But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.(A)

An Adulteress Forgiven

At dawn He went to the temple complex(B) again, and all the people were coming to Him.(C) He sat down(D) and began to teach them.

Then the scribes and the Pharisees(E) brought a woman caught in adultery,(F) making her stand in the center. “Teacher,” they said to Him, “this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery.(G) In the law Moses(H) commanded us to stone such women.(I) So what do You say?” 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. 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)

Then He stooped down again and continued writing on the ground. 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.”][b]

The Light of the World

12 Then 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.”[c]

14 “Even if I testify about Myself,” Jesus replied, “My testimony is valid,[d] 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.[e](T) I judge no one.(U) 16 And if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me judge(V) together.(W) 17 Even in your law it is written that the witness of two men is valid.(X) 18 I am the One who testifies(Y) 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,”(Z) Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would also know My Father.”(AA) 20 He spoke these words by the treasury,[f](AB) while teaching in the temple complex. But no one seized Him, because His hour[g] had not come.

Jesus Predicts His Departure

21 Then He said to them again, “I’m going away;(AC) you will look for Me, and you will die in your sin.(AD) Where I’m going, you cannot come.”(AE)

22 So the Jews said again, “He won’t kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I’m going, you cannot come’(AF)?”

23 “You are from below,” He told them, “I am from above.(AG) You are of this world;(AH) I am not of this world.(AI) 24 Therefore I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He,[h] you will die in your sins.”

25 “Who are You?” they questioned.

“Precisely 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(AJ) is true, and what I have heard from Him—these things I tell the world.”(AK)

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,(AL) then you will know that I am(AM) He, and that I do nothing on My own.(AN) 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,(AO) because I always do what pleases Him.”

Truth and Freedom

30 As He was saying these things, many believed in Him. 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word,[i](AP) you really are My disciples. 32 You will know the truth,(AQ) and the truth will set you free.”

33 “We are descendants[j] of Abraham,”(AR) they answered Him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will become free’?”

34 Jesus responded, “I assure you: Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.(AS) 35 A slave does not remain in the household forever,(AT) but a son does remain forever.(AU) 36 Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you really will be free. 37 I know you are descendants[k] of Abraham,(AV) but you are trying to kill Me because My word[l] is not welcome among you. 38 I speak what I have seen(AW) in the presence of the Father;[m](AX) therefore, 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.(AY) 40 But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth(AZ) that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this! 41 You’re doing what your father does.”(BA)

“We weren’t born(BB) of sexual immorality,”(BC) they said. “We have one Father—God.”(BD)

42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me,(BE) because I came from God(BF) 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[n] My word.(BG) 44 You are of your father the Devil,(BH) and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer(BI) from the beginning(BJ) and has not stood in the truth,(BK) because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature,[o] because he is a liar and the father of liars.[p] 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Who among you can convict Me of sin?(BL) If I tell 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(BM) and have a demon?”(BN)

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 glory;(BO) the One who seeks it also judges. 51 I assure you: If anyone keeps My word,(BP) he will never see death—ever!”

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—ever!’ 53 Are You greater than our father Abraham who died? Even the prophets died. Who do You pretend to be?”[q]

54 “If I glorify Myself,” Jesus answered, “My glory is nothing. My Father—you say about Him, ‘He is our God’—He is the One who glorifies Me. 55 You’ve never known Him, but I know Him. If I were to say I don’t know Him,(BQ) I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him,(BR) and I keep His word. 56 Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he would see My day; he saw it(BS) and rejoiced.”

57 The Jews replied, “You aren’t 50 years old yet, and You’ve seen Abraham?”[r]

58 Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am.”[s](BT)

59 At that, they picked up stones(BU) to throw at Him.(BV) But Jesus was hidden[t](BW) and went out of the temple complex.[u](BX)

Footnotes

  1. John 8:11 Or Sir; Jn 4:15,49; 5:7; 6:34; 9:36
  2. John 8:11 Other mss omit bracketed text
  3. John 8:13 The law of Moses required at least 2 witnesses to make a claim legally valid (v. 17).
  4. John 8:14 Or true
  5. John 8:15 Lit You judge according to the flesh
  6. John 8:20 A place for offerings to be given, perhaps in the court of women
  7. John 8:20 The time of His sacrificial death and exaltation; Jn 2:4; 7:30; 12:23,27; 13:1; 17:1
  8. John 8:24 Jesus claimed to be deity, but the Pharisees didn’t understand His meaning.
  9. John 8:31 Or My teaching, or My message
  10. John 8:33 Or offspring; lit seed; Jn 7:42
  11. John 8:37 Or offspring; lit seed; Jn 7:42
  12. John 8:37 Or My teaching, or My message
  13. John 8:38 Other mss read of My Father
  14. John 8:43 Or cannot hear
  15. John 8:44 Lit from his own things
  16. John 8:44 Lit of it
  17. John 8:53 Lit Who do You make Yourself?
  18. John 8:57 Other mss read and Abraham has seen You?
  19. John 8:58 I AM is the name God gave Himself at the burning bush; Ex 3:13-14; see note at Jn 8:24.
  20. John 8:59 Or Jesus hid Himself
  21. John 8:59 Other mss add and having gone through their midst, He passed by

