Thematic Bible
John 8:1 (show verse)
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
John 8:2 (show verse)
Early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them.
John 8:3 (show verse)
The scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court,
John 8:4 (show verse)
they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.
John 8:5 (show verse)
Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?”
John 8:6 (show verse)
They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.
John 8:7 (show verse)
But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
John 8:8 (show verse)
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
John 8:9 (show verse)
When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court.
John 8:10 (show verse)
John 8:11 (show verse)
She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.” ]
John 8:12 (show verse)
Then Jesus again 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.”
John 8:13 (show verse)
So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true.”
John 8:14 (show verse)
Jesus answered and said to 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 do not know where I come from or where I am going.
John 8:15 (show verse)
John 8:16 (show verse)
John 8:17 (show verse)
John 8:18 (show verse)
John 8:19 (show verse)
So they were saying 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.”
John 8:20 (show verse)
These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
John 8:21 (show verse)
Then He said again to them, “I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come.”
John 8:22 (show verse)
So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’ ?”
John 8:23 (show verse)
And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
John 8:24 (show verse)
John 8:25 (show verse)
So they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “What have I been saying to you from the beginning?
John 8:26 (show verse)
John 8:27 (show verse)
They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father.
John 8:28 (show verse)
So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.
John 8:29 (show verse)
John 8:30 (show verse)
As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.
John 8:31 (show verse)
So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;
John 8:32 (show verse)
John 8:33 (show verse)
They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”
John 8:34 (show verse)
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.
John 8:35 (show verse)
John 8:36 (show verse)
John 8:37 (show verse)
John 8:38 (show verse)
John 8:39 (show verse)
They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, “If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.
John 8:40 (show verse)
John 8:41 (show verse)
John 8:42 (show verse)
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.
John 8:43 (show verse)
John 8:44 (show verse)
John 8:45 (show verse)
John 8:46 (show verse)
John 8:47 (show verse)
John 8:48 (show verse)
John 8:49 (show verse)
Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
John 8:50 (show verse)
John 8:51 (show verse)
John 8:52 (show verse)
John 8:53 (show verse)
Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?”
John 8:54 (show verse)
Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’;
John 8:55 (show verse)
John 8:56 (show verse)
John 8:57 (show verse)
John 8:58 (show verse)
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”
John 8:59 (show verse)
Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.