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Text -- John 8:1-51 (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.’” 8:23 Jesus replied, “You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world. 8:24 Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.” 8:25 So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus replied, “What I have told you from the beginning. 8:26 I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.” 8:27 (They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.) 8:28 Then Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me. 8:29 And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do those things that please him.” 8:30 While he was saying these things, many people believed in him.
Abraham’s Children and the Devil’s Children
8:31 Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples 8:32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 8:33 “We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied, “and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say, ‘You will become free’?” 8:34 Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin. 8:35 The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever. 8:36 So if the son sets you free, you will be really free. 8:37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you. 8:38 I am telling you the things I have seen while with the Father; as for you, practice the things you have heard from the Father!” 8:39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father!” Jesus replied, “If you are Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham. 8:40 But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this! 8:41 You people are doing the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Jesus, “We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself.” 8:42 Jesus replied, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me. 8:43 Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot cannot accept my teaching. 8:44 You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 8:45 But because I am telling you the truth, you do not believe me. 8:46 Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me? 8:47 The one who belongs to God listens and responds to God’s words. You don’t listen and respond, because you don’t belong to God.” 8:48 The Judeans replied, “Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?” 8:49 Jesus answered, “I am not possessed by a demon, but I honor my Father– and yet you dishonor me. 8:50 I am not trying to get praise for myself. There is one who demands it, and he also judges. 8:51 I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Abraham a son of Terah; the father of Isaac; ancestor of the Jewish nation.,the son of Terah of Shem
 · Jews the people descended from Israel
 · Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law
 · Mount of Olives a ridge east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley and rising about 200 feet above the city (NIV note)
 · Pharisee a religious group or sect of the Jews
 · Samaritan inhabitant(s) of Samaria


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Jesus, The Christ | Temple | JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 | Adultery | Self-righteousness | REDEEMER; REDEMPTION | HEREDITY | Women | PURITY | Abraham | God | Blindness | Righteous | Hypocrisy | Satan | Truth | GOD, 3 | Liberty | Servant | Regeneration | more
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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 ...

NET Notes: Joh 8:2 An ingressive sense for the imperfect fits well here following the aorist participle.

NET Notes: Joh 8:3 See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

NET Notes: Joh 8:4 Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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...

NET Notes: Joh 8:6 Or possibly “Jesus bent down and wrote an accusation on the ground with his finger.” The Greek verb καταγρ&#...

NET Notes: Joh 8:7 Or “sinless.”

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...

NET Notes: Joh 8:9 Or “beginning from the eldest.”

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...

NET Notes: Joh 8:11 The earliest and best mss do not contain 7:53–8:11 (see note on 7:53).

NET Notes: Joh 8:12 The double negative οὐ μή (ou mh) is emphatic in 1st century Hellenistic Greek.

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.

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...

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...

NET Notes: Joh 8:16 The phrase “do so together” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the context.

NET Notes: Joh 8:17 An allusion to Deut 17:6.

NET Notes: Joh 8:18 Grk “I am the one who testifies about myself.”

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).

NET Notes: Joh 8:20 This is a parenthetical note by the author.

NET Notes: Joh 8:21 The expression ἐν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ὑμῶν ἀποθα_...

NET Notes: Joh 8:22 The imperfect verb has been translated with ingressive force (“began to say”) because the comments that follow were occasioned by Jesus...

NET Notes: Joh 8:23 The word “people” is supplied in English to clarify the plural Greek pronoun and verb.

NET Notes: Joh 8:24 See the note on Christ in 1:20.

NET Notes: Joh 8:25 Grk “Jesus said to them.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:26 Grk “and what things I have heard from him, these things I speak to the world.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:27 They did not understand…about his Father is a parenthetical note by the author. This type of comment, intended for the benefit of the reader, is...

NET Notes: Joh 8:28 Grk “but just as the Father taught me, these things I speak.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:29 That is, “he has not abandoned me.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:30 The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity and smoothness in the translation.

NET Notes: Joh 8:31 Or “truly.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:32 The statement the truth will set you free is often taken as referring to truth in the philosophical (or absolute) sense, or in the intellectual sense,...

NET Notes: Joh 8:33 Or “How is it that you say.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:34 See the note on the word “slaves” in 4:51.

NET Notes: Joh 8:35 Jesus’ point is that while a slave may be part of a family or household, the slave is not guaranteed a permanent place there, while a son, as a ...

NET Notes: Joh 8:36 Or “Son.” The question is whether “son” is to be understood as a direct reference to Jesus himself, or as an indirect referenc...

NET Notes: Joh 8:37 Or “finds no place in you.” The basic idea seems to be something (in this case Jesus’ teaching) making headway or progress where res...

NET Notes: Joh 8:38 A few significant witnesses lack ὑμῶν (Jumwn, “your”) here (Ì66,75 B L W 070 pc), while the majority have the p...

NET Notes: Joh 8:39 Or “you would do.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:40 The Greek word order is emphatic: “This Abraham did not do.” The emphasis is indicated in the translation by an exclamation point.

NET Notes: Joh 8:41 We were not born as a result of immorality! is ironic, because Jesus’ opponents implied that it was not themselves but Jesus who had been born a...

NET Notes: Joh 8:42 Grk “that one” (referring to God).

NET Notes: Joh 8:43 Grk “my word.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:44 Grk “because he is a liar and the father of it.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:45 Or “because I tell you.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:46 Or “if I tell you.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:47 Grk “you are not of God.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:48 Grk “and have a demon.” It is not clear what is meant by the charge Σαμαρίτης εἶ &...

NET Notes: Joh 8:49 “Yet” is supplied to show the contrastive element present in the context.

NET Notes: Joh 8:50 Or “will be the judge.”

NET Notes: Joh 8:51 Those who keep Jesus’ words will not see death because they have already passed from death to life (cf. 5:24). In Johannine theology eternal lif...

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