1 B ut Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

And at dawn he came again to the temple,

2 E arly in the morning (at dawn), He came back into the temple '> court], and the people came to Him in crowds. He sat down and was teaching them,

and all the people were coming unto him, and having sat down, he was teaching them;

3 W hen the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery. They made her stand in the middle of the court and put the case before Him.

and the scribes and the Pharisees bring unto him a woman having been taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst,

4 T eacher, they said, This woman has been caught in the very act of adultery.

they say to him, `Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime -- committing adultery,

5 N ow Moses in the Law commanded us that such shall be stoned to death. But what do You say ?

and in the law, Moses did command us that such be stoned; thou, therefore, what dost thou say?'

6 T his they said to try (test) Him, hoping they might find a charge on which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger.

and this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,

7 H owever, when they persisted with their question, He raised Himself up and said, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.

and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, `The sinless of you -- let him first cast the stone at her;'

8 T hen He bent down and went on writing on the ground with His finger.

and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,

9 T hey listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them, till Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing there before Him in the center of the court.

and they having heard, and by the conscience being convicted, were going forth one by one, having begun from the elders -- unto the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

10 W hen Jesus raised Himself up, He said to her, Woman, where are your accusers? Has no man condemned you?

And Jesus having bent himself back, and having seen no one but the woman, said to her, `Woman, where are those -- thine accusers? did no one pass sentence upon thee?'

11 S he answered, No one, Lord! And Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on sin no more.

and she said, `No one, Sir;' and Jesus said to her, `Neither do I pass sentence on thee; be going on, and no more sin.'

12 O nce more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the Light which is Life.

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

13 W hereupon the Pharisees told Him, You are testifying on Your own behalf; Your testimony is not valid and is worthless.

The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, `Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;'

14 J esus answered, Even if I do testify on My own behalf, My testimony is true and reliable and valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

Jesus answered and said to them, `And if I testify of myself -- my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye -- ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.

15 Y ou judge according to the flesh (by what you see). I do not judge or condemn or sentence anyone.

`Ye according to the flesh do judge; I do not judge any one,

16 Y et even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father, Who sent Me.

and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me;

17 I n your Law it is written that the testimony (evidence) of two persons is reliable and valid.

and also in your law it hath been written, that the testimony of two men are true;

18 I am One bearing testimony concerning Myself; and My Father, Who sent Me, He also testifies about Me.

I am who is testifying of myself, and the Father who sent me doth testify of me.'

19 T hen they said to Him, Where is this Father of Yours? Jesus answered, You know My Father as little as you know Me. If you knew Me, you would know My Father also.

They said, therefore, to him, `Where is thy father?' Jesus answered, `Ye have neither known me nor my Father: if me ye had known, my Father also ye had known.'

20 J esus said these things in the treasury while He was teaching in the temple '> court]; but no one ventured to arrest Him, because His hour had not yet come.

These sayings spake Jesus in the treasury, teaching in the temple, and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come;

21 T herefore He said again to them, I am going away, and you will be looking for Me, and you will die in (under the curse of) your sin. Where I am going, it is not possible for you to come.

therefore said Jesus again to them, `I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.'

22 A t this the Jews began to ask among themselves, Will He kill Himself? Is that why He says, Where I am going, it is not possible for you to come?

The Jews, therefore, said, `Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?'

23 H e said to them, You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world (of this earthly order); I am not of this world.

and he said to them, `Ye are from beneath, I am from above; ye are of this world, I am not of this world;

24 T hat is why I told you that you will die in (under the curse of) your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.

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

25 T hen they said to Him, Who are You anyway? Jesus replied, I am exactly what I have been telling you from the first.

They said, therefore, to him, `Thou -- who art thou?' and Jesus said to them, `Even what I did speak of to you at the beginning;

26 I have much to say about you and to judge and condemn. But He Who sent Me is true (reliable), and I tell the world the things that I have heard from Him.

many things I have to speak concerning you and to judge, but He who sent me is true, and I -- what things I heard from Him -- these I say to the world.'

27 T hey did not perceive (know, understand) that He was speaking to them about the Father.

They knew not that of the Father he spake to them;

28 S o Jesus added, When you have lifted up the Son of Man, you will realize (know, understand) that I am He and that I do nothing of Myself (of My own accord or on My own authority), but I say what My Father has taught Me.

Jesus, therefore, said to them, `When ye may lift up the Son of Man then ye will know that I am; and of myself I do nothing, but according as my Father did teach me, these things I speak;

29 A nd He Who sent Me is ever with Me; My Father has not left Me alone, for I always do what pleases Him.

and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'

30 A s He said these things, many believed in Him.

As he is speaking these things, many believed in him;

31 S o Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples.

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,

32 A nd you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.

and the truth shall make you free.'

