John 8:1-32 ▼

1 And Jesus went to the mount of Olives.

2 And again in the morning he was present in the temple, and all the people came to him; and having sat down, he taught them.

3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought him a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst,

4 They say to him, Teacher, this woman was taken committing adultery, in the very act.

5 In the law Moses commanded us such to be stoned: therefore what sayest thou?

6 And this said they, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, wrote with his fingers upon the earth.

7 And when they continued asking him, having lifted up the head, he said to them, Let him faultless among you, first cast a stone at her.

8 And again having stooped down, he wrote upon the earth.

9 And they having heard, and being convicted by consciousness, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest even to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

10 And Jesus having lifted up the head, and seen none but the woman, said to her, Woman, where are they accusing thee? has none condemned thee.

11 And she said, None, Lord. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

12 Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he following me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

13 Then said the Pharisees to him, Thou testifiest of thyself; thy testimony is not true.

14 Jesus answered and said to them. Though I testify of myself; my testimony is true: for I know whence I came, and where I retire; but ye know not whence I came and where I retire.

15 Ye judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.

16 And if I also judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father having sent me.

17 And also in your law has it been written, that the testimony of two men is true.

18 I am he testifying of myself, and the Father having sent me testifies of me.

19 Then said they to him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye had known my Father also.

20 These words spake Jesus in the royal treasury, teaching in the temple: and no one seized him; for his hour had not yet come.

21 Then said Jesus again to them, I retire, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I retire, ye cannot come.

22 Then said the Jews, Will he not kill himself? for he says, Where I retire, ye cannot come.

23 And he said to them, Ye are from below I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

24 I said therefore to you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am, ye shall die in your sins.

25 Then said they to him, Who art thou? And Jesus said to them, In the beginning, he which I spake to you.

26 Many things have I to speak and judge of you; but he having sent me is true; and what things I have heard from him these say I to the world.

27 They knew not that he spake to them of the Father.

28 Then said Jesus to them, When ye lift up the Son of man then shall ye know that I am, and I do nothing of myself; but as my Father taught me, these I speak.

29 And he having sent me is with me: the Father has not left me alone; for I do always things pleasing to him.

30 He speaking these, many believed in him.

31 Then said Jesus to the Jews having believed him, If ye remain in my word, ye are truly my disciples.

32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.