Samantala, pumunta si Jesus sa Bundok ng mga Olibo. Nang magmadaling-araw, nagpunta uli siya sa templo. Pumunta sa kanya ang lahat ng tao, kaya naupo siya at nagturo sa kanila. Dinala sa kanya ng mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at ng mga Fariseo ang isang babaing nahuli sa pakikiapid, at pinatayo ito sa harapan nila. Sinabi nila sa kanya, “Guro, ang babaing ito ay nahuli habang nakikiapid. (A)Ngayon, inutos ng batas ni Moises na batuhin ang tulad niya. Ano ngayon ang masasabi mo?” Sinabi nila ito para subukin siya, upang sa gayon, mayroon silang gamitin laban sa kanya. Yumuko si Jesus at nagsulat sa lupa sa pamamagitan ng kanyang daliri. (B)At habang nagpapatuloy sila sa pagtatanong sa kanya, tumayo siya at sinabi sa kanila, “Sinuman sa inyo na walang kasalanan, siyang unang bumato sa kanya.” At muli siyang yumuko at nagsulat sa lupa sa pamamagitan ng kanyang daliri. Matapos nilang marinig ito, isa-isa silang nagsialis, simula sa pinakamatanda. Naiwang mag-isa si Jesus kasama ang babaing nakatayo sa harap niya. 10 Tumingala si Jesus at sinabi sa kanya, “Ginang, nasaan sila? Wala bang humusga sa iyo?” 11 At sinabi ng babae, “Wala, Ginoo.” At sinabi ni Jesus, “Hindi rin kita huhusgahan; humayo ka, at huwag nang magkasala.”

