John 8:12-20

New International Reader's Version

Challenge to What Jesus Says About Himself

¹² Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in darkness. They will have that light. They will have life.”

¹³ The Pharisees argued with him. “Here you are,” they said, “appearing as your own witness. But your witness does not count.”

¹⁴ Jesus answered, “Even if I am a witness about myself, what I say does count. I know where I came from. And I know where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. ¹⁵ You judge by human standards. I don’t judge anyone. ¹⁶ But if I do judge, what I decide is true. This is because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. ¹⁷ Your own Law says that the witness of two people proves the truth about something. ¹⁸ I am a witness about myself. The other witness about me is the Father, who sent me.”

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

“You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” ²⁰ He spoke these words while he was teaching in the temple courtyard. He was near the place where the offerings were put. But no one arrested him. That’s because the time for him to die had not yet come.