M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

8 ¹ but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

The Pharisees Bring Jesus a Woman Caught In Adultery

² Now at dawn, He again arrived in the temple. And all the people were coming to Him. And having sat-down, He was teaching them. ³ And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman having been caught in adultery. And having stood her in the middle, ⁴ they say to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the-act, while committing-adultery. ⁵ Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to be stoning such women^[a]. What then do You say?” ⁶ Now they were saying this testing Him, in order that they might have grounds to be accusing Him. But Jesus, having stooped down, was writing in the ground with His finger. ⁷ But as they were continuing-on asking Him, He straightened-up and said to them, “Let the sinless one among you throw a stone at her first”. ⁸ And again having stooped-down, He was writing in the ground. ⁹ And the ones, having heard it, were going out one by one, beginning from the older ones. And He was left-behind alone, and the woman being in the middle. ¹⁰ And Jesus, having straightened up, said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” ¹¹ And the one said, “No one, Sir”. And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn^[b] you. Go. And from now on, do not be sinning any longer”.

I Am The Light of The World, To Which I And My Father Are Testifying

¹² Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. The one following Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of ^[c] life”. ¹³ So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself— Your testimony is not true”. ¹⁴ Jesus responded and said to them, “Even if I am testifying about Myself, My testimony is true, because I know from where I came, and where I am going. But you do not know from where I come, or where I am going. ¹⁵ You are judging according to the flesh. I am not judging anyone. ¹⁶ But even if I am judging, My judgment is true, because I am not alone— but it is I and the Father having sent Me. ¹⁷ But even in your Law, it has been written that the testimony of two people is true. ¹⁸ I am the One testifying about Myself. And the Father having sent Me is testifying about Me”. ¹⁹ So they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you knew Me, you would also know My Father”. ²⁰ These words He spoke in the treasury, while teaching in the temple. And no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

I Am Going Away. Unless You Believe That I Am The One, You Will Die In Your Sins

²¹ Then He said again to them, “I am going away. And you will seek Me. And you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you are not able to come”. ²² So the Jews were saying, “He will not kill Himself, will He— because He says, ‘Where I am going, you are not able to come’?” ²³ And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above. You are from this world, I am not from this world. ²⁴ Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am^[d] the One, you will die in your sins”.

I Am What I Have Been Saying I Am From The Beginning

²⁵ So they were saying to Him, “Who^[e] are You?” Jesus said to them, “What^[f] thing from the beginning I am indeed telling you! ²⁶ I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However, the One having sent Me is true. And what things I heard from Him— these things I am speaking to the world”. ²⁷ They did not know that He was speaking to them about the Father.

When You Lift Up The Son of Man, You Will Know I Am The One

²⁸ Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift-up^[g] the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the One, and I am doing nothing from Myself, but I am speaking these things just as the Father taught Me. ²⁹ And the One having sent Me is with Me. He did not leave Me alone, because I am always doing the things pleasing to Him”. ³⁰ While He was speaking these things, many believed in Him.

If You Remain In My Word, Then You Are Truly My Disciples And The Truth Will Set You Free

³¹ Then Jesus was saying to the Jews having believed Him, “If you remain^[h] in My word, you are truly My disciples, ³² and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”.

You Are Slaves of Sin. If The Son Sets You Free, You Will Truly Be Free

³³ They responded to Him, “We are the seed of Abraham, and to no one have we ever been slaves^[i]. How is it You say that ‘You will become free’?” ³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you that everyone doing^[j] sin is a slave of sin. ³⁵ Now the slave does not remain in the house forever. The son remains forever. ³⁶ Therefore if the Son sets you free, you will really^[k] be free. ³⁷ I know that you are the seed of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill Me, because My word is not advancing^[l] in you. ³⁸ I am speaking the things which I have seen with My^[m] Father. And you therefore are doing^[n] the things which you heard from your father”.

You Are Doing The Works of Your Father, Not Abraham

³⁹ They responded and said to Him, “Our father is Abraham”. Jesus says to them, “If you are children of Abraham, you would be doing the works of Abraham. ⁴⁰ But now^[o] you are seeking to kill Me— a man Who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. ⁴¹ You are doing the works of your father”.

If God Were Your Father, You Would Be Loving Me. Your Father Is The Devil

So they said to Him, “We have not been born out of sexuality-immorality; we have one father— God”. ⁴² Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would be loving Me, for I came-forth and am-here from God. For I have not even come of Myself, but that One sent Me forth. ⁴³ For what reason are you not understanding My speaking? It is because you are not able to hear My word. ⁴⁴ You are of your father the devil. And you are wanting^[p] to do the desires of your father. That one was a murderer from the beginning, and was not standing^[q] in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks the lie^[r], he speaks from his own things, because he is a liar, and the father of it. ⁴⁵ And because I am speaking the truth, you are not believing Me. ⁴⁶ Which of you convicts Me concerning sin? If I am speaking truth, for what reason are you not believing Me? ⁴⁷ The one being of ^[s] God hears the words of God. For this reason you are not hearing— because you are not of God”.

