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John 8:17-59

17EvenG2532 in 1your LawG3551 it has been writtenG1125 that the testimonyG3141 of 2twoG1417 peopleG444 is 3trueG227. 18I amG1510 He who testifiesG3140 aboutG4012 MyselfG1683, and 4the FatherG3962 who sentG3992 Me testifiesG3140 aboutG4012 Me.” 19SoG3767 they were sayingG3004 to Him, “WhereG4226 is Your FatherG3962?” JesusG2424 answeredG611, “You knowG3609 neitherG3777 Me norG3777 My FatherG3962; 5ifG1487 you knewG3609 Me, you would knowG3609 My FatherG3962 alsoG2532.” 20TheseG3778 wordsG4487 He spokeG2980 6in 7the treasuryG1049, as 8He taughtG1321 in the templeG2413 area; and noG3762 oneG3762 arrestedG4084 Him, becauseG3754 9His hourG5610 had not yetG3768 comeG2064.

21ThenG3767 He saidG3004 againG3825 to them, “I am goingG5217 awayG5217, and 10you will lookG2212 forG2212 Me, and 11will dieG599 in your sinG266; whereG3699 I am goingG5217, you cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064.” 22SoG3767 12the JewsG2453 were sayingG3004, “SurelyG3385 He will not killG615 HimselfG1438, will He, sinceG3754 He saysG3004, ‘13WhereG3699 I am goingG5217, you cannotG1410G3756 comeG2064’?” 23And He was sayingG3004 to them, “14You are from belowG2736, I amG1510 from aboveG507; 15you are of thisG3778 worldG2889, 16I amG1510 not of thisG3778 worldG2889. 24ThereforeG3767 I saidG3004 to you that you 17will dieG599 in your sinsG266; for unlessG1437G3361 you believeG4100 that 1819I amG1510, 20you will dieG599 in your sinsG266.” 25ThenG3767 they were sayingG3004 to Him, “WhoG5101 are You?” JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “21WhatG3739G5101 have I evenG2532 been sayingG2980 to you from the beginningG746? 26I haveG2192 manyG4183 thingsG4183 to sayG2980 and to judgeG2919 regardingG4012 you, but 22He who sentG3992 Me is trueG227; and 23the things whichG3739 I heardG191 from Him, theseG3778 I sayG2980 to the worldG2889.” 27They did not realizeG1097 that He was speakingG3004 to them about the FatherG3962. 28SoG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004, “WhenG3752 you 24liftG5312 upG5312 the SonG5207 of ManG444, thenG5119 you will knowG1097 that 2526I amG1510, and 27I doG4160 nothingG3762 28on My ownG1683, but I sayG2980 theseG3778 thingsG3778 as the FatherG3962 instructedG1321 Me. 29And He who sentG3992 Me is with Me; 29He 30has not leftG863 Me aloneG3441, for 31I alwaysG3842 doG4160 the thingsG701 thatG701 areG701 pleasingG701 to Him.” 30As He saidG2980 theseG3778 thingsG3778, 32manyG4183 came to believeG4100 in Him.

31SoG3767 JesusG2424 was sayingG3004 to thoseG3588 JewsG2453 who had believedG4100 Him, “33IfG1437 you continueG3306 in My wordG3056, then you are trulyG230 My 34disciplesG3101; 32and 35you will knowG1097 the truthG225, and 36the truthG225 will setG1659 you freeG1659.” 33They answeredG611 Him, “37We are Abraham’sG11 descendantsG4690 and have neverG3762G4455 been enslavedG1398 to anyoneG3762; howG4459 is it that You sayG3004, ‘You will becomeG1096 freeG1658’?”

