Chapter 8

Again in the Temple (absolving an adultress after his merciful manner, and yet withal declaring against his enemies that he is not a favourer of sin, no more than Moyses) ℣.12 he teacheth openly, and is not for all that apprehended, telling them both of his Godhead, ℣.21 and of their reprobation, ℣.28 of his exaltation also by their Crucifying of him. ℣.31 exhorting the believers to persevere: ℣.33 and showing them that seek his death, that they are neither free, ℣.39 nor of Abraham, ℣.41 nor of God, ℣.44 but of the Devil, ℣.45 but that him self is of God, ℣.52 and greater and ancienter than Abraham. ℣.59 For the which they go about to stone him, but in vain.

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   And jesus went into the Mount-olivet:

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   came into the temple, and the people and early in the morning again he came to him, and sitting he taught them.

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   And the Scribes and Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and they did set her in the midst,

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   And said to him: Master, this woman was even now taken in adultery.

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   And in the law, Moyses commanded us to stone such. What sayest thou therefore?

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   And this they said tempting him, that they might accuse him. But Jesus bowing himself down, with his finger wrote in the earth.

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   When they therefore continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said to them: He that is without sin of you, let him first throw the stone at her.

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   And again bowing himself, he wrote in the earth.

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   And they hearing, went out one by one, beginning at the seniors: and Jesus alone remained, and the woman standing in the midst.

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    And Jesus lifting up himself, said to her: Woman, where are they that accused thee? Hath no man condemned thee?

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    Who said: No man, Lord. And Jesus said: Neither will I condemn thee. Go, and now sin no more.

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    Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying: I am the light of the world: he that followeth me, walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

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    The Pharisees therefore said to him: Thou givest testimony of thy self; thy testimony is not true.

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    Jesus answered, and said to them: Although I do give testimony of my self, my testimony is true: because I know whence I came, & whither I go: but you know not whence I come, or whither I go.

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    You judge according to the flesh: I do not judge any man.

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    And if I do judge, my judgement is true: because I am not alone, but I and he that sent me, the Father.

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    And in your law it is written, that the testimony of two men is true.

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    I am he that give testimony of my self: and he that sent me, the Father, giveth testimony of me.

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    They said therefore to him: Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Neither me do you know, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you might know my Father also.

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    These words Jesus spake in the Treasury, teaching in the temple, and no man apprehended him, because his hour was not yet come.

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    Again therefore Jesus said to them: I go, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sin. Whither I go, you can not come.

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    The Jews therefore said: Why, will he kill himself, because he saith: Whither I go, you can not come?

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    And he said to them: You are from beneath, 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 shall die in your sins. For if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sin.

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    They said therefore to him: Who art thou? Jesus said to them: The Beginning who also speak to you.

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    Many things I have to speak and judge of you. But he that sent me, is true: and what I have heard of him, these things I speak in the world.

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    And they knew not that he said to them that his Father was God.

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    Jesus therefore said to them: When you shall have exalted the Son of man, then you shall know that I am he, and of my self I do nothing, but as the Father hath taught me, these things I speak:

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    and he that sent me, is with me: and he hath not left me alone, because the things that please him I do always.

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    When he spake these things, many believed in him.

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    Jesus therefore said to them that believed him, the Jews: If you abide in my word, you shall be my Disciples indeed.

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    And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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    They answered him: We are the seed of Abraham, and we never served any man: how sayest thou, You shall be free?

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    Jesus answered them: Amen, amen I say to you, that every one which committeth sin, is the servant of sin.

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    And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.

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    If therefore the Son make you free, you shall be free indeed.

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    I know that you are the children of Abraham: but you seek to kill me, because my word taketh not in you.

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    I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and you do the things that you have seen with your father.

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    They answered, and said to him: Our father is Abraham.

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    Jesus saith to them: If you be the children of Abraham, do the works of Abraham.

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    But now, you seek to kill me, a man that have spoken the truth to you, which I have heard of God. This did not Abraham.

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    You do the works of your father. They said therefore to him: We were not born of fornication. We have one Father, God.

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    Jesus therefore said to them: If God were your Father, verily you would love me. For from God I proceeded, and came: for I came not of my self, but he sent me:

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    Why do you not know my speech? Because you can not hear my word.

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    You are of your father the devil, & the desires of your father you will do. He was a man-killer from the beginning, & he stood not in the verity; because verity is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own, because he is a liar, & the father thereof.

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    But because I say the verity, you believe me not.

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    Which of you shall argue me of sin? If I say the verity, why do you not believe me?

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    He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear not, because you are not of God.

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    The Jews therefore answered, and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritane, and hast a devil?

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    Jesus answered: I have no devil: but I do honour my Father, and you have dishonoured me.

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    but I seek not mine own glory. There is that seeketh and judgeth.

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    Amen, amen I say to you: If any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever.

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    The Jews therefore said: Now we have known that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the Prophets; and thou sayest: If any man keep my word, he shall not taste death for ever.

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    Why, art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the Prophets are dead. Whom doest thou make thy self?

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    Jesus answered: If I do glorify my self, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, 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 shall say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar. But I do know him, and do keep his word.

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    Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: and he saw, and was glad.

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    The Jews therefore said to him: Thou hast not yet fifty years and hast thou seen Abraham?

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    Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say to you, before that Abraham was made, I am.

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    They took stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.