1 but Jesus walked out to the Mount of Olives. 2 Then early the next morning he went to the temple. The people came to him, and he sat down and started teaching them.
3 The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses brought in a woman who had been caught in bed with a man who wasn't her husband. They made her stand in the middle of the crowd. 4 Then they said, “Teacher, this woman was caught sleeping with a man who isn't her husband. 5 The Law of Moses teaches that a woman like this should be stoned to death! What do you say?”
6 They asked Jesus this question, because they wanted to test him and bring some charge against him. But Jesus simply bent over and started writing on the ground with his finger.
7 They kept on asking Jesus about the woman. Finally, he stood up and said, “If any of you have never sinned, then go ahead and throw the first stone at her!” 8 Once again he bent over and began writing on the ground. 9 The people left one by one, beginning with the oldest. Finally, Jesus and the woman were there alone.
10 Jesus stood up and asked her, “Where is everyone? Isn't there anyone left to accuse you?”
11 “No sir,” the woman answered.
Then Jesus told her, “I am not going to accuse you either. You may go now, but don't sin anymore.”
Jesus Is the Light for the World
12 Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time he said, “I am the light for the world! Follow me, and you won't be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life.”
13 The Pharisees objected, “You are the only one speaking for yourself, and what you say isn't true!”
14 Jesus replied:
Even if I do speak for myself, what I say is true! I know where I came from and where I am going. But you don't know where I am from or where I am going. 15 You judge in the same way that everyone else does, but I don't judge anyone. 16 If I did judge, I would judge fairly, because I would not be doing it alone. The Father who sent me is here with me. 17 Your Law requires two witnesses to prove that something is true. 18 I am one of my witnesses, and the Father who sent me is the other one.
19 “Where is your Father?” they asked.
“You don't know me or my Father!” Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would know my Father.”
20 Jesus said this while he was still teaching in the place where the temple treasures were stored. But no one arrested him, because his time had not yet come.
You Cannot Go Where I Am Going
21 Jesus also told them, “I am going away, and you will look for me. But you cannot go where I am going, and you will die with your sins unforgiven.”
22 The people asked, “Does he intend to kill himself? Is that what he means by saying we cannot go where he is going?”
23 Jesus answered, “You are from below, but I am from above. You belong to this world, but I don't. 24 This is why I said you will die with your sins unforgiven. If you don't have faith in me for who I am, you will die, and your sins will not be forgiven.”
25 “Who are you?” they asked Jesus.
Jesus answered, “I am exactly who I told you at the beginning. 26 There is a lot more I could say to condemn you. But the one who sent me is truthful, and I tell the people of this world only what I have heard from him.”
27 No one understood that Jesus was talking to them about the Father.
28 Jesus went on to say, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, you will know who I am. You will also know that I don't do anything on my own. I say only what my Father taught me. 29 The one who sent me is with me. I always do what pleases him, and he will never leave me.”
30 After Jesus said this, many of the people put their faith in him.
The Truth Will Set You Free
31 Jesus told the people who had faith in him, “If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 They answered, “We are Abraham's children! We have never been anyone's slaves. How can you say we will be set free?”
34 Jesus replied:
I tell you for certain that anyone who sins is a slave of sin! 35 And slaves don't stay in the family forever, though the Son will always remain in the family. 36 If the Son gives you freedom, you are free! 37 I know that you are from Abraham's family. Yet you want to kill me, because my message isn't really in your hearts. 38 I am telling you what my Father has shown me, just as you are doing what your father has taught you.
Your Father Is the Devil
39 The people said to Jesus, “Abraham is our father!”
Jesus replied, “If you were Abraham's children, you would do what Abraham did. 40 Instead, you want to kill me for telling you the truth that God gave me. Abraham never did anything like that. 41 But you are doing exactly what your father does.”
“Don't accuse us of having someone else as our father!” they said. “We just have one father, and he is God.”
42 Jesus answered:
If God were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and now I am here. He sent me. I did not come on my own. 43 Why can't you understand what I am talking about? Can't you stand to hear what I am saying? 44 Your father is the devil, and you do exactly what he wants. He has always been a murderer and a liar. There is nothing truthful about him. He speaks on his own, and everything he says is a lie. Not only is he a liar himself, but he is also the father of all lies.
45 Everything I have told you is true, and you still refuse to have faith in me. 46 Can any of you accuse me of sin? If you cannot, why won't you have faith in me? After all, I am telling you the truth. 47 Anyone who belongs to God will listen to his message. But you refuse to listen, because you don't belong to God.
Jesus and Abraham
48 The people told Jesus, “We were right to say that you are a Samaritan and that you have a demon in you!”
49 Jesus answered, “I don't have a demon in me. I honor my Father, and you refuse to honor me. 50 I don't want honor for myself. But there is one who wants me to be honored, and he is also the one who judges. 51 I tell you for certain that if you obey my words, you will never die.”