34JesusG2424 answeredG611 them, “TrulyG281, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, 38everyoneG3956 who commitsG4160 sinG266 is a slaveG1401 of sinG266. 35NowG1161 39the slaveG1401 does not remainG3306 in the houseG3614 foreverG165; 40the sonG5207 does remainG3306 foreverG165. 36SoG3767 ifG1437 the SonG5207 41setsG1659 you freeG1659, you reallyG3689 will be freeG1658. 37I knowG3609 that you are 42Abraham’sG11 descendantsG4690; yetG235 43you are seekingG2212 to killG615 Me, becauseG3754 My wordG3056 44hasG5562 noG3756 placeG5562 in you. 38I speakG2980 of the things whichG3739 I have seenG3708 45with My FatherG3962; thereforeG3767 you alsoG2532 doG4160 the things whichG3739 you heardG191 from 46your fatherG3962.”

39They answeredG611 and saidG3004 to Him, “AbrahamG11 is 47our fatherG3962.” JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “48IfG1487 you are Abraham’sG11 childrenG5043, doG4160 the deedsG2041 of AbrahamG11. 40But as it is, 49you are seekingG2212 to killG615 Me, a ManG444 whoG3739 has 50toldG2980 you the truthG225, whichG3739 I heardG191 from GodG2316; thisG3778 AbrahamG11 did not doG4160. 41You are doingG4160 the deedsG2041 of 51your fatherG3962.” They saidG3004 to Him, “We were not bornG1080 as a resultG1537 of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202; 52we haveG2192 oneG1520 FatherG3962: GodG2316.” 42JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “IfG1487 GodG2316 were your FatherG3962, 53you would loveG25 Me, 54for I cameG1831 forthG1831 from GodG2316 and amG2240 hereG2240; for I have 55not evenG3761 comeG2064 56on My ownG1683, but 5758He sentG649 Me. 43WhyG1223G5101 do you not understandG1097 5960whatG2981 I am sayingG2981? It is becauseG3754 you cannotG1410G3756 61listenG191 to My wordG3056. 4462You are of 63your fatherG3962 the devilG1228, and 64you wantG2309 to doG4160 the desiresG1939 of your fatherG3962. 65He was a murdererG443 from the beginningG746, and does not standG4739 in the truthG225 becauseG3754 66there is noG3756 truthG225 in him. WheneverG3752 he tellsG2980 67a lieG5579, he 68speaksG2980 from his ownG2398 nature, becauseG3754 he is a liarG5583 and the fatherG3962 of 69liesG846. 45But becauseG3754 70I sayG3004 the truthG225, you do not believeG4100 Me. 46WhichG5101 oneG5101 of you convictsG1651 Me of sinG266? IfG1487 71I speakG3004 truthG225, whyG1223G5101 do you not believeG4100 Me? 4772The one who is of GodG2316 hearsG191 the wordsG4487 of GodG2316; for thisG3778 reasonG1223 you do not hearG191 them, becauseG3754 you are not of GodG2316.”

4873The JewsG2453 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to Him, “Do we not rightlyG2573 sayG3004 that You are a 74SamaritanG4541, and You 75haveG2192 a demonG1140?” 49JesusG2424 answeredG611, “I do not 76haveG2192 a demonG1140; onG235 theG235 contraryG235, I honorG5091 My FatherG3962, and you dishonorG818 Me. 50But 77I am not seekingG2212 My gloryG1391; there is One who seeksG2212 it, and judgesG2919. 51TrulyG281, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, ifG1437 anyoneG5100 78followsG5083 My wordG3056, he will neverG3756G3361 79seeG2334 deathG2288.” 5280The JewsG2453 saidG3004 to Him, “NowG3568 we knowG1097 that You 81haveG2192 a demonG1140. AbrahamG11 diedG599, and the prophetsG4396 as well; and yet You sayG3004, ‘IfG1437 anyoneG5100 82followsG5083 My wordG3056, he will neverG3756G3361 83tasteG1089 of deathG2288.’ 53You 84are not greaterG3173 than our fatherG3962 AbrahamG11, whoG3748 diedG599, are You? The prophetsG4396 diedG599 tooG2532. WhomG5101 do You makeG4160 YourselfG4572 out to be?” 54JesusG2424 answeredG611, “85IfG1437 I glorifyG1392 MyselfG1683, My gloryG1391 is nothingG3762; 86it is My FatherG3962 who glorifiesG1392 Me, of whomG3739 you sayG3004, ‘He is our GodG2316’; 55and 87you have not come to knowG1097 Him, 88but I knowG3609 Him. And ifG2579 I sayG3004 that I do not knowG3609 Him, I will be 89a liarG5583 likeG3664 you; 90but I do knowG3609 Him, and I 91followG5083 His wordG3056. 5692Your fatherG3962 AbrahamG11 was 93overjoyedG21 that he would seeG3708 My dayG2250, and he sawG3708 it and rejoicedG5463.” 5794SoG3767 the JewsG2453 saidG3004 to Him, “You are not yetG3768 fiftyG4004 yearsG2094 old, and You have seenG3708 AbrahamG11?” 58JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them, “TrulyG281, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, beforeG4250 AbrahamG11 95was bornG1096, 9697I amG1510.” 59ThereforeG3767 they 98pickedG142 upG142 stonesG3037 to throwG906 at Him, but JesusG2424 99hidG2928 Himself and leftG1831 the templeG2413 grounds.

