John:8:2-30
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And early in the morning he came again into the temple ,
and all the people came unto him ;
and he sat down ,
and taught them .
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And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery ;
and when they had set her in the midst ,
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They say unto him ,
Master ,
this woman was taken in adultery ,
in the very act .
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Now Moses in the law commanded us ,
that such should be stoned :
but what sayest thou ?
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This they said ,
tempting him ,
that they might have to accuse him .
But Jesus stooped down ,
and with his finger wrote on the ground ,
as though he heard them not .
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So when they continued asking him ,
he lifted up himself ,
and said unto them ,
He that is without sin among you ,
let him first cast a stone at her .
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And again he stooped down ,
and wrote on the ground .
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And they which heard it ,
being convicted by their own conscience ,
went out one by one ,
beginning at the eldest ,
even unto the last :
and Jesus was left alone ,
and the woman standing in the midst .
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When Jesus had lifted up himself ,
and saw none but the woman ,
he said unto her ,
Woman ,
where are those thine accusers ?
hath no man condemned thee ?
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She said ,
No man ,
Lord .
And Jesus said unto her ,
Neither do I condemn thee :
go ,
and sin no more .
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Then spake Jesus again unto them ,
saying ,
I am the light of the world :
he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness ,
but shall have the light of life .
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The Pharisees therefore said unto him ,
Thou bearest record of thyself ;
thy record is not true .
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Jesus answered and said unto them ,
Though I bear record of myself ,
yet my record is true :
for I know whence I came ,
and whither I go ;
but ye cannot tell whence I come ,
and whither I go .
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Ye judge after the flesh ;
I judge no man .
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And yet if I judge ,
my judgment is true :
for I am not alone ,
but I and the Father that sent me .
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It is also written in your law ,
that the testimony of two men is true .
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I am one that bear witness of myself ,
and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me .
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Then said they unto him ,
Where is thy Father ?
Jesus answered ,
Ye neither know me ,
nor my Father :
if ye had known me ,
ye should have known my Father also .
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These words spake Jesus in the treasury ,
as he taught in the temple :
and no man laid hands on him ;
for his hour was not yet come .
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Then said Jesus again unto them ,
I go my way ,
and ye shall seek me ,
and shall die in your sins :
whither I go ,
ye cannot come .
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Then said the Jews ,
Will he kill himself ?
because he saith ,
Whither I go ,
ye cannot come .
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And he said unto them ,
Ye are from beneath ;
I am from above :
ye are of this world ;
I am not of this world .
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I said therefore unto you ,
that ye shall die in your sins :
for if ye believe not that I am he ,
ye shall die in your sins .
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Then said they unto him ,
Who art thou ?
And Jesus saith unto them ,
Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning .
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I have many things to say and to judge of you :
but he that sent me is true ;
and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him .
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They understood not that he spake to them of the Father .
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Then said Jesus unto them ,
When ye have lifted up the Son of man ,
then shall ye know that I am he ,
and that I do nothing of myself ;
but as my Father hath taught me ,
I speak these things .
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And he that sent me is with me :
the Father hath not left me alone ;
for I do always those things that please him .
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As he spake these words ,
many believed on him .