I Am Honoring My Father. If You Keep My Word, You Will Never See Death

⁴⁸ The Jews responded and said to Him, “Do we not rightly say that You are a Samaritan^[t] and have a demon?” ⁴⁹ Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I am honoring My Father, and you are dishonoring Me. ⁵⁰ But I am not seeking My glory. There is the One seeking it, and judging. ⁵¹ Truly, truly, I say to you— if anyone keeps My word, he will never^[u] see death, ever”.

You Do Not Know God, But I Do. And Abraham Was Glad When He Saw My Day

⁵² So the Jews said to Him, “Now we have come-to-know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets! And You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death, ever!’ ⁵³ You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? The prophets died also. Whom do You make Yourself ?” ⁵⁴ Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. The One glorifying Me is My Father— Whom you say that ‘He is our God’. ⁵⁵ And you have not come-to-know Him, but I know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you. But I know Him, and I am keeping His word. ⁵⁶ Abraham your father rejoiced-greatly to see My day. And he saw it, and was glad”.

Before Abraham Was, I Am. Hearing This, They Picked Up Stones To Kill Jesus

⁵⁷ So the Jews said to Him, “You do not yet have fifty years, and You have seen Abraham?” ⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you— before Abraham came-into-being^[v], I am^[w]”. ⁵⁹ Therefore they picked up stones in order that they might throw them at Him. But Jesus was hidden^[x], and went out of the temple.

God Sent His Son To Redeem Us So We All Could Be Adopted As Sons And Heirs

4 Now I say— for as much time as the heir is a child^[a], he is no different from a slave. Being the [future] owner of all, ² nevertheless^[b] he is under guardians and stewards^[c] until the pre-appointed day of the father. ³ In this manner also we, when we were children, were^[d] enslaved under the elemental^[e] things of the world. ⁴ But when the fullness of time came, God sent-forth His Son— having come^[f] from a woman, having come under the Law ⁵ in order that He might redeem the ones under the Law, in order that we [all] might receive the adoption. ⁶ And because^[g] you are sons, God sent-forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts crying-out, “Abba! Father!” ⁷ So then you are no longer a slave, but a son— and if a son, also an heir through God!

Why Turn Back To Being Slaves Again? I Fear For You

⁸ But at that time not knowing God, you were-slaves to the ones by nature not being gods. ⁹ But now having known God, yet rather having been known by God, how is it you are turning-back again to the weak and poor elemental things to which again you are wanting to be-slaves anew? ¹⁰ You are observing days and months and seasons and years. ¹¹ I am fearing for you, that I somehow have labored in-vain for you.

I Beg You, Become As I Am. Have I Become Your Enemy By Speaking The Truth To You?

¹² I beg you, brothers, become as I, because I also became as you. You did me no wrong. ¹³ And you know that I first^[h] announced-the-good-news to you because of a weakness^[i] of the flesh. ¹⁴ And you did not treat-with-contempt nor loathe your trial in-connection-with my flesh, but you welcomed me as an angel^[j] of God, as Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Where then is your blessedness^[k]? For I testify concerning you that, if possible, you would have given your eyes to me, having torn them out! ¹⁶ So then, have I become your enemy while speaking-the-truth to you? ¹⁷ They are zealously-seeking you— not commendably, but they want to shut you out^[l] in-order-that you might be zealously-seeking them.

I Am Again Suffering Birth Pains For You Until Christ Is Formed In You

¹⁸ Now it is good to be zealously-sought in^[m] a commendable thing at-all-times, and not only during my being present with you— ¹⁹ my^[n] children, as to whom again I am suffering-birth-pains until which time Christ is formed in you. ²⁰ But I was [just now] wishing^[o] to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed with you.

Listen To The Law. We Are Children of The Free Promise, Not of The Slave Covenant

²¹ Tell me, the ones wanting to be under the Law, do you not hear the Law? ²² For it has been written that Abraham had two sons— one by the slave-woman and one by the free woman. ²³ But the one by the slave-woman has been born according to the flesh, and the one by the free woman through the promise— ²⁴ which things are being allegorized^[p], for these women are two covenants. One^[q] is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery, which is Hagar ²⁵ (now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia). And she^[r] corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she^[s] is a slave^[t] with her children. ²⁶ But the Jerusalem above is free— which is our mother^[u]. ²⁷ For it has been written, “Celebrate, barren one, the one not giving-birth. Break-forth and shout, the one not suffering-birth-pains. Because many more are the children of the desolate^[v] than of the one having the husband!”[Isa 54:1] ²⁸ And you, brothers, are children of the promise in accordance with Isaac. ²⁹ But just as at-that-time the one having been born according to the flesh was persecuting the one born according to the Spirit, so also now. ³⁰ But what does the Scripture say? “Send-out the slave-woman and her son. For the son of the slave-woman shall by no means inherit with the son of the free woman” [Gen 21:10]. ³¹ Therefore, brothers, we are not children of a slave-woman, but of the free woman.