33 T hey answered Him, We are Abraham’s offspring (descendants) and have never been in bondage to anybody. What do You mean by saying, You will be set free?

They answered him, `Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say -- Ye shall become free?'

34 J esus answered them, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, Whoever commits and practices sin is the slave of sin.

Jesus answered them, `Verily, verily, I say to you -- Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,

35 N ow a slave does not remain in a household permanently (forever); the son does remain forever.

and the servant doth not remain in the house -- to the age, the son doth remain -- to the age;

36 S o if the Son liberates you, then you are really and unquestionably free.

if then the son may make you free, in reality ye shall be free.

37 I know that you are Abraham’s offspring; yet you plan to kill Me, because My word has no entrance (makes no progress, does not find any place) in you.

`I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;

38 I tell the things which I have seen and learned at My Father’s side, and your actions also reflect what you have heard and learned from your father.

I -- that which I have seen with my Father do speak, and ye, therefore, that which ye have seen with your father -- ye do.'

39 T hey retorted, Abraham is our father. Jesus said, If you were Abraham’s children, then you would do the works of Abraham.

They answered and said to him, `Our father is Abraham;' Jesus saith to them, `If children of Abraham ye were, the works of Abraham ye were doing;

40 B ut now you are wanting and seeking to kill Me, a Man Who has told you the truth which I have heard from God. This is not the way Abraham acted.

and now, ye seek to kill me -- a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;

41 Y ou are doing the works of your father. They said to Him, We are not illegitimate children and born out of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

ye do the works of your father.' They said, therefore, to him, `We of whoredom have not been born; one Father we have -- God;'

42 J esus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love Me and respect Me and welcome Me gladly, for I proceeded (came forth) from God. I did not even come on My own authority or of My own accord (as self-appointed); but He sent Me.

Jesus then said to them, `If God were your father, ye were loving me, for I came forth from God, and am come; for neither have I come of myself, but He sent me;

43 W hy do you misunderstand what I say? It is because you are unable to hear what I am saying.

wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.

44 Y ou are of your father, the devil, and it is your will to practice the lusts and gratify the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a falsehood, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and of all that is false.

`Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.

45 B ut because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.

`And because I say the truth, ye do not believe me.

46 W ho of you convicts Me of wrongdoing or finds Me guilty of sin? Then if I speak truth, why do you not believe Me ?

Who of you doth convict me of sin? and if I speak truth, wherefore do ye not believe me?

47 W hoever is of God listens to God. This is the reason that you do not listen: because you do not belong to God and are not of God or in harmony with Him.

he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

48 T he Jews answered Him, Are we not right when we say You are a Samaritan and that You have a demon ?

The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, `Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'

49 J esus answered, I am not possessed by a demon. On the contrary, I honor and reverence My Father and you dishonor (despise, vilify, and scorn) Me.

Jesus answered, `I have not a demon, but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me;

50 H owever, I am not in search of honor for Myself. There is One Who seeks, and He is the Judge.

and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;

51 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone observes My teaching, he will by no means ever see and experience death.

verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see -- to the age.'

52 T he Jews said to Him, Now we know that You are under the power of a demon ( insane). Abraham died, and also the prophets, yet You say, If a man keeps My word, he will never taste of death into all eternity.

The Jews, therefore, said to him, `Now we have known that thou hast a demon; Abraham did die, and the prophets, and thou dost say, If any one may keep my word, he shall not taste of death -- to the age!

53 A re You greater than our father Abraham? He died, and all the prophets died! Who do You make Yourself out to be?

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?'

54 J esus answered, If I were to glorify Myself (magnify, praise, and honor Myself), I would have no real glory, for My glory would be nothing and worthless. It is My Father Who glorifies Me, of Whom you say that He is your God.

Jesus answered, `If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who is glorifying me, of whom ye say that He is your God;

55 Y et you do not know Him or recognize Him and are not acquainted with Him, but I know Him. If I should say that I do not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I know Him and keep His word.

and ye have not known Him, and I have known Him, and if I say that I have not known Him, I shall be like you -- speaking falsely; but I have known Him, and His word I keep;

56 Y our forefather Abraham was extremely happy at the hope and prospect of seeing My day (My incarnation); and he did see it and was delighted.

Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'

57 T hen the Jews said to Him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?

The Jews, therefore, said unto him, `Thou art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham hast thou seen?'

58 J esus replied, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, before Abraham was born, I Am.

Jesus said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming -- I am;'

59 S o they took up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus, by mixing with the crowd, concealed Himself and went out of the temple '> enclosure].

they took up, therefore, stones that they may cast at him, but Jesus hid himself, and went forth out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.