52 Then the people said, “Now we are sure that you have a demon. Abraham is dead, and so are the prophets. How can you say that no one who obeys your words will ever die? 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
54 Jesus replied, “If I honored myself, it would mean nothing. My Father is the one who honors me. You claim that he is your God, 55 even though you don't really know him. If I said I didn't know him, I would be a liar, just like all of you. But I know him, and I do what he says. 56 Your father Abraham was really glad to see me.”
57 “You are not even 50 years old!” they said. “How could you have seen Abraham?”
58 Jesus answered, “I tell you for certain that even before Abraham was, I was, and I am.” 59 The people picked up stones to kill Jesus, but he hid and left the temple.
1 Bet Jēzus aizgāja uz Ellas kalnu.
2 Agri no rīta viņš atkal gāja templī, un visa tauta nāca pie viņa, un viņš apsēdās un mācīja viņus.
3 Bet rakstu mācītāji un farizēji atveda sievieti, kas bija pienākta laulības pārkāpšanā; un to vidū nostatījuši,
4 Tie sacīja viņam „Mācītāj, šī sieviete pienākta pašā laulības pārkāpšanā.
5 Un Mozus savā bauslībā mums ir pavēlējis tādas nomētāt akmeņiem. Ko tu saki?“
6 Bet Jēzus, pie zemes noliecies, rakstīja ar pirkstu smiltīs.
7 Kad nu tie uzstāja viņam ar savu jautāšanu, viņš pacēla galvu un sacīja: „Kas no jums ir bez grēka, tas lai pirmais met akmeni uz viņu!“
8 Un atkal noliecies, viņš rakstīja smiltīs.
9 Bet tie, to dzirdējuši, aizgāja cits pēc cita, sākot ar vecajiem. Un Jēzus palika viens līdz ar sievieti, kas vidū stāvēja.
10 Un Jēzus, atkal galvu pacēlis, sacīja viņai: „Sieva, kur viņi ir? Vai neviens nav tevi pazudinājis?“
11 Viņa atbildēja: „Neviens, Kungs!“ Tad Jēzus sacīja: „Ari es tevi nepazudinu; ej un negrēko vairs!“
12 Tad Jēzus atkal runāja uz viņiem, sacīdams: „Es esmu pasaules gaisma; kas seko man, tas patiesi nestaigās tumsībā, bet tam būs dzīvības gaisma.“
13 Tad farizēji sacīja viņam: „Tu pats liecini par sevi; tava liecība nav patiesa.“
14 Tad Jēzus viņiem atbildēja: „Lai gan es liecinu pats par sevi, tomēr mana liecība ir patiesa, jo es zinu, no kurienes es esmu nāds un kurp eimu. Bet jūs nezināt, no kurienes es nāku un kurp eimu.
15 Jūs spriežat kā cilvēki, es ne par vienu nespriežu tiesu.
16 Bet ja es spriežu tiesu, mans spriedums ir pareizs, jo es neesmu viens, bet ar mani ir tas, kas mani sūtījis.
17 Arī jūsu bauslībā ir rakstīts, ka divu cilvēku liecība ir pareiza.
18 Es esmu viens, kas liecina par sevi, un par mani liecina Tēvs, kas mani sūtījis.“
19 Tad tie sacīja viņam: „Kur ir tavs tēvs?“ Jēzus atbildēja: „Ne mani jūs pazīstat, ne manu Tēvu; ja jus mani būtu pazinuši, jūs būtu pazinuši arī manu Tēvu.“
20 Šos vārdus viņš runāja, mācīdams templī pie mantnīcas. Un neviens viņu neapcietināja, jo viņa stunda vēl nebija nākusi.
21 Tad viņš atkal tiem sacīja: „Es aizeimu, un jūs mani meklēsit un tomēr mirsit savos grēkos. Kurp es eimu, tur jūs nevarat līdzi nākt.“
22 Tad jūdi sacīja: „Viņš taču pats sev nedarīs galu, ka viņš saka: Kurp es eimu, jūs nevarat līdzi nākt?“
23 Viņš tiem sacīja: „Jūs esat no zemes, es esmu no augšienes, jūs piederat šai pasaulei, es nepiederu šai pasaulei.
24 Tādēļ es jums sacīju, ka jūs mirsit savos grēkos. Jo ja jūs neticēsit, ka es tas esmu, jūs mirsit savos grēkos.“
25 Tad tie sacīja viņam: „Kas tu tāds esi?“ Jēzus viņiem sacīja: Ko es pavisam runāju ar jums!
26 Daudz kas man par jums jārunā un jāspriež. Bet tas, kas mani sūtījis, ir patiess, un es pasaulei stāstu to, ko no viņa esmu dzirdējis.“
27 Bet tie nesaprata, ka viņš runāja uz viņiem par Tēvu.
28 Tad Jēzus sacīja: „Kad jūs Cilvēka dēlu būsit paaugstinājuši, tad jūs sapratīsit, ka es tas esmu, un ka es neko nedaru no sevis, bet runāju, kā Tēvs mani mācījis.
