²Now very early in the morning , he came again into the temple , and all the people came to him . He sat down and taught them .

³The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery . Having set her in the middle ,

⁴they told him , “Teacher , we found this woman in adultery , in the very act .

⁵Now in our law , Moses commanded us to stone such women . What then do you say about her ?”[#Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22]

⁶They 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 .

⁷But when they continued asking him , he looked up and said to them , “ He who is without sin amongst you , let him throw the first stone at her .”

⁸Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

⁹They , 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 .

¹⁰Jesus , standing up , saw her and said , “ Woman , where are your accusers ? Did no one condemn you ?”

¹¹She said , “No one , Lord .”

Jesus said , “ Neither do I condemn you . Go your way . From now on , sin no more .”

¹²Again , 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 .”[#Isaiah 60:1]

¹³The Pharisees therefore said to him , “You testify about yourself . Your testimony is not valid.”

¹⁴Jesus 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 .

¹⁵You judge according to the flesh . I judge no one .

¹⁶Even if I do judge , my judgement is true , for I am not alone , but I am with the Father who sent me .

¹⁷It ’s also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.[#Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:15]

¹⁸I am one who testifies about myself , and the Father who sent me testifies about me .”

¹⁹They 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 .”

²⁰Jesus spoke these words in the treasury , as he taught in the temple . Yet no one arrested him , because his hour had not yet come .

²¹Jesus 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 .”

²²The Jews therefore said , “Will he kill himself , because he says , ‘ Where I am going , you can ’ t come ’ ?”

²³He said to them , “ You are from beneath . I am from above. You are of this world . I am not of this world .

²⁴I 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.”[#8:24 or, I AM]

²⁵They said therefore to him , “Who are you ?”

Jesus said to them , “ Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.

²⁶I 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 .”

²⁷They didn’t understand that he spoke to them about the Father .

²⁸Jesus 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 .

²⁹He who sent me is with me . The Father hasn’ t left me alone , for I always do the things that are pleasing to him .”

³⁰As he spoke these things , many believed in him .

³¹Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him , “ If you remain in my word , then you are truly my disciples .

³²You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free .”[#Psalms 119:45]

³³They answered him , “We are Abraham’s offspring, and have never been in bondage to anyone . How do you say , ‘ You will be made free ’ ?”

³⁴Jesus answered them , “Most certainly I tell you , everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.

³⁵A bondservant doesn’ t live in the house forever . A son remains forever .

³⁶If therefore the Son makes you free , you will be free indeed .

³⁷I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me , because my word finds no place in you .

³⁸I say the things which I have seen with my Father ; and you also do the things which you have seen with your father .”

³⁹They answered him , “Our father is Abraham.”

Jesus said to them , “ If you were Abraham’s children , you would do the works of Abraham.

⁴⁰But now you seek to kill me , a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God . Abraham didn’ t do this .

⁴¹You do the works of your father .”

They said to him , “We were not born of sexual immorality . We have one Father , God .”

⁴²Therefore 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 .

⁴³Why don’ t you understand my speech ? Because you can ’ t hear my word .

⁴⁴You 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.

⁴⁵But because I tell the truth, you don’ t believe me .

⁴⁶Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me ?

⁴⁷He who is of God hears the words of God . For this cause you don’ t hear, because you are not of God .”

⁴⁸Then the Jews answered him , “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan , and have a demon ?”

⁴⁹Jesus answered, “ I don’ t have a demon , but I honour my Father and you dishonour me .

⁵⁰But I don’ t seek my own glory . There is one who seeks and judges .

⁵¹Most certainly , I tell you , if a person keeps my word , he will never see death .”

⁵²Then 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 .’

⁵³Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died ? The prophets died . Who do you make yourself out to be ?”

⁵⁴Jesus 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 .

⁵⁵You 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 .

⁵⁶Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day . He saw it and was glad .”

⁵⁷The Jews therefore said to him , “You are not yet fifty years old ! Have you seen Abraham?”

⁵⁸Jesus said to them , “Most certainly, I tell you , before Abraham came into existence, I AM . ”[#Exodus 3:14]

⁵⁹Therefore they took up stones to throw at him , but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple , having gone through the middle of them , and so passed by .