Thematic Bible
John 8:1 (show verse)
but Jesus went to the Hill of Olives.
John 8:2 (show verse)
Early in the morning he returned to the temple, the people all came to him, and he sat down and taught them.
John 8:3 (show verse)
The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of committing adultery, and making her stand forward
John 8:4 (show verse)
they said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery.
John 8:5 (show verse)
Now Moses has commanded us in the Law to stone such creatures; but what do you say?"
John 8:6 (show verse)
(They said this to test him, in order to get a charge against him.) Jesus stooped down, and began to write with his finger on the ground;
John 8:7 (show verse)
but as they persisted with their question, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent among you throw the first stone at her";
John 8:8 (show verse)
then he stooped down again and wrote on the ground.
John 8:9 (show verse)
And on hearing what he said, they went away one by one, beginning with the older men, till Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
John 8:10 (show verse)
Looking up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"
John 8:11 (show verse)
She said, "No one, sir." Jesus said, "Neither do I; be off, and never sin again."]
John 8:12 (show verse)
Then Jesus again addressed them, saying, "I am the light of the world: he who follows me will not walk in darkness, he will enjoy the light of life."
John 8:13 (show verse)
So the Pharisees said to him, "You are testifying to yourself; your evidence is not valid."
John 8:14 (show verse)
Jesus replied to them, "Though I do testify to myself, my evidence is valid, because I know where I have come from and where I am going to ??whereas you do not know where I have come from or where I am going to.
John 8:15 (show verse)
You judge by the outside. I judge no one;
John 8:16 (show verse)
and though I do judge, my judgment is true, because I am not by myself ??there is myself and the Father who sent me.
John 8:17 (show verse)
Why, it is written in your own Law that the evidence of two persons is valid:
John 8:18 (show verse)
I testify to myself, and the Father who sent me also testifies to me."
John 8:19 (show verse)
"Where is your Father?" they said. Jesus replied, "You know neither me nor my Father; if you had known me you would have known my Father also."
John 8:20 (show verse)
These words he spoke in the treasury, as he was teaching in the temple, but no one arrested him, because his time had not come yet.
John 8:21 (show verse)
Then he said to them again, "I go away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin; where I go, you cannot come."
John 8:22 (show verse)
So the Jews said, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, you cannot come'?"
John 8:23 (show verse)
He said to them, "You are from the world below, I am from the world above: you belong to this world, I do not belong to this world.
John 8:24 (show verse)
So I told you, you would die in your sins; for unless you believe who I am, you will die in your sins."
John 8:25 (show verse)
They said, "Who are you?" Jesus replied, "Why should I talk to you at all?
John 8:26 (show verse)
I have a great deal to say about you and many a judgment to pass upon you; but he who sent me is true, and so I tell the world what I have learned from him."
John 8:27 (show verse)
They did not understand he was speaking to them about the Father;
John 8:28 (show verse)
so Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of man, you will know then who I am, and that I do nothing of my own accord, but speak as the Father has taught me.
John 8:29 (show verse)
He who sent me is at my side; he has not left me alone; for I always do what pleases him."
John 8:30 (show verse)
As he said this, a number believed in him.
John 8:31 (show verse)
So Jesus addressed the Jews who had believed him, saying, "If you abide by what I say, you are really disciples of mine:
John 8:32 (show verse)
you will understand the truth, and the truth will set you free."
John 8:33 (show verse)
"We are Abraham's offspring," they retorted, "we have never been slaves to anybody. What do you mean by saying, 'You will be free'?"
John 8:34 (show verse)
Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave.
John 8:35 (show verse)
Now the slave does not remain in the household for all time; the son of the house does.
John 8:36 (show verse)
So, if the Son sets you free, you will be really free.
John 8:37 (show verse)
I know you are Abraham's offspring! Yet you want to kill me, since my word makes no headway among you!
John 8:38 (show verse)
I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you act as you have learned from your father."
John 8:39 (show verse)
They answered him, "Abraham is our father." "If you are Abraham's children," said Jesus, "then do as Abraham did;
John 8:40 (show verse)
but now you want to kill me ??to kill a man who has told you the truth, the truth I have learned from God. Abraham did not do that.
John 8:41 (show verse)
You do the deeds of your father." They said to him, "We are no bastards: we have one father, even God."
John 8:42 (show verse)
Said Jesus, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came here from God; I did not come of my own accord, I was sent by him.
John 8:43 (show verse)
Why do you not understand my speech? Because you are unable to listen to what I am saying.
John 8:44 (show verse)
You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires; he was a slayer of men from the very beginning, and he has no place in the truth because there is no truth in him: when he tells a lie, he is expressing his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
John 8:45 (show verse)
It is because I tell the truth, that you do not believe me.
John 8:46 (show verse)
Which of you can convict me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
John 8:47 (show verse)
He who belongs to God listens to the words of God; you do not listen to them, because you do not belong to God."
John 8:48 (show verse)
The Jews retorted, "Are we not right in saying you are a Samaritan, you are mad?"
John 8:49 (show verse)
Jesus replied, "I am not mad: I honour my Father and you dishonour me.
John 8:50 (show verse)
However, I do not aim at my own credit; there is One who cares for my credit, and he is judge.
John 8:51 (show verse)
Truly, truly I tell you, if anyone holds to what I say, he will never see death."
John 8:52 (show verse)
The Jews said to him, "Now we are sure you are mad. Abraham is dead, and so are all the prophets; and you declare, 'If anyone holds to what I say, he will never taste death'!
John 8:53 (show verse)
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He is dead, and the prophets are dead. Who do you claim to be?"
John 8:54 (show verse)
Jesus replied, "Were I to glorify myself, my glory would be nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me; you say 'He is our God,'
John 8:55 (show verse)
but you do not understand him. I know him. Were I to say, 'I do not know him,' I would be a liar like yourselves; but I do know him and I hold to his word.
John 8:56 (show verse)
Your father Abraham exulted that he was to see my Day: he did see it and he rejoiced."
John 8:57 (show verse)
Then said the Jews to him, "You are not fifty years old, and Abraham has seen you?"
John 8:58 (show verse)
"Truly, truly I tell you," said Jesus, "I have existed before Abraham was born."
John 8:59 (show verse)
At this they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus concealed himself and made his way out of the temple.