12 (C)At muling nagsalita sa kanila si Jesus, “Ako ang ilaw ng sanlibutan; ang sumusunod sa akin kailanma'y hindi mamumuhay sa kadiliman, kundi magkakaroon ng ilaw ng buhay.” 13 (D)Kaya sinabi sa kanya ng mga Fariseo, “Nagpapatotoo ka para sa iyong sarili; hindi tunay ang iyong patotoo.” 14 Sumagot si Jesus at sinabi sa kanila, “Kahit na nagpapatotoo ako para sa aking sarili, ang patotoo ko ay tunay, sapagkat alam ko kung saan ako nanggaling at kung saan ako pupunta, ngunit hindi ninyo alam kung saan ako nanggaling at kung saan ako pupunta. 15 Humuhusga kayo nang naaayon sa laman, ako'y hindi humuhusga kanino man. 16 Ngunit kahit na humusga ako, ang paghuhusga ko ay totoo, sapagkat hindi lang ako mag-isang humuhusga, kundi ako at siya na nagsugo sa akin. 17 (E)Nakasulat sa inyong batas na ang patotoo ng dalawang tao ay totoo. 18 Nagpapatotoo ako sa sarili ko, at ang Ama na nagsugo sa akin ang nagpapatotoo tungkol sa akin.” 19 Dahil dito ay sinabi nila sa kanya, “Nasaan ang iyong Ama?” Sumagot si Jesus, “Hindi ninyo ako nakikilala, maging ang aking Ama; kung kilala ninyo ako, kilala ninyo rin sana ang Ama ko.” 20 Ito ang mga salitang sinabi niya sa may kabang-yaman habang siya ay nagtuturo sa templo. Walang humuli sa kanya dahil ang oras niya ay hindi pa dumarating. 21 Kaya muli'y sinabi niya sa kanila, “Aalis ako, at hahanapin ninyo ako at mamamatay kayo sa inyong kasalanan. Hindi kayo makapupunta sa pupuntahan ko.” 22 Sinabi ng mga Judio, “Papatayin ba niya ang kanyang sarili, dahil sinasabi niyang, ‘Hindi kayo makapupunta sa pupuntahan ko’?” 23 Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Kayo ay mula sa ibaba, ako ay mula sa itaas; kayo ay tagasanlibutang ito, ako ay hindi tagarito. 24 Sinabi ko sa inyo na mamamatay kayo sa inyong mga kasalanan; sapagkat mamamatay kayo sa inyong mga kasalanan malibang maniwala kayo na Ako’y Ako Nga.” 25 Sinabi nila sa kanya, “Sino ka?” Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Bakit ba ako nakipag-usap pa sa inyo. 26 Marami pa akong sasabihin at huhusgahan tungkol sa inyo; subalit ang nagsugo sa akin ay totoo, at sinasabi ko sa sanlibutan kung ano ang narinig ko mula sa kanya.” 27 Hindi nila naintindihan na ang tinutukoy niya ay ang Ama. 28 Kaya sinabi ni Jesus, “Kapag itinaas ninyo ang Anak ng Tao, mauunawaan ninyo na ako siya, at wala akong ginagawang mula sa sarili ko, kundi, sinasabi ko ang mga bagay na ito na ayon sa itinuro sa akin ng Ama. 29 At siya na nagsugo sa akin ay kasama ko. Hindi niya ako iniwang mag-isa, sapagkat lagi kong ginagawa ang bagay na nakalulugod sa kanya.” 30 Maraming nanampalataya sa kanya habang sinasabi niya ang mga bagay na ito. 31 Kaya't sinabi ni Jesus sa mga Judio na nanampalataya sa kanya, “Kung mananatili kayo sa aking salita, kayo ay mga tunay kong alagad, 32 at malalaman ninyo ang katotohanan, at ang katotohanan ang magpapalaya sa inyo.” 33 (F)Sumagot sila sa kanya, “Kami ay mga lahi ni Abraham at kailanma'y hindi naging alipin nino man. Bakit mo sinasabing, ‘magiging malaya kayo’?” 34 Sinagot sila ni Jesus, “Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo, ang sinumang nagkakasala ay alipin ng kasalanan. 35 Ang alipin ay hindi nananatili sa bahay habang buhay; ang anak ay nananatili habang buhay. 36 Kaya nga kung palalayain kayo ng Anak, magiging malaya nga kayong tunay. 37 Alam kong kayo ay mga lahi ni Abraham; pero pinagsisikapan ninyo akong patayin dahil walang lugar ang salita ko sa inyo. 38 Sinasabi ko kung ano ang nakita ko sa aking Ama, at ginagawa naman ninyo kung ano ang narinig ninyo sa inyong ama.” 39 Sumagot sila at sinabi sa kanya, “Ama namin si Abraham.” Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Kung kayo ay mga anak ni Abraham, gagawin ninyo ang ginawa ni Abraham. 40 Subalit ngayon ay gusto ninyo akong patayin, isang taong nagsasabi sa inyo ng katotohanang narinig ko sa Diyos; hindi ito ang ginawa ni Abraham. 41 Ginagawa ninyo ang mga gawa ng inyong ama.” Sinabi nila sa kanya, “Hindi kami ipinanganak sa pakikiapid, mayroon kaming isang Ama, ang Diyos.” 42 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Kung ang Diyos ang inyong Ama, mamahalin sana ninyo ako dahil ako ay galing sa Diyos at naparito. Hindi ako naparito dahil sa aking sariling kagustuhan, dahil isinugo niya ako. 43 Bakit hindi ninyo maunawaan ang sinasabi ko? Dahil hindi ninyo kayang pakinggan ang salita ko. 44 (G)Kayo ay mula sa inyong amang diyablo, at ang hangarin ninyo ay gawin ang mga gusto ng ama ninyo. Siya ay mamamatay-tao mula pa sa simula, at hindi naninindigan sa katotohanan sapagkat walang katotohanan sa kanya. Kapag siya ay nagsisinungaling, nangungusap siya ayon sa kanyang kalikasan, dahil siya ay sinungaling at ama ng kasinungalingan. 45 Pero dahil nagsasabi ako ng katotohanan, hindi kayo naniniwala sa akin. 46 Sino sa inyo ang makasusumbat sa akin ng kasalanan? Kung nagsasabi ako ng katotohanan, bakit hindi kayo naniniwala sa akin? 47 Ang mula sa Diyos ay nakikinig ng mga salita ng Diyos; ang dahilan kung bakit hindi ninyo pinakikinggan ang mga ito ay dahil hindi kayo nagmula sa Diyos.” 48 Sinagot siya ng mga Judio, “Hindi ba tama kami nang sabihin naming ikaw ay isang Samaritano at sinasaniban ka ng diyablo?” 49 Sumagot si Jesus, “Hindi ako sinasaniban ng diyablo. Pinaparangalan ko ang aking Ama, at sinisira ninyo ang aking karangalan. 50 Subalit hindi ako naghahanap ng karangalan para sa sarili; may isang naghahanap nito at humahatol. 51 Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo, ang sinumang tumutupad ng aking salita ay hindi kailanman daranas ng kamatayan.” 52 Sinabi ng mga Judio sa kanya, “Ngayon, alam na naming sinasaniban ka nga ng diyablo. Namatay rin si Abraham gaya ng mga propeta; at sinasabi mo na, ‘Sinumang tumutupad ng salita ko ay hindi kailanman makalalasap ng kamatayan.’ 53 Mas dakila ka pa ba kaysa aming amang si Abraham na namatay? Maging ang mga propeta ay namatay! Sino ka ba sa palagay mo?” 54 Sumagot si Jesus, “Kung niluluwalhati ko ang aking sarili, ang kaluwalhatian ko ay walang saysay. Ang aking Ama ang lumuluwalhati sa akin, siya na sinasabi ninyo na inyong Diyos. 55 Hindi ninyo siya nakikilala, ngunit kilala ko siya. Kung sabihin kong hindi ko siya kilala, magiging sinungaling din ako na tulad ninyo; pero kilala ko siya at tinutupad ko ang salita niya. 56 Ang ama ninyong si Abraham ay nagalak dahil makikita niya ang araw ko. Nakita niya ito at siya ay nagalak.” 57 Sinabi ng mga Judio sa kanya, “Wala ka pang limampung taon, nakita mo na ba si Abraham?” 58 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Katotohanan ang sinasabi ko sa inyo, wala pa man si Abraham Ako’y Ako na Nga.” 59 Dahil dito pumulot sila ng bato para batuhin siya; subalit nagtago si Jesus, at lumabas ng templo.

