1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst,4 they said to Him, Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act.5 Now Moses, in the Law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her.8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?11 She said, No one, Lord. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life.13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, You bear witness of Yourself; Your testimony is not true.14 Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I bear witness of Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.16 And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me.17 It is also written in your Law that the testimony of two men is true.18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.19 Then they said to Him, Where is Your Father? Jesus answered, You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.20 These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one laid hands on Him, for His hour had not yet come.21 Then Jesus said to them again, I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you are not able to come.22 So the Jews said, Will He kill Himself, because He says, Where I go you are not able to come?23 And He said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above. You are from this world; I am not from this world.24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.25 Then they said to Him, Who are You? And Jesus said to them, The Beginning; what I have been saying to you.26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.27 They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father.28 Then Jesus said to them, When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.29 And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.30 As He spoke these words, many believed into Him.31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you continue to abide in My Word, you are truly My disciples.32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.33 They answered Him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have been in slavery to no one at any time. How can You say, You will be made free?34 Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Everyone practicing sin is a slave of sin.35 And a slave does not remain in the house forever, but the son remains forever.36 Therefore if the Son sets you free, you shall truly be free.37 I know that you are Abraham’s seed, but you seek to kill Me, because My Word has no place in you.38 I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father.39 They answered and said to Him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.40 But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.41 You do the works of your father. Then they said to Him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father; God.42 Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come from Myself, but He sent Me.43 Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to hear My Word.44 You are of the devil as your father, and the lusts of your father you purpose to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.45 And because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?47 He who is of God hears God’s Words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.48 Then the Jews answered and said to Him, Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?49 Jesus answered, I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.50 And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges.51 Truly, truly, I say to you, If anyone keeps My Word he shall certainly never ever see death.52 Then the Jews said to Him, Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and You say, If anyone keeps My Word he shall never ever taste death.53 Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died. Whom do You make Yourself out to be?54 Jesus answered, If I glorify Myself, My honor is nothing. It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say that He is your God.55 Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, I do not know Him, I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His Word.56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.57 Then the Jews said to Him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?58 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham came to be, I AM.59 Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus was hidden and went forth out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

1 But Jhesus wente in to the mount of Olyuete.2 And eerli eft he cam in to the temple; and al the puple cam to hym; and he sat, and tauyte hem.3 And scribis and Fariseis bryngen a womman takun in auoutrye, and thei settiden hir in the myddil,4 and seiden to hym, Maystir, this womman is now takun in auoutrie.5 And in the lawe Moises comaundide vs to stoone suche; therfor what seist thou?6 And thei seiden this thing temptynge hym, that thei myyten accuse hym. And Jhesus bowide hym silf doun, and wroot with his fyngur in the erthe.7 And whanne thei abiden axynge hym, he reiside hym silf, and seide to hem, He of you that is without synne, first caste a stoon in to hir.8 And eft he bowide hym silf, and wroot in the erthe.9 And thei herynge these thingis, wenten awei oon aftir anothir, and thei bigunnen fro the eldre men; and Jhesus dwelte aloone, and the womman stondynge in the myddil.10 And Jhesus reiside hym silf, and seide to hir, Womman, where ben thei that accusiden thee? no man hath dampned thee.11 Sche seide, No man, Lord. Jhesus seide `to hir, Nethir Y schal dampne thee; go