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Notes

  1. 1. John 8:17 Deut 17:6; 19:15 ↩
  2. 2. John 8:17 Matt 18:16 ↩
  3. 3. John 8:17 I.e., valid or admissible ↩
  4. 4. John 8:18 John 5:37; 1 John 5:9 ↩
  5. 5. John 8:19 John 7:28; 8:55; 14:7, 9; 16:3 ↩
  6. 6. John 8:20 Or at ↩
  7. 7. John 8:20 Mark 12:41, 43; Luke 21:1 ↩
  8. 8. John 8:20 John 7:14; 8:2 ↩
  9. 9. John 8:20 John 7:30 ↩
  10. 10. John 8:21 John 7:34 ↩
  11. 11. John 8:21 John 8:24 ↩
  12. 12. John 8:22 John 1:19; 8:48, 52, 57 ↩
  13. 13. John 8:22 John 7:35 ↩
  14. 14. John 8:23 John 3:31 ↩
  15. 15. John 8:23 1 John 4:5 ↩
  16. 16. John 8:23 John 17:14, 16 ↩
  17. 17. John 8:24 John 8:21 ↩
  18. 18. John 8:24 Or I AM, you will die...; Jesus may be referring to Ex 3:14, I AM WHO I AM ↩
  19. 19. John 8:24 Matt 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8; John 4:26; 8:28, 58; 13:19 ↩
  20. 20. John 8:24 John 8:21 ↩
  21. 21. John 8:25 Or That which I have even been saying to you from the beginning ↩
  22. 22. John 8:26 John 3:33; 7:28 ↩
  23. 23. John 8:26 John 8:40; 12:49; 15:15 ↩
  24. 24. John 8:28 John 3:14; 12:32 ↩
  25. 25. John 8:28 Or I AM, and...; (see note v 24) ↩
  26. 26. John 8:28 Matt 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8; John 4:26; 8:24, 58; 13:19 ↩
  27. 27. John 8:28 John 3:11; 5:19 ↩
  28. 28. John 8:28 Or of Myself ↩
  29. 29. John 8:29 John 8:16; 16:32 ↩
  30. 30. John 8:29 Or did not leave ↩
  31. 31. John 8:29 John 4:34 ↩
  32. 32. John 8:30 John 7:31 ↩
  33. 33. John 8:31 John 15:7; 2 John 9 ↩
  34. 34. John 8:31 John 2:2 ↩
  35. 35. John 8:32 John 1:14, 17 ↩
  36. 36. John 8:32 John 8:36; Rom 8:2; 2 Cor 3:17; Gal 5:1, 13; James 2:12; 1 Pet 2:16 ↩
  37. 37. John 8:33 Matt 3:9; Luke 3:8; John 8:37, 39 ↩
  38. 38. John 8:34 Rom 6:16; 2 Pet 2:19 ↩
  39. 39. John 8:35 Gen 21:10; Gal 4:30 ↩
  40. 40. John 8:35 Luke 15:31 ↩
  41. 41. John 8:36 John 8:32 ↩
  42. 42. John 8:37 Matt 3:9; John 8:39 ↩
  43. 43. John 8:37 John 7:1; 8:40 ↩
  44. 44. John 8:37 Or is making no headway among you ↩
  45. 45. John 8:38 Or in the presence of ↩
