Who Is Without Sin Should Cast the First Stone |
John 8:1-59 The Gospel According to John [in Smaller Chunks] |
Jesus went to the Mount of Olives, [a.k.a. Olivet.] And early in the morning, [Jesus went] again into the temple, & all the people came to Him. And [Jesus] sat down, & taught them. And the Pharisees, & scribes brought a woman to Him, [caught] in [the act of] adultery. |
And when they had [put] her in the [middle,] they said to [Jesus,] Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] this woman was taken in the very act [of] adultery. Now, Moses commanded us, in the Law, that such should be stoned. But what [do] You [say?] They said this, [testing Jesus, so] that they might have [something with which] to accuse Him. |
But Jesus stooped down, & wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He [didn't] hear them. So, when they continued asking [Jesus,] He lifted Himself up, & said to them, He, [who] among you is without sin, let him first cast a stone at her. And again, [Jesus] stooped down, & wrote on the ground. |
And [those, who] heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out 1 by 1, beginning with the eldest, even [until] the last. And Jesus was left alone, & the woman [was] standing in the [middle.] |
When Jesus had lifted Himself up, & saw [no one,] but the woman, [Jesus] said to her, Woman, where are those [of] your accusers? [Has] no man condemned you? She said, Lord, no man. |
And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn you. Go, & sin no more. [John 12:47 And if any man [hears] My Words, & [doesn't] believe, I [don't] judge him. For I [didn't] come to judge the world, but to save the world.] |
*Then, Jesus [spoke] again to them, saying, I Am the Light of the world. He, [who follows] Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light [that leads to eternal] Life. [Isaiah 9:2 *The people, [who] walked in darkness have seen a great Light. The Light [has] shined upon, [those, who] dwell in the land of the shadow of death.] |
Therefore, the Pharisees said to [Jesus,] You [bear] record, [a.k.a. testify] of Yourself; & Your record isn't true. Jesus answered & said to them, Though I [testify] of Myself, [still] My record is True. For I know [from where] I came, & [where] I go. But you can't tell [from where] I [came], & [where] I go. |
You judge [according] to the flesh. I judge no man. And [still] if I judge, My judgment is True; for I Am not alone, but the Father, [Who] sent Me, & I. [John 10:30 My Father & I are One.] |
It is also written in your Law, that the testimony of 2 men is true. I Am 1, Who [bears] witness, [a.k.a. testifies,] of Myself, & the Father, [Who] sent me, [testifies] of Me. |
[John 5:37-38 And the Father, [Who] sent Me, Himself, [has testified] of Me. You neither have heard His voice at any time, nor seen His [image.] And you [don't] believe [in] Him, Whom He [has] sent, [because you] [don't] have His Word [living within] you.] |
Then, they said to [Jesus,] Where is Your Father? Jesus answered, You neither know Me, nor My Father. If you had known Me, you should have known My Father also. [John 14:6-7 Jesus [said] to them, I Am the Way, The Truth, & the Life. No man comes to the Father, [except] by Me. If you had known Me, you should have known My Father, [too.] And from [now on,] you know Him, & have seen Him.] |
Jesus [spoke] these words in the treasury, as He taught in the temple. And no man laid hands on, [a.k.a. seized,] Him: for His hour [hadn't] come yet. *Then, Jesus said again to them, I go [on] My way, & shall seek Me, & shall die in your sins. [Where] I go, you can't come. |
Then, the Jews said, Will He kill Himself? Because He [said,] [Where] I go, you can't come. [Hosea 5:6 *They shall go with their flocks & their herds to seek the Lord. But they shall not find Him; [because] He has withdrawn Himself from them.] |
And [Jesus] said to them, You are from [below;] & I Am from above. You are of this world; & I Am not of this world. [John 3:31 He, [Who comes] from above, is above all. He, [who] is of the earth, is earthly, & [speaks about] the earth. He, [Who comes] from heaven, is above all.] |
[That's why,] I said to you, that you shall die in your sins. For if you [don't] believe that I Am He, you shall die in your sins. [John 3:17-20 For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world might be saved through Him. He, [who] believes [in] Him isn't condemned. |
