bible_study/Bible/John/John 8.md

## An Adulteress Forgiven 

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But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 

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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. 

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The scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center _of the court_, 

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they *said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. 

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Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?" 

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They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have _evidence_ to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. 

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But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up and said to them, **"Let him who is without sin among you _be the_ first to throw a stone at her."** 

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Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 

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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_. 

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Straightening up, Jesus said to her, **"Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"** 

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She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, **"I do not condemn you, either. Go, and from now on sin no more."**] 

## I Am the Light of the World 

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Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, **"I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."** 

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So the Pharisees said to Him, "You are bearing witness about Yourself; Your witness is not true." 

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Jesus answered and said to them, **"Even if I bear witness about Myself, My witness 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.** 

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You judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone. 

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But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone _in it_, but I and the Father who sent Me. 

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Even in your law it has been written that the witness of two men is true. 

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I am He who bears witness about Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness about Me." 

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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."** 

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These words He spoke in the treasury, as He was teaching in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come. 

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Then He said again to them, **"I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."** 

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So the Jews were saying, "Surely He will not kill Himself, since He says, **'Where I am going, you cannot come'**?" 

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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.** 

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Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am _He_, you will die in your sins." 

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So they were saying to Him, "Who are You?" Jesus said to them, **"What have I been saying to you _from_ the beginning?** 

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I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I am saying to the world." 

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They did not know that He had been speaking to them about the Father. 

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So Jesus said, **"When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am _He_, and I do nothing from Myself, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.** 

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And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him." 

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As He was speaking these things, many believed in Him. 

## The Son Will Make You Free 

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So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, **"If you abide in My word, _then_ you are truly My disciples;** 

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and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." 

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They answered Him, "We are Abraham's seed and have never yet been enslaved to anyone. How is it that You say, **'You will become free'**?" 

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Jesus answered them, **"Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.** 

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And the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. 

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So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. 

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I know that you are Abraham's seed; yet you are seeking to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. 

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I speak the things which I have seen with _My_ Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from _your_ father." 

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They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus *said to them, **"If you are Abraham's children, you would do the deeds of Abraham.** 

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But now you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do. 

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You are doing the deeds of your father." They said to Him, "We were not born of sexual immorality; we have one Father: God." 

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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 of Myself, but He sent Me.** 

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Why do you not understand what I am saying? _It is_ because you cannot hear My word. 

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You are of _your_ father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own _nature_, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 

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But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me. 

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Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? 

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He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear _them_, because you are not of God." 

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The Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?" 

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Jesus answered, **"I do not have a demon, but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.** 

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But I do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks and judges. 

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Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see death--ever." 

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The Jews said to Him, "Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets _also_; and You say, **'If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste of death--ever.'** 

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Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out _to be_?" 

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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';** 

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and you have not known Him, but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you, but I do 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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So the Jews 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, I am."** 

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Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.