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Text -- John 8:1-22 (NET)
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8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives .
8:2 Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again . All the people came to him , and he sat down and began to teach them .
8:3 The experts in the law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery . They made her stand in front of them
8:4 and said to Jesus , “Teacher , this woman was caught in the very act of adultery .
8:5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death such women . What then do you say ?”
8:6 (Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him , so that they could bring charges against him .) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger .
8:7 When they persisted in asking him , he stood up straight and replied , “Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her .”
8:8 Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground .
8:9 Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time , starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
8:10 Jesus stood up straight and said to her , “Woman , where are they? Did no one condemn you ?”
8:11 She replied , “No one , Lord .” And Jesus said , “I do not condemn you either . Go , and from now on do not sin any more.”
Jesus as the Light of the World
8:12 Then Jesus spoke out again , “I am the light of the world . The one who follows me will never walk in darkness , but will have the light of life .”
8:13 So the Pharisees objected , “You testify about yourself ; your testimony is not true !”
8:14 Jesus answered , “Even if I testify about myself , my testimony is true , because I know where I came from and where I am going . But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going .
8:15 You people judge by outward appearances ; I do not judge anyone .
8:16 But if I judge , my evaluation is accurate , because I am not alone when I judge, but I and the Father who sent me do so together.
8:17 It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true .
8:18 I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about me .”
8:19 Then they began asking him , “Who is your father ?” Jesus answered , “You do not know either me or my Father . If you knew me you would know my Father too .”
8:20 (Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts . No one seized him because his time had not yet come .)
Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going
8:21 Then Jesus said to them again , “I am going away , and you will look for me but will die in your sin . Where I am going you cannot come .”
8:22 So the Jewish leaders began to say , “Perhaps he is going to kill himself , because he says , ‘Where I am going you cannot come .’”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Temple |
Adultery |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Women |
PURITY |
Hypocrisy |
JESUS CHRIST, 4A |
Witness |
Blindness |
RECORD |
Light |
Regeneration |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
Instruction |
Treasury |
Quotations and Allusions |
Hades |
God |
Conscience |
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NET Notes -> Joh 8:1; Joh 8:2; Joh 8:3; Joh 8:3; Joh 8:4; Joh 8:5; Joh 8:5; Joh 8:6; Joh 8:6; Joh 8:6; Joh 8:7; Joh 8:7; Joh 8:7; Joh 8:8; Joh 8:9; Joh 8:10; Joh 8:10; Joh 8:11; Joh 8:12; Joh 8:12; Joh 8:12; Joh 8:13; Joh 8:13; Joh 8:13; Joh 8:14; Joh 8:14; Joh 8:14; Joh 8:15; Joh 8:15; Joh 8:15; Joh 8:16; Joh 8:16; Joh 8:16; Joh 8:17; Joh 8:18; Joh 8:19; Joh 8:19; Joh 8:20; Joh 8:20; Joh 8:20; Joh 8:20; Joh 8:20; Joh 8:20; Joh 8:21; Joh 8:21; Joh 8:21; Joh 8:21; Joh 8:22; Joh 8:22
NET Notes: Joh 8:1 The Mount of Olives is a hill running north to south about 1.8 mi (3 km) long, lying east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. It was named for the ...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:2 An ingressive sense for the imperfect fits well here following the aorist participle.
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NET Notes: Joh 8:4 Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Joh 8:5 The accusers themselves subtly misrepresented the law. The Mosaic law stated that in the case of adultery, both the man and woman must be put to death...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:6 Or possibly “Jesus bent down and wrote an accusation on the ground with his finger.” The Greek verb καταγρ...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:8 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Greek style o...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:10 Woman was a polite form of address (see BDAG 208-9 s.v. γυνή 1), similar to “Madam” or “Ma’am” used...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:13 Compare the charge You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true! to Jesus’ own statement about his testimony in 5:31.
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NET Notes: Joh 8:14 You people do not know where I came from or where I am going. The ignorance of the religious authorities regarding Jesus’ origin works on two le...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:15 What is the meaning of Jesus’ statement “I do not judge anyone”? It is clear that Jesus did judge (even in the next verse). The poin...
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NET Notes: Joh 8:16 The phrase “do so together” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the context.
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NET Notes: Joh 8:19 If you knew me you would know my Father too. Jesus’ reply is based on his identity with the Father (see also John 1:18; 14:9).
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