But he, [who doesn't believe] is already condemned, because he [hasn't] believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation: that Light [has] come into the world, & men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone, [who does] [what is] evil, [hates] the Light, & neither comes to the Light, lest his deeds should be [chatised.] |
Then, they said to [Jesus,] Who [are] You? And Jesus [said,] to them, Even the same, [as] I said to you from the beginning. [John 4:25-26 The [Samaritan] woman [said] to [Jesus,] I know that [the] [Messiah comes, Who] is called Christ. When He [comes,] He will tell us all things. Jesus [said] to her, I, [Who] speak to you, Am He.] |
I have many things to say & to judge [about] you. But He, [Who] sent Me is True. And I speak to the world, those things, [that] I have heard [from] Him. They [didn't understand] that [Jesus spoke] to them [about] the Father. |
Then, Jesus said to them, When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you shall know that I Am He, & that I do nothing [by] Myself. But I speak these things [like] My Father has taught Me. The Father has not left Me alone, & He, [Who] sent Me, is with Me. |
For I always do those things that please Him. [John 9:4-5 I must work, [a.k.a. do,] the works, [a.k.a. Miracles,] of Him, [Who] sent Me, while it is day. The night [comes,] when no man can work. As long as I Am in the world, I Am the Light of the world.] |
As [Jesus spoke] these Words, many believed [in] Him. Then, Jesus said to those Jews, [who] believed [in] Him, If you continue in My Word, then you are indeed My disciples. And you shall know the Truth, [John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, & dwelt, [a.k.a. lived,] among us, (and we [saw] His glory, the glory as the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace & Truth.] |
They answered [Jesus,] We [are] Abraham's seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] & were never in bondage to any man. How [do] You [say,] You shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Very, truly,] I say to you, [Whoever commits] sin is the servant, [a.k.a. slave,] of sin. And the servant [doesn'remain] in the house forever: but the Son [always remains.] |
Therefore, if the Son shall make you free, you shall indeed be free. [Romans 3:23-25 For all have sinned, & come short of the glory of God; being freely justified by [God's] grace through the Redemption that is [through] Christ Jesus, Whom God [has sent out] to be [an atonement] through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission, [a.k.a. forgiveness,] of past sins, through the [patience] of God.] |
*I know you are Abraham's [descendants;] but you seek to kill Me, because My Word has no place [within] you. [Matthew 26:14-16 *Then, 1 of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, & said to them, What will you give me, & I will deliver [Jesus] to you? And they [contracted] with [Judas] for 30 pieces of silver. And from that time, [Judas] sought [an] opportunity to betray [Jesus.] |
I speak [what] I have seen with My Father, & you do [what] you have seen with your father. [John 5:30 I can do nothing of [My] Ownself. I judge, [like] I hear, & My judgment is just, [a.k.a. fair,] because I [don't] seek [My] Own will, but the will of the Father, [Who] has sent Me.] |
They answered, & said to [Jesus,] Abraham is our father. Jesus [said] to them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works, [a.k.a. deeds,] of Abraham. *But you now seek to kill Me, a Man, [Who has] told you the Truth, which I have heard [from] God. Abraham didn't [do] this. |
[Mark 12:12-13 *And they sought to lay hold on, [a.k.a. seize,] Him, but feared the people. For they knew that [Jesus] had spoken the parable against them. And they left [Jesus,] & went [on] their way. And they [sent] to [Jesus] certain Pharisees & Herodidians, to catch [Jesus] in His Words.] |
You do the deeds of your father. Then, they said to [Jesus,] we aren't born of fornication, [a.k.a. adultery.] We have 1 Father, even God. Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love Me. For I proceeded, [a.k.a. originated] & came from God. [Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion, [a.k.a. dominance,] over the: fish of the sea; [birds] of the air; the cattle, [a.k.a. livestock,] & over all the earth, & over every creeping thing that [creeps] on the earth.] |
Neither [did] I [come from] Myself, but He, [Who] sent Me. [John 16:27-28 For the Father, Himself [loves] you, because you have loved Me, & have believed that I came [forth] from God. I came forth from the Father & Am come into the world, & I leave the world again, & go to the Father.] |
