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John 8
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John 8 Bible text
Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down and taught them.
And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the middle,
And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst,
They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her.”
But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
They, when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to the last. Jesus was left alone with the woman where she was, in the middle.
And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst.
Jesus, standing up, saw her and said, “Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?”
And Jesus lifted up himself, and said unto her, Woman, where are they? did no man condemn thee?
She said, “No one, Lord.” Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more.”
And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn thee: go thy way; from henceforth sin no more.]
Again, therefore, Jesus 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.”
Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
The Pharisees therefore said to him, “You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true.
Jesus answered 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 don’t know where I came from, or where I am going.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.
Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
They said therefore 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.”
They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye would know my Father also.
Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man took him; because his hour was not yet come.
Jesus said therefore again to them, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can’t come.”
He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come.
The Jews therefore said, “Will he kill himself, because he says, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come’?”
The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come?
He said to them, “You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.
And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
They said therefore to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.
They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? Jesus said unto them, Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning.
I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However, he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world.”
I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.
Jesus therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.
Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things.
He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.
Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.
Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples;
They answered him, “We are Abraham’s offspring, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, ‘You will be made free’?”
They answered unto him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.
I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.
I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.
I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have seen with your father.”
I speak the things which I have seen with my Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father.
They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.
You do the works of your father.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God.”
Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
Therefore Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
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 doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don’t hear, because you are not of God.”
He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
Then the Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, ‘If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.’
The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death.
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? 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 makest thou thyself?
Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.
Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God;
You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar. But I know him and keep his word.
and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.
The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”