John 8
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but Jesus went to the mount of Olives.
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And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to
him; and he sat down, and taught them.
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And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set
her in the midst,
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they say to him, Teacher, this woman has been taken in adultery, in the very act.
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Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then say you of her?
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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.
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But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said to them, He who
is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
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And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
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And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, [even]
to the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst.
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And Jesus lifted up himself, and said to her, Woman, where are they? did no man condemn
you?
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And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn you: go your way;
from henceforth sin no more.
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Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he who follows
me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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The Pharisees therefore said to him, You bear witness of yourself; your witness is
not true.
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Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true;
for I know whence I came, and where I go; but you know not whence I come, or where
I go.
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You judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
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Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father
that sent me.
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Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true.
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I am he who bears witness of myself, and the Father that sent me bears witness of
me.
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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.
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These words spoke he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man took
him; because his hour was not yet come.
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He said therefore again to them, I go away, and you shall seek me, and shall die in
your sin: where I go, you cannot come.
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The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he says, Where I go, you cannot
come?
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And he said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world;
I am not of this world.
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I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins: for except you believe that
I am [he], you shall die in your sins.
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They said therefore to him, Who are you? Jesus said to them, Even that which I have
also spoken to you from the beginning.
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I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: nevertheless he who sent
me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I to the world.
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They perceived not that he spoke to them of the Father.
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Jesus therefore said, When you have lifted up the Son of man, then shall you know
that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I
speak these things.
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And he who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone; for I do always the things
that are pleasing to him.
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As he spoke these things, many believed on him.
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Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If you abide in my word,
[then] are you truly my disciples;
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and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
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They answered to him, We are Abraham`s seed, and have never yet been in bondage to
any man: how say you, You shall be made free?
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Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Every one that commits sin is the
bondservant of sin.
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And the bondservant abides not in the house for ever: the son abides for ever.
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If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.
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I know that you are Abraham`s seed: yet you seek to kill me, because my word has not
free course in you.
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I speak the things which I have seen with [my] Father: and you also do the things
which you heard from [your] father.
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They answered and said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus says to them, If you were
Abraham`s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
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But now you seek to kill me, a man that has told you the truth, which I heard from
God: this did not Abraham.
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You do the works of your father. They said to him, We were not born of fornication;
we have one Father, [even] God.
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Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for I came forth and
am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.
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Why do you not understand my speech? [Even] because you cannot hear my word.
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You 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 stands not in the truth, because there
is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar,
and its father.
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But because I say the truth, you believe me not.
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Which of you convicts me of sin? If I say truth, why do you not believe me?
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He who is of God hears the words of God: for this cause you hear [them] not, because
you are not of God.
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The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that you are a Samaritan, and have
a demon?
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Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
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But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeks and judges.
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Truly, truly, I say to you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death.
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The Jews said to him, Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets;
and you say, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death.
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Art you greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom make
you yourself?
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Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifies
me; of whom you say, that he is your God;
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and you have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I
shall be like to you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.
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Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.
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The Jews therefore said to him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen
Abraham?
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Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
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They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out
of the temple.