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And◦ Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
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And◦ early··in··the··morning He came▫ again into the temple, and all the people came to Him, and sitting··down He taught them.
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And◦ the scribes and Pharisees brought◦ to Him a woman taken in adultery, and standing her in the midst,
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they say to Him, Teacher, this woman was taken committing··adultery, in··the··very··deed.
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And◦ Moses in the Law commanded us that such should be stoned; what◦ then◦ sayest Thou?
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But◦ this they said, tempting Him, that they might have reason to accuse Him. But◦ Jesus, stooping down, with His finger wrote in the earth.
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And◦ as they continued asking◦ Him, He stood··up◦, and said◦ to them, He who is without··sin among you, let him first cast the stone at◦ her.
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And again stooping down, He wrote in the earth.
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And◦ they, having heard, and being reproved by conscience, went··out▵ one··by··one, beginning from the elders until the last; and Jesus was left◦ alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
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And◦ Jesus, standing··up◦ and observing no··one◦ but▵ the woman, said◦ to her, Woman, where are those▵ thine accusers? Has no··one condemned thee?
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And◦ she said, No one, Lord. And◦ Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.
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Then again Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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The Pharisees then said◦ to Him, Thou testifiest about Thyself; Thy testimony is not true.
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Jesus answered and said◦ to them, Even··if I◦ testify about Myself, My testimony is true, because I know◦ whence I came, and whither I go◦; but◦ you know◦ not whence I come, and whither I go◦.
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You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
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And◦ yet◦ if I judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me.
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And it has also◦ been written in your law that the witness of two men is true*.
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I◦ am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.
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Then◦ they said to Him, Where is Thy Father? Jesus answered, You neither know◦ Me, nor My Father; if you had known◦ Me, you would have known◦ My Father also.
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These sayings spoke Jesus in the treasury, teaching in the temple; and no··one laid··hold of Him, for His hour had not··yet come.
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Then◦ Jesus said◦ again to them, I◦ go◦, and you shall seek Me, and shall die in your sin. Whither I◦ go◦, you cannot come.
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Then◦ the Jews said, He will not◦ kill Himself, will He, because He says, Whither I◦ go◦, you cannot come?
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And He said◦ to them, You are from beneath; I am from above; you are from this world; I am not from this world.
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I said then to you that you shall die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you shall die in your sins.
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Therefore they said to Him, Who◦ art thou? And Jesus said◦ to them, The Beginning, who◦ also am speaking to you.
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I have many things to speak and to judge of you; but He who sent Me is true, and I say to the world those things which I have heard from Him.
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They knew not that He spoke of the Father to them.
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Then Jesus said◦ to them, When you have lifted··up the Son of Man, then◦ you shall know that I◦ am, and from Myself do nothing, but even··as My Father taught Me, these··things I speak.
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And He who sent Me is with Me; the Father has not left Me alone, because I◦ always do those things that please Him.
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As He spoke these things, many believed in Him.
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Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed in Him, If you remain in My Word, you are truly My disciples,
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and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set· you ·free.
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They answered Him, We are the seed of Abraham, and never served anyone▵; how sayest Thou, You shall become free?
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Jesus answered them, Amen, Amen, I say to you that everyone doing sin is the servant of sin.
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And◦ the servant remains not in the house for ever*; the Son remains for ever.
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If then◦ the Son set· you ·free, you shall truly◦ be free.
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I know◦ that you are the seed of Abraham; but you seek to kill Me, because My word has· no ·place◦ in you.
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I◦ speak what I have seen▵ with◦ My Father, and you then◦ do what you have seen▵ with◦ your father.
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They answered and said to Him, Abraham is our father. Jesus says to them, If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
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But◦ now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has spoken to··you the truth, which I heard with◦ God; this did not Abraham.
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You do the works of your father. Then◦ they said◦ to Him, We were· not ·born of harlotries; we have one Father, God.
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Then Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love Me. For from God I went out and am coming◦, for I have not come of Myself, but He sent· Me ·out.
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Why do you not know My speech? Because you cannot hear My word.
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You are from◦ your father the Devil, and the lusts of your father you will to do. He▵ was a murderer◦ from the beginning, and did not stand in the truth, because the truth is not in him. When he speaks a··lie, he speaks from◦ his··own▵; for he is a liar, and the father of it.
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But◦ because I say the truth, you believe Me not.
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Which◦ of you accuses Me of sin? And◦ if I say the truth, why◦ do you not believe Me?
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He who is of God hears the sayings of God; you therefore hear not, because you are not of God.
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Then answered the Jews, and said to Him, Say we not well that Thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?
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Jesus answered, I have not a demon, but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
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And◦ I◦ seek not My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges.
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Amen, Amen, I say to you, If anyone keep My word, he shall not behold death for eternity.
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Then◦ the Jews said◦ to Him, Now we know that Thou hast a demon. Abraham is··dead, and the prophets, and Thou sayest, If anyone keep My word, he shall not taste death into the ages.
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Art Thou greater than our father Abraham, who◦ is··dead? And the prophets are··dead. Who◦ dost Thou make Thyself 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 that He is your God.
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And you have not known Him; but◦ I◦ know◦ Him. And if I should say◦ that I know◦ Him not, I should be like you, a liar; but I know◦ Him, and keep His word.
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Your father Abraham leapt··for··joy to see◦ My day, and he saw◦, and rejoiced.
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Then the Jews said to Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast Thou seen▵ Abraham?
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Jesus said to them, Amen, Amen, I say to you, Before Abraham was◦, I am.
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Then they took up stones to cast at Him; but◦ Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed··by◦.
