But Jesus went to ^athe Mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and ^aHe sat down and began teaching them. 3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard, 4 they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery. 5 Now in the Law, ^aMoses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” 6 Now they were saying this to ^atest Him, ^bso that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. 7 When they persisted in asking Him, ^aHe straightened up and said to them, “^bHe who is without sin among you, let him be the ^cfirst to throw a stone at her.” 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Now when they heard this, they began leaving, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman where she was, in the center of the courtyard. 10 And ^astraightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” 11 She said, “No one, ¹Lord.” And Jesus said, “^aI do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on do not ^bsin any longer.”]]

12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “^aI am the Light of the world; ^bthe one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to Him, “^aYou are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not ¹true.” 14 Jesus answered and said to them, “^aEven if I am testifying about Myself, My testimony is ¹true, because I know ^bwhere I came from and where I am going; but ^cyou do not know where I come from or where I am going. 15 ^aYou judge ¹according to the flesh; ^bI am not judging anyone. 16 But even ^aif I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me. 17 Even in ^ayour Law it has been written that the testimony of ^btwo people is ¹true. 18 I am He who testifies about Myself, and ^athe Father who sent Me testifies about Me.” 19 So they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; ^aif you knew Me, you would know My Father also.” 20 These words He spoke ¹in ^athe treasury, as ^bHe taught in the temple area; and no one arrested Him, because ^cHis hour had not yet come.

21 Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and ^ayou will look for Me, and ^bwill die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.” 22 So ^athe Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘^bWhere I am going, you cannot come’?” 23 And He was saying to them, “^aYou are from below, I am from above; ^byou are of this world, ^cI am not of this world. 24 Therefore I said to you that you ^awill die in your sins; for unless you believe that ^1bI am, ^cyou will die in your sins.” 25 Then they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “¹What have I even been saying to you from the beginning? 26 I have many things to say and to judge regarding you, but ^aHe who sent Me is true; and ^bthe things which I heard from Him, these I say to the world.” 27 They did not realize that He was speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said, “When you ^alift up the Son of Man, then you will know that ^1bI am, and ^cI do nothing ²on My own, but I say these things as the Father instructed Me. 29 And He who sent Me is with Me; ^aHe ¹has not left Me alone, for ^bI always do the things that are pleasing to Him.” 30 As He said these things, ^amany came to believe in Him.

31 So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “^aIf you continue in My word, then you are truly My ^bdisciples; 32 and ^ayou will know the truth, and ^bthe truth will set you free.” 33 They answered Him, “^aWe are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”

34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, ^aeveryone who commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 Now ^athe slave does not remain in the house forever; ^bthe son does remain forever. 36 So if the Son ^asets you free, you really will be free. 37 I know that you are ^aAbraham’s descendants; yet ^byou are seeking to kill Me, because My word ¹has no place in you. 38 I speak of the things which I have seen ¹with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from ^ayour father.”

39 They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is ^aour father.” Jesus *said to them, “^bIf you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham. 40 But as it is, ^ayou are seeking to kill Me, a Man who has ^btold you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. 41 You are doing the deeds of ^ayour father.” They said to Him, “We were not born as a result of sexual immorality; ^bwe have one Father: God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, ^ayou would love Me, ^bfor I came forth from God and am here; for I have ^cnot even come ¹on My own, but ^2dHe sent Me. 43 Why do you not understand ^1awhat I am saying? It is because you cannot ^blisten to My word. 44 ^aYou are of ^byour father the devil, and ^cyou want to do the desires of your father. ^dHe was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because ^ethere is no truth in him. Whenever he tells ¹a lie, he ^fspeaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of ²lies. 45 But because ^aI say the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If ^aI speak truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 ^aThe one who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”

48 ^aThe Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not rightly say that You are a ^bSamaritan, and You ^chave a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not ^ahave a demon; on the contrary, I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. 50 But ^aI am not seeking My glory; there is One who seeks it, and judges. 51 Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone ^afollows My word, he will never ^bsee death.” 52 ^aThe Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You ^bhave a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets as well; and yet You say, ‘If anyone ^cfollows My word, he will never ^dtaste of death.’ 53 You ^aare not greater than our father Abraham, who died, are You? The prophets died too. Whom do You make Yourself out to be?” 54 Jesus answered, “^aIf I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; ^bit is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; 55 and ^ayou have not come to know Him, ^bbut I know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be ^ca liar like you; ^dbut I do know Him, and I ^efollow His word. 56 ^aYour father Abraham was ^boverjoyed that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.” 57 ^aSo the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham ¹was born, ^2aI am.” 59 Therefore they ^apicked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus ^bhid Himself and left the temple grounds.