Previous     Next       Play // Stop Sound    

          DASV: John 8    

1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 Early in the morning he returned to the temple, and all the
people came to him; and he sat down and taught them.
3 The religious scholars and the Pharisees brought a woman caught
in adultery. They made her stand in front of them.
4 They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught committing
adultery.
5 Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman.
Now what do you say?"
6 They asked this attempting to trap him, so that they might
have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down,
and with his finger wrote on the ground.
7 But when they kept on asking him, he stood up, and said to
them, "He who is without sin among you, let him cast the
first stone at her."
8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground with his
finger.
9 When they heard this, they left one by one, beginning from
the eldest, so Jesus was left alone with the woman still
standing in the middle of the crowd.
10 Jesus stood up, and said to her, “Woman, where are they?
Has no one condemned you?"
11 She replied, "No one, Lord." Jesus said, "Neither do I
condemn you. Go and sin no more."]


12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows me will not walk in the darkness,
but will have the light of life."
13 Then Pharisees said to him, "You testify concerning yourself;
so your testimony is not true."
14 Jesus replied, "Even if I testify concerning myself, my
testimony is true; for I know where I came from, and where
I am going; but you do not know where I have come from,
or where I am going.
15 You judge by appearances; but I do not judge anyone.
16 Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true; for I am not
alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
17 In your law it is written that the testimony of two people
is true.
18 I testify concerning myself, and the Father who sent me
testifies concerning me."
19 Then they asked him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus replied,
"You don’t know me or my Father. If you knew me, you would
know my Father also."
20 These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the
temple. No one arrested him, because his hour had not yet
come.

21 Again Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and you will
look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going,
you cannot come."
22 The Jews wondered, "Will he kill himself? Is that why
he said, 'Where I am going, you cannot come'?"
23 Then Jesus continued, "You are from below; I am from above.
You are of this world; I am not of this world.
24 So I told you that you will die in your sins; unless you
believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
25 They said therefore to him, "Who are you?" Jesus replied,
"Just who I have been telling you from the beginning.
26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you,
but he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard
from him I declare to the world."
27 They did not realize that he was speaking to them about
the Father.
28 Then Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man,
then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on
my own, but I speak only the things that the Father has
taught me.
29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone,
for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."
30 As he spoke these things, many believed in him.

31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him,
"If you remain faithful to my word, then you are truly
my disciples;
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make
you free."
33 They objected, "We are Abraham's descendants, and have
never been in bondage to anyone; how can you say, 'You
will be made free'?"
34 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who
commits sin is the slave of sin.
35 The slave does not remain as a permanent part of the
family; but the son remains forever.
36 If therefore the Son will make you free, you will be
truly free.
37 I know that you are Abraham's descendants; yet you are
trying to kill me, because my word has found no place
in you.
38 I am speaking of things that I have seen with my Father;
and you also do the things you have heard from your father."

39 They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said
to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do
what Abraham did.
40 But now you are trying to kill me, a man that has told
you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham did not
do this.
41 You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We
were not born illegitimately; we have one Father, God
himself."
42 Jesus replied, "If God were your Father, you would love
me; for I came from God which is why I am here. For I
have not come on my own, but he sent me.
43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because
you cannot really hear my word.
44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of
your father is what you want to do. He was a murderer
from the beginning, and stands not in the truth, because
there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks from
his character, for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
45 But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me.
46 Which of you can convict me of sin? If I speak the
truth, why do you not believe me?
47 He who is of God hears the words of God; this is why you
don’t hear them, because you do not belong to God."

48 The Jews answered, "Aren’t we correct in saying you are
a Samaritan, and have a demon?"
49 Jesus replied, "I do not have a demon; but I honor my
Father, and you dishonor me.
50 But I seek not my own glory; there is one who seeks it
and he also judges.
51 I tell you the truth, if a man keeps my word, he will
never see death."
52 The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a
demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you claim,
'If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death'.
53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? The
prophets are dead too. Who are you claiming to be?"
54 Jesus replied, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing.
It is my Father who glorifies me; whom you claim is your God.
55 You do not know him; but I know him. If I should say,
I do not know him, I would be like to you, a liar.
But I know him and obey his word.
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he
saw it, and was glad."
57 Then Jews said to him, "You are not yet fifty years
old, and you have seen Abraham?"
58 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was
even born, I am."
59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid
himself, and left the temple.

 Previous     Next       Play // Stop Sound