1 A nd at dawn he came again to the temple,

But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

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

Early 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,

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

When 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.

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

Teacher, they said, This woman has been caught in the very act of adultery.

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

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

6 a nd 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,

This 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.

7 a nd 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;'

However, 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.

8 a nd again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,

Then He bent down and went on writing on the ground with His finger.

9 a nd 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.

They 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.

10 A nd 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?'

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

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

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

12 A gain, 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.'

Once 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.

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

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

14 J esus 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.

Jesus 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 T hey 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.'

Then 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.

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

Jesus 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.

21 t herefore 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.'

Therefore 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.

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

At 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?

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

He 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.

24 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.'

That 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.

25 T hey said, therefore, to him, `Thou -- who art thou?' and Jesus said to them, `Even what I did speak of to you at the beginning;

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

26 m any 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.'

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.

27 T hey knew not that of the Father he spake to them;

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

28 J esus, 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;

So 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.

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

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

30 A s he is speaking these things, many believed in him;

As He said these things, many believed in Him.

31 J esus, 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,

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

32 a nd the truth shall make you free.'

And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.

33 T hey 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?'

They 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?

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

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

35 a nd the servant doth not remain in the house -- to the age, the son doth remain -- to the age;

Now a slave does not remain in a household permanently (forever); the son does remain forever.

36 i f then the son may make you free, in reality ye shall be free.

So if the Son liberates you, then you are really and unquestionably free.

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

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.

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

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.

39 T hey 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;

They retorted, Abraham is our father. Jesus said, If you were Abraham’s children, then you would do the works of Abraham.

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

But 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.

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

You 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.

42 J esus 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;

Jesus 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.

43 w herefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.

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

44 ` 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.

You 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.

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

But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.

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

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

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

Whoever 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.

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

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

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

Jesus 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.

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

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

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

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

52 T he 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!

The 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.

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

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

54 J esus 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;

Jesus 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.

55 a nd 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;

Yet 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Jesus replied, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, before Abraham was born, I Am.

59 t hey 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.

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