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 He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach 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,

The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court,

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

they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.

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

Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then 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,

They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.

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;'

But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, “ He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

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

Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

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.

When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, 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?'

Straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn 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 said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “ I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.” ] Jesus Is the Light of the World

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.'

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “ I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

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

So the Pharisees said to Him, “ You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true.”

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 and said to them, “ Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, 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; I am not judging 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;

But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, 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;

Even in your law it has been written that the testimony of two men is true.

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

I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me 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.'

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 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;

These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized 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.'

Then He said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”

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

So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘ Where I am going, you cannot 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;

And He was saying to them, “ You are from below, I am from above; you 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 may not believe that I am, ye shall die in your sins.'

Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you 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;

So they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “ What have I been saying to you from the beginning?

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 many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world.”

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

They did not realize that He had been 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 said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father 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 with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.”

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

As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him. The Truth Will Make You Free

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 was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “ If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;

32 a nd the truth shall make you free.'

and you will know the truth, and the truth will make 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 descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become 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, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits 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;

The slave does not remain in the house 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 makes you free, you will be free indeed.

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 descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no 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 speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard 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 answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “ If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds 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 as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

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 deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father: 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, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, 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 not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.

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 you want to do 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. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

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?

Which one of you convicts Me of sin? 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.'

He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”

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 and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”

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

Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

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

But I do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks and judges.

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

Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see 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 have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets also; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste of death.’

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

Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom 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 glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our 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;

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 do 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 father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”

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

So 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 said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to 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.

Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.