29 Un kas mani sūtījis, ir ar mani. Viņš mani nav atstājis vienu, jo, kas viņam labpatīk, to es daru vienmēr.“
30 Viņam tā runājot, daudzi sāka viņam ticēt.
31 Tad Jēzus sacīja jūdiem, kas bija sākuši ticēt viņam: „Ja jūs paliekat manos vārdos, jūs patiesi esat mani mācekļi,
32 Un jūs atzīsit patiesību, un patiesība darīs jūs brīvus.“
33 Tie viņam atbildēja: „Mēs esam Ābrahāma dzimums un nekad neesam bijuši neviena cilvēka vergi. Kā tad tu saki: Jūs būsit brīvi?“
34 Jēzus viņiem atbildēja: „Patiesi, patiesi, es jums saku, ikviens, kas grēku dara, ir grēka vergs.
35 Bet vergs nepaliek visu mūžu mājās; Dēls gan paliek visu mūžu.
36 Ja nu Dēls jūs darīs brīvus, jūs patiesi būsit brīvi.
37 Es zinu, ka jūs esat Ābrahāma dzimums. Un tomēr jūs mani meklējat nokaut, jo maniem vārdiem jūsu starpā nav vietas.
38 Ko es pie Tēva esmu redzējis, to es runāju; arī jūs darāt, ko esat dzirdējuši no sava tēva.“
39 Tie viņam atbildēja: „Mūsu tēvs ir Ābrahāms.“ Jēzus viņiem saka: „Ja jūs esat Ābrahāma bērni, darait Ābrahāma darbus!
40 Bet jūs mani meklējat nokaut, mani, kas jums patiesību esmu runājis, ko es esmu dzirdējis no Dieva. To Ābrahāms nav darījis.
41 Jūs darāt sava tēva darbus!“ Tie sacīja: „Mēs neesam netiklībā dzimuši, mums ir viens tēvs, Dievs.“
42 Jēzus viņiem sacīja: „Ja Dievs būtu jūsu tēvs, jūs mani mīlētu, jo es esmu izgājis un nāku no Dieva. Jo ne no sevis esmu nācis, bet viņš mani sūtījis.
43 Kādēļ jūs manu runu nesaprotat? Tāpēc, ka jūs neesat spējīgi klausīties manos vārdcs.
44 Jūs esat no sava tēva—velna, un jums gribas piepildīt sava tēva kārības. Viņš no paša sākuma ir bijis slepkava un nestāv patiesībā, jo patiesības nav viņā. Melus runādams, viņš runā pēc savas dabas, jo viņš ir melis un melu tēvs.
45 Bet man jūs neticat, tāpēc ka es runāju patiesību.
46 Kupš no jums man var uzrādīt kādu grēku? Bet ja es runāju patiesību, kāpēc jūs neticat man?
47 Kas no Dieva ir, dzird Dieva vārdus. Tāpēc jūs nedzirdat, ka neesat no Dieva.“
48 Jūdi viņam atbildēja: „Vai mēs pareizi nesakām, ka tu esi samarietis un ka tevī ir velns?“
49 Jēzus atbildēja: „Manī nav velna, bet es dodu godu savam Tēvam, jūs turpretim laupāt man godu.
50 Bet es nemeklēju savu godu; ir viens, kas meklē un spriež tiesu.
51 Patiesi, patiesi, es jums saku: Ja kas manus vārdus turēs, tas nāves neredzēs ne mūžam!“
52 Tad jūdi viņam sacīja: „Nu mēs zinām, ka tevī ir velns. Ābrahāms ir miris un pravieši, un tu saki: Kas manus vārdus turēs, nebaudīs nāves ne mūžam!
53 Vai tu esi lielāks nekā mūsu tēvs Ābrahāms, kas ir miris, tāpat kā pravieši ir miruši? Par ko tu sevi dari?“
54 Jēzus atbildēja: „Ja es pats sevi ceļu godā, mans gods nav nekas. Bet tas, kas mani ccļ godā, ir mans Tēvs, ko jūs saucat par savu Dievu.
55 Jūs viņu nepazīstat, bet es viņu pazīstu. Ja es sacītu, ka nepazīstu viņu es būtu melis līdzīgs jums. Bet es viņu pazīstu un turu viņa vārdus.
56 Jūsu tēvs Ābrahāms kļuva līksms, noprazdams, ka redzēs manu dienu, un viņš to redzēja un priecājās par to.“
57 Tad jūdi viņam sacīja: „Tev vēl nav piecdesmit gadu, un tu būtu Ābrā-hamu redzējis?“
58 Jēzus atbildēja viņiem: „Patiesi, patiesi, es jums saku: Pirms Ābrahāms tapa, esmu es.“
59 Tad viņi pacēla akmeņus, lai mestu tos uz viņu. Bet Jēzus paslēpās un izgāja no tempļa ārā.
