du monde
12 Jésus parla de nouveau en public : Moi, je suis la lumière du monde, dit-il. Celui qui me suit ne marchera pas dans les ténèbres : il aura la lumière de la vie.
13 Là-dessus les pharisiens lui répondirent : Tu te rends témoignage à toi-même : ton témoignage n’est pas vrai.
14 Jésus leur répondit : Oui, je me rends témoignage à moi-même : mais mon témoignage est vrai, car je sais d’où je suis venu et où je vais ; quant à vous, vous ne savez pas d’où je viens ni où je vais. 15 Vous jugez selon des critères purement humains, moi, je ne juge personne. 16 Et à supposer que je porte un jugement, ce jugement est vrai, car je ne suis pas seul pour juger, mais avec moi, il y a aussi le Père qui m’a envoyé. 17 Le témoignage commun de deux personnes n’est-il pas vrai ? C’est ce qui est écrit dans votre Loi ! 18 Eh bien, moi, je suis mon propre témoin ; et le Père qui m’a envoyé me rend aussi témoignage.
19 – Mais, où est-il, ton père ? s’exclamèrent-ils.
– Vous ne connaissez ni moi, ni mon Père, répliqua Jésus ; si vous m’aviez connu, vous connaîtriez aussi mon Père.
20 Jésus parla ainsi pendant qu’il enseignait dans la cour du Temple près des troncs à offrandes, et personne n’essaya de l’arrêter, parce que son heure n’était pas encore venue.
Celui qui est
21 Jésus leur dit encore : Je vais m’en aller et vous me chercherez ; mais vous mourrez dans votre péché. Vous ne pouvez pas aller là où je vais.
22 Sur quoi ils se demandèrent entre eux : Aurait-il l’intention de se suicider ? Est-ce là ce qu’il veut dire par ces paroles : « Vous ne pouvez pas aller là où je vais ? »
23 – Vous, leur dit-il alors, vous êtes d’ici-bas ; moi, je suis d’en haut. Vous appartenez à ce monde-ci ; moi, je ne lui appartiens pas. 24 C’est pourquoi je vous ai dit : « Vous mourrez dans vos péchés. » En effet, si vous ne croyez pas que moi, je suis[b], vous mourrez dans vos péchés.
25 – Qui es-tu donc ? lui demandèrent-ils alors.
– Je ne cesse de vous le dire depuis le début[c] ! leur répondit Jésus. 26 En ce qui vous concerne, j’aurais beaucoup à dire, beaucoup à juger. Mais celui qui m’a envoyé est véridique, et je proclame au monde ce que j’ai appris de lui.
27 Comme ils ne comprenaient pas que Jésus leur parlait du Père, il ajouta : 28 Quand vous aurez élevé le Fils de l’homme, alors vous comprendrez que moi, je suis[d]. Vous reconnaîtrez que je ne fais rien de ma propre initiative, mais que je transmets ce que le Père m’a enseigné. 29 Oui, celui qui m’a envoyé est avec moi ; il ne m’a pas laissé seul, car je fais toujours ce qui lui est agréable.
30 Pendant qu’il parlait ainsi, beaucoup crurent en lui.
Les vrais fils d’Abraham
31 Alors Jésus dit aux Juifs qui avaient mis leur foi en lui : Si vous vous attachez à la Parole que je vous ai annoncée, vous êtes vraiment mes disciples. 32 Vous connaîtrez la vérité, et la vérité fera de vous des hommes libres.
33 – Nous, lui répondirent-ils, nous sommes la postérité d’Abraham[e], nous n’avons jamais été esclaves de personne. Comment peux-tu dire : « Vous serez des hommes libres ? »
34 – Vraiment, je vous l’assure, leur répondit Jésus, tout homme qui commet le péché est esclave du péché. 35 Or, un esclave ne fait pas partie de la famille, un fils, lui, en fait partie pour toujours.
36 Si donc c’est le Fils qui vous donne la liberté, alors vous serez vraiment libres. 37 Je sais que vous êtes les descendants d’Abraham. Pourtant, vous cherchez à me faire mourir parce que ma parole ne trouve aucun accès dans votre cœur. 38 Moi, je parle de ce que j’ai vu chez mon Père. Quant à vous, vous faites ce que vous avez appris de votre père.
39 – Notre père à nous, répondirent-ils, c’est Abraham.
– Eh bien, leur répliqua Jésus, si vous étiez vraiment des enfants d’Abraham, vous agiriez comme lui[f]. 40 Au lieu de cela, vous cherchez à me faire mourir. Pourquoi ? Parce que je vous dis la vérité telle que je l’ai apprise de Dieu. Jamais Abraham n’a agi comme vous. 41 Vous agissez exactement comme votre père à vous !