thou, and now aftirward nyle thou synne more.12 Therfor eft Jhesus spak to hem, and seide, Y am the liyt of the world; he that sueth me, walkith not in derknessis, but schal haue the liyt of lijf.13 Therfor the Fariseis seiden, Thou berist witnessyng of thi silf; thi witnessyng is not trewe.14 Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, And if Y bere witnessyng of my silf, my witnessyng is trewe; for Y woot fro whennus Y cam, and whidur Y go.15 But ye witen not fro whennus Y cam, ne whidur Y go. For ye demen aftir the fleisch, but Y deme no man;16 and if Y deme, my doom is trewe, for Y am not aloone, but Y and the fadir that sente me.17 And in youre lawe it is writun, that the witnessyng of twei men is trewe.18 Y am, that bere witnessyng of my silf, and the fadir that sente me, berith witnessyng of me.19 Therfor thei seiden to hym, Where is thi fadir? Jhesus answeride, Nether ye knowen me, nethir ye knowen my fadir; if ye knewen me, perauenture ye schulden knowe also my fadir.20 Jhesus spak these wordis in the tresorie, techynge in the temple; and no man took hym, for his our cam not yit.21 Therfor eft Jhesus seide to hem, Lo! Y go, and ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen die in youre synne; whidur Y go, ye moun not come.22 Therfor the Jewis seiden, Whether he schal sle hym silf, for he seith, Whidur Y go, ye moun not come?23 And he seide to hem, Ye ben of bynethe, Y am of aboue; ye ben of this world, Y am not of this world.24 Therfor Y seide to you, that ye schulen die in youre synnes; for if ye bileuen not that Y am, ye schulen die in youre synne.25 Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? Jhesus seide to hem, The bigynnyng, which also speke to you.26 Y haue many thingis to speke, and deme of you, but he that sente me is sothefast; and Y speke in the world these thingis, that Y herde of hym.27 And thei knewen not, that he clepide his fadir God.28 Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Whanne ye han areisid mannus sone, thanne ye schulen knowe, that Y am, and of my silf Y do no thing; but as my fadir tauyte me, Y speke these thingis.29 And he that sente me is with me, and lefte me not aloone; for Y do euermore tho thingis, that ben plesynge to hym.30 Whanne he spak these thingis, manye bileueden in hym.31 Therfor Jhesus seide to the Jewis, that bileueden in hym, If ye dwellen in my word, verili ye schulen be my disciplis;32 and ye schulen knowe the treuthe, and the treuthe schal make you fre.33 Therfor the Jewis answeriden to hym, We ben the seed of Abraham, and we serueden neuere to man; hou seist thou, That ye schulen be fre?34 Jhesus answeride to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, ech man that doith synne, is seruaunt of synne.35 And the seruaunt dwellith not in the hows with outen ende, but the sone dwellith with outen ende.36 Therfor if the sone make you fre, verili ye schulen be fre.37 Y woot that ye ben Abrahams sones, but ye seken to sle me, for my word takith not in you.38 Y speke tho thingis, that Y say at my fadir; and ye doen tho thingis, that ye sayn at youre fadir.39 Thei answerden, and seiden to hym, Abraham is oure fadir. Jhesus seith to hem, If ye ben the sones of Abraham, do ye the werkis of Abraham.40 But now ye seken to sle `me, a man that haue spoken to you treuthe, that Y herde of God; Abraham dide not this thing.41 Ye doen the werkis of youre fadir. Therfor thei seiden to hym, We ben not borun of fornycacioun; we han o fadir, God.42 But Jhesus seith to hem, If God were youre fadir, sotheli ye schulden loue me; for Y passide forth of God, and cam; for nether Y cam of my silf, but he sente me.43 Whi knowen ye not my speche? for ye moun not here my word.44 Ye ben of the fadir, the deuel, and ye wolen do the desyris of youre fadir. He was a mansleere fro the bigynnyng, and he stood not in treuthe; for treuthe is not in hym. Whanne he spekith lesyng, he spekith of his owne; for he is a liere, and fadir of it.45 But for Y seie treuthe, ye bileuen not to me.46 Who of you schal repreue me of synne? if Y sey treuthe, whi bileuen ye not to me?47 He that is of God, herith the wordis of God; therfor ye heren not, for ye ben not of God.48 Therfor the Jewis answeriden, and seiden, Whether we seien not wel, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a deuel?49 Jhesus answerde, and seide, Y haue not a deuel, but Y onoure my fadir, and ye han vnhonourid me.50 For Y seke not my glorye; there is he, that sekith, and demeth.51 Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, if ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth with outen ende.52 Therfor the Jewis seiden, Now we han knowun, that thou hast a deuel. Abraham is deed, and the prophetis, and thou seist, If ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth withouten ende.53 Whether thou art grettere than oure fader Abraham, that is deed, and the prophetis ben deed; whom makist thou thi silf?54 Jhesus answeride, If Y glorifie my silf, my glorie is nouyt; my fadir, is that glorifieth me, whom ye seien, that he is youre God.55 And ye han not knowun hym, but Y haue knowun hym; and if Y seie that Y knowe hym not, Y schal be a liere lich to you; but Y knowe hym, and Y kepe his word.56 Abraham, youre fadir, gladide to se my dai; and he saiy, and ioyede.57 Thanne the Jewis seiden to hym, Thou hast not yit fifti yeer, and hast thou seien Abraham?58 Therfor Jhesus seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, bifor that Abraham schulde be, Y am.59 Therfor thei token stonys, to caste to hym; but Jhesus hidde hym, and wente out of the temple.