John 8:12-20

12Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, ‘I am the light of the world. Those people who become my disciples will never walk in the dark. No, they will have the light that gives life.’

13The Pharisees began to argue with him. They said, ‘You are saying things about yourself. But there is nobody else to agree that these things are true.’

14Jesus answered, ‘What I say is true. Even if I do speak about myself, my words are true. I know where I have come from. I also know where I will go. As for you, you do not know where I came from. You do not know where I will go.

15You judge in the way that people think. I do not judge anyone.

16But if I did judge anyone, I would decide correctly what is right. That is because I am not alone. The Father has sent me, and he is with me.

17Your own Law says, “There must be two people to agree that something is true.”

18I speak what is true about myself. The Father, who sent me, also speaks what is true about me.’

19Then they asked him, ‘So where is your Father?’ Jesus answered, ‘You do not know either me or my Father. If you really knew me, you would also know my Father.’

20Jesus said all these words while he taught in the yard of the temple. He was near the place where they kept the gifts of money. But nobody took hold of him, because it was not the right time for that yet.