– Mais, répondirent-ils, nous ne sommes pas des enfants illégitimes. Nous n’avons qu’un seul Père : Dieu !
42 – Si vraiment Dieu était votre Père, leur dit Jésus, vous m’aimeriez, car c’est de Dieu que je proviens, c’est de Dieu que je suis venu. Je ne suis pas venu de ma propre initiative, c’est lui qui m’a envoyé. 43 Pourquoi ne comprenez-vous pas ce que je vous dis ? Parce que vous êtes incapables de recevoir mes paroles.
44 Votre père, c’est le diable, et vous voulez vous conformer à ses désirs. Depuis le commencement, c’est un meurtrier : il ne se tient pas dans la vérité, parce qu’il n’y a pas de vérité en lui. Lorsqu’il ment, il parle de son propre fond, puisqu’il est menteur, lui le père du mensonge. 45 Mais moi, je dis la vérité. C’est précisément pour cela que vous ne me croyez pas. 46 Qui d’entre vous peut produire la preuve que j’ai commis une seule faute ? Si je dis vrai, pourquoi ne me croyez-vous pas ? 47 Celui qui appartient à Dieu écoute les paroles de Dieu. Si vous ne les écoutez pas, c’est parce que vous ne lui appartenez pas.
48 Ils répliquèrent : Nous avions bien raison de le dire : tu n’es qu’un Samaritain, tu as un démon en toi.
49 – Non, répondit Jésus, je n’ai pas de démon en moi. Au contraire, j’honore mon Père ; mais vous, vous me méprisez. 50 Non, je ne recherche pas la gloire pour moi-même : c’est un autre qui s’en préoccupe et il me rendra justice.
51 Vraiment, je vous l’assure : celui qui observe mon enseignement ne verra jamais la mort.
Le Fils et Abraham
52 Sur quoi les Juifs reprirent : Cette fois, nous sommes sûrs que tu as un démon en toi. Abraham est mort, les prophètes aussi, et toi tu viens nous dire : Celui qui observe mon enseignement ne mourra jamais. 53 Serais-tu plus grand que notre père Abraham, qui est mort – ou que les prophètes, qui sont tous morts ? Pour qui te prends-tu donc ?
54 Jésus répondit : Si je m’attribuais moi-même ma gloire, cela n’aurait aucune valeur. Celui qui me glorifie, c’est mon Père, celui-là même que vous appelez votre Dieu. 55 En fait, vous ne le connaissez pas, alors que moi, je le connais. Si je disais ne pas le connaître, je serais menteur, comme vous. Mais le fait est que je le connais et que j’obéis à sa Parole. 56 Abraham votre père a exulté de joie à la pensée de voir mon jour. Il l’a vu et en a été transporté de joie.
57 – Quoi, lui dirent-ils alors, tu n’as même pas cinquante ans et tu prétends avoir vu Abraham[g] !
58 – Vraiment, je vous l’assure, leur répondit Jésus, avant qu’Abraham soit venu à l’existence, moi, je suis[h].
59 A ces mots, ils se mirent à ramasser des pierres pour les lui jeter, mais Jésus disparut dans la foule et sortit de l’enceinte du Temple.
Footnotes
- 8.11 Les versets 7.53 à 8.11 sont absents de nombreux manuscrits, parmi lesquels les plus anciens et les meilleurs. Ce passage figure cependant à cet endroit dans un certain nombre de manuscrits. Quelques manuscrits l’incorporent ailleurs dans l’évangile de Jean (après 7.36 ou après 21.25), ou encore dans l’évangile de Luc (après Lc 21.38 ou après 24.53). Au témoignage concluant des manuscrits, on peut ajouter que ce passage paraît rompre le fil du récit, alors que celui-ci passe naturellement du verset 7.52 à 8.12. Le passage reprend sans doute une tradition ancienne et l’épisode relaté peut fort bien être authentique, mais ces versets ne faisaient vraisemblablement pas partie de l’évangile de Jean à l’origine.
- 8.24 Allusion à l’épisode du buisson ardent (Ex 3.14) où Dieu s’est défini en disant : je suis celui qui est, ou : je suis : Je suis. Voir v. 28, 58.
- 8.25 Autres traductions : d’abord, pourquoi vous parlerai-je ? ou précisément ce que je vous dis.
- 8.28 Voir note v. 24.
- 8.33 Le premier des patriarches, dont descendent tous les Israélites.
- 8.39 Certains manuscrits ont : si vous êtes vraiment des fils d’Abraham, agissez comme lui.
- 8.57 Certains manuscrits ont : et Abraham t’a vu.
- 8.58 Voir note v. 24.
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
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.
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