  46. 46. John 8:38 John 8:41, 44 ↩
  47. 47. John 8:39 Matt 3:9; John 8:37 ↩
  48. 48. John 8:39 Rom 9:7; Gal 3:7 ↩
  49. 49. John 8:40 John 7:1; 8:37 ↩
  50. 50. John 8:40 John 8:26 ↩
  51. 51. John 8:41 John 8:38, 44 ↩
  52. 52. John 8:41 Deut 32:6; Is 63:16; 64:8 ↩
  53. 53. John 8:42 1 John 5:1 ↩
  54. 54. John 8:42 John 13:3; 16:28, 30; 17:8 ↩
  55. 55. John 8:42 John 7:28 ↩
  56. 56. John 8:42 Or of Myself ↩
  57. 57. John 8:42 Lit that One ↩
  58. 58. John 8:42 John 3:17 ↩
  59. 59. John 8:43 Or My way of speaking ↩
  60. 60. John 8:43 John 8:33, 39, 41 ↩
  61. 61. John 8:43 John 5:25 ↩
  62. 62. John 8:44 1 John 3:8 ↩
  63. 63. John 8:44 John 8:38, 41 ↩
  64. 64. John 8:44 John 7:17 ↩
  65. 65. John 8:44 Gen 3:4; 1 John 3:8, 15 ↩
  66. 66. John 8:44 1 John 2:4 ↩
  67. 67. John 8:44 Lit the lie ↩
  68. 68. John 8:44 Matt 12:34 ↩
  69. 69. John 8:44 Lit it ↩
  70. 70. John 8:45 John 18:37 ↩
  71. 71. John 8:46 John 18:37 ↩
  72. 72. John 8:47 1 John 4:6 ↩
  73. 73. John 8:48 John 1:19 ↩
  74. 74. John 8:48 Matt 10:5; John 4:9 ↩
  75. 75. John 8:48 John 7:20 ↩
  76. 76. John 8:49 John 7:20 ↩
  77. 77. John 8:50 John 5:41; 8:54 ↩
  78. 78. John 8:51 John 8:55; 14:23; 15:20; 17:6 ↩
  79. 79. John 8:51 Matt 16:28; Luke 2:26; John 8:52; Heb 2:9; 11:5 ↩
  80. 80. John 8:52 John 1:19 ↩
  81. 81. John 8:52 John 7:20 ↩
  82. 82. John 8:52 John 8:55; 14:23; 15:20; 17:6 ↩
  83. 83. John 8:52 John 8:51 ↩
  84. 84. John 8:53 John 4:12 ↩
  85. 85. John 8:54 John 8:50 ↩
  86. 86. John 8:54 John 7:39 ↩
  87. 87. John 8:55 John 8:19; 15:21 ↩
  88. 88. John 8:55 John 7:29 ↩
  89. 89. John 8:55 John 8:44 ↩
  90. 90. John 8:55 John 7:29 ↩
  91. 91. John 8:55 John 8:51; 15:10 ↩
  92. 92. John 8:56 John 8:37, 39 ↩
  93. 93. John 8:56 Matt 13:17; Heb 11:13 ↩
  94. 94. John 8:57 John 1:19 ↩
  95. 95. John 8:58 Lit came into being ↩
  96. 96. John 8:58 Or I AM; Jesus may be referring to Ex 3:14, I AM WHO I AM ↩
  97. 97. John 8:58 Ex 3:14; John 1:1; 17:5, 24 ↩
  98. 98. John 8:59 Matt 12:14; John 10:31; 11:8 ↩
  99. 99. John 8:59 John 12:36 ↩

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