but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.(A)

At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.(B) The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.(C) Now what do you say?” They were using this question as a trap,(D) in order to have a basis for accusing him.(E)

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone(F) at her.”(G) Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

11 “No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,”(H) Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”(I)


Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony

12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(J) the light of the world.(K) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(L)

13 The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”(M)

14 Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going.(N) But you have no idea where I come from(O) or where I am going. 15 You judge by human standards;(P) I pass judgment on no one.(Q) 16 But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.(R) 17 In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true.(S) 18 I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.”(T)

19 Then they asked him, “Where is your father?”

“You do not know me or my Father,”(U) Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”(V) 20 He spoke these words while teaching(W) in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put.(X) Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.(Y)

Dispute Over Who Jesus Is

21 Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die(Z) in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”(AA)

22 This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?”

23 But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.(AB) 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he,(AC) you will indeed die in your sins.”

25 “Who are you?” they asked.

“Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied. 26 “I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy,(AD) and what I have heard from him I tell the world.”(AE)

27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up[a] the Son of Man,(AF) then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.(AG) 29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone,(AH) for I always do what pleases him.”(AI) 30 Even as he spoke, many believed in him.(AJ)

Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus’ Opponents Are

31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching,(AK) you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”(AL)

33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants(AM) and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”

34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.(AN) 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.(AO) 36 So if the Son sets you free,(AP) you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me,(AQ) because you have no room for my word. 38 I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence,(AR) and you are doing what you have heard from your father.[b](AS)

39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.

“If you were Abraham’s children,”(AT) said Jesus, “then you would[c] do what Abraham did. 40 As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me,(AU) a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God.(AV) Abraham did not do such things. 41 You are doing the works of your own father.”(AW)

“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”(AX)

42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me,(AY) for I have come here from God.(AZ) I have not come on my own;(BA) God sent me.(BB) 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil,(BC) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.(BD) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(BE) 45 Yet because I tell the truth,(BF) you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.(BG) The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

Jesus’ Claims About Himself

48 The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan(BH) and demon-possessed?”(BI)

49 “I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking glory for myself;(BJ) but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”(BK)

52 At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed!(BL) Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham?(BM) He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”

54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself,(BN) my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.(BO) 55 Though you do not know him,(BP) I know him.(BQ) If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word.(BR) 56 Your father Abraham(BS) rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it(BT) and was glad.”

57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”

58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born,(BU) I am!”(BV) 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him,(BW) but Jesus hid himself,(BX) slipping away from the temple grounds.

Footnotes

  1. John 8:28 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
  2. John 8:38 Or presence. Therefore do what you have heard from the Father.
  3. John 8:39 Some early manuscripts “If you are Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then