Why don't you understand My speech? [It's] even because you can't hear My Word. [John 7:17-18 If any man will do [God's] will, he shall know [what I teach] [from] the doctrine, whether it [is from] God, or whether I speak of Myself. He, [who] speaks of himself, [seeks] his own glory. But He, [Who seeks] His glory [of Him, Who] sent Him, the same is True, & no unrighteousness is in Him.] |
You are [from] your father, the devil, & you will do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, & [didn't live] in the Truth, because there was no Truth [within] him. When he [speaks] a lie, he speaks of his [ownself,] for he is a liar, & the father of [lies.] |
[Revelation 12:9-11 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, [a.k.a. snake,] called the Devil, & Satan [that deceives] the whole world. He & his angels [were] cast out into the earth. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now, Salvation, strength, & the Kingdom of our God, & the power of His Christ [have] come. For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, [that] accused them before our God day & night. And they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb, & by the Word of their testimony, & they [didn't] love their lives, [a.k.a. they risked their lives, until] death.] |
And because I tell you the Truth, you [don't] believe Me. Which of you [convicts] Me of sin? And if I say the Truth, why [don't] you believe Me? [John 1:17 For the Law was given by Moses, but grace & Truth came [through] Jesus.] |
He, [Who] is [from] God, [hears] God's Words. [That's why] you [don't] hear them,] because you aren't of God. Then, the Jews answered & said to [Jesus,] [Don't] we say [correctly] that You [are] a Samaritan, & have a [demon?] [John 10:20 And many of them said, He [has] a [demon,] & is [insane.] Why [do] you hear Him?] |
Jesus answered, I [don't] have a [demon;] & you [dishonor] Me, but I [honor] My Father. And I [don't] seek [My] Own glory. There is One, [Who seeks] [glory] & [judges.] [Philippians 2:5-8 Let this mind be [within] you, which was also in Christ Jesus, Who, being in the [image] of God, thought it not [a crime] to be equal with God. |
But made Himself of no reputation, [a.k.a. humble,] & took upon [Himself] the [image] of a servant, & was made in the likeness of men. And being found in the [image like] a Man, He humbled Himself, & became obedient [until] death, even the death [on] the cross.] |
[Very, truly] I say to you, If a man [keeps] My [sayings,] he shall never see death. [John 5:24 [Very, truly,] I say to you, He, [who hears] My Word, & [believes in] Him, [Who] sent Me, [has] everlasting Life, & shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto Life.] |
Then, the Jews said to [Jesus,] Now, we know that You [have] a [demon.] Abraham, & the prophets [are] dead, & You [say,] If a man [keeps] My [savings,] he shall never taste of death. [Hebrews 11:13 In faith, these all died, not having received the promises, but having seen [they were yet to come,] & were persuaded [by] them, & embraced them. And confessed that they were strangers, & pilgrims, [a.k.a. travelers,] on the earth.] |
[Are] You greater than our [forefather,] Abraham, & the prophets [who are] dead? Whom [do You] [make] Yourself [out to be?] Jesus answered, If I [honor] Myself, My [honor] is nothing. It is My Father, [Who honors] Me, of Whom you say, that He is your God. [Still,] you haven't known Him, but I know Him. |
And if I should say, I [don't] know Him, I shall be a liar, [similar] to you. But I know Him, & keep His [sayings.] [John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you shall [remain] in My love. Even [like] I have kept My Father's commandments & [remain] in His love.] |
Your [forefather,] Abraham, rejoiced to see My day. And he saw it, & was glad. [Exodus 3:14-15 And God said to Moses, I Am that I Am. And [God] said, You shall say [this] to the children, [a.k.a. people] of Israel, I Am [has] sent me to you. And God [additionally] said to Moses, You shall say to the [people] of Israel, The Lord God of your [forefathers:] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, & the God of Jacob, [has] sent me to you. This is My Name forever, & this is My memorial [for] all generations.] |
Then, the Jews said to [Jesus,] You [aren't] 50 years old yet, & [have] You seen Abraham? Jesus said to them, [Very, truly,] I say to you, Before Abraham was, I Am. [Colossians 1:17 And He [was] before all things, & all things consist, [a.k.a. exist] by Him.] |
Then, they took up stones to [throw] at [Jesus,] but Jesus hid Himself, & went out of the temple, going through the [middle] of them, & passed by [like this.] |