Johannes 8

1 Men Jesus gik til Oliebjerget.2 Og aarle om Morgenen kom han igjen i Templet, og alt Folket kom til ham; og han satte sig og lærte dem.3 Men de Skriftkloge og Pharisæerne førte en Kvinde til ham, greben i Hoer, og stillede hende frem i Midten.4 Og de sagde til ham: Mester! denne Kvinde er greben i Hoer paa frisk Gjerning.5 Men Moses bød os i Loven, at saadanne skulle stenes; hvad siger nu du?6 Men dette sagde de, for at forsøge ham, at de kunde have Noget at anklage ham for. Men Jesus bukkede sig ned og skrev med Fingeren paa Jorden.7 Men der de bleve ved at spørge ham, reiste han sig op og sagde til dem: den, som er syndeløs iblandt Eder, kaste først Stenen paa hende.8 Og han bukkede sig atter ned og skrev paa Jorden.9 Men der de hørte det og bleve slagne af deres Samvittighed, gik de bort, En efter den Anden, fra de ældste af til de Yngste, og Jesus blev efterladt alene og Kvinden staaende i Midten.10 Men da Jesus reiste sig op og saae Ingen uden Kvinden, sagde han til hende: Kvinde! hvor ere hine dine Anklagere? fordømte Ingen dig?11 Men hun sagde: Herre! Ingen. Men Jesus sagde til hende: jeg fordømmer dig ikke heller; gak bort, og synd ikke mere.12 Da talede Jesus atter til dem og sagde: jeg er det Verdens Lys; hvo som følger mig, skal ikke vandre i Mørket, men have det Livsens Lys.13 Da sagde Pharisæerne til ham: du vidner om dig selv; dit Vidnesbyrd er ikke sandt.14 Jesus svarede og sagde til dem: om jeg end vidner om mig selv, er mit Vidnesbyrd sandt; thi jeg veed hvorfra jeg Kom, og hvor jeg gaaer hen; men I vide ikke, hvorfra jeg kommer, og hvor jeg gaaer hen.15 I dømmer efter Kjødet, jeg dømmer Ingen.16 Men dersom jeg dømmer, er min Dom sand; thi jeg er ikke alene, men baade jeg og Faderen, som udsendte mig.17 Men der er og skrevet i Eders Lov, at to Menneskers Vidnesbyrd er sandt.18 Jeg er den, som vidner om mig selv, og Faderen, som udsendte mig, vidner om mig.19 Derfor sagde de til ham: hvor er din Fader? Jesus svarede: hverken kjende I mig, ei heller min Fader; dersom I kjendte mig, kjendte I og min Fader.20 Disse Ord talede Jesus ved Templets Kiste, der han lærte i Templet; dog greb Ingen ham, fordi hans Time var ikke endnu kommen.21 Da sagde Jesus atter til dem: jeg gaaer bort, og I skulle lede efter mig, og døe i Eders Synd; hvor jeg gaaer hen, kunne I ikke komme.22 Da sagde Jøderne: mon han vil slaae sig selv ihjel, fordi han siger: hvor jeg gaaer hen, kunne I ikke komme?23 Og han sagde til dem: I ere nedenfra, jeg er ovenfra; I ere af denne Verden, jeg er ikke af denne Verden.24 Derfor har jeg sagt Eder, at I skulle døe i Eders Synder; thi dersom I ikke ville troe, at det er mig, skulle I døde i Eders Synder.25 Derfor sagde de til ham: hvo er du? Og Jesus sagde til dem: just det, som jeg siger Eder.26 Jeg har Meget at tale og dømme om Eder; men den, som mig udsendte, er sanddru, og hvad jeg har hørt af ham, det siger jeg for Verden.27 Men de forstode ikke, at han talede til dem om Faderen.28 Derfor sagde Jesus til dem: naar I faae ophøiet Menneskens Søn, da skulle I kjende, at det er mig, og at jeg gjør Intet af mig selv; men som min Fader har lært mig, saaledes taler jeg.29 Og den, som udsendte mig, er med mig; Faderen har ikke ladet mig alene fordi jeg gjør altid det, som er ham behageligt.30 Der han talede dette, troede Mange paa ham.31 Derfor sagde Jesus til Jøderne, som havde troet paa ham: dersom I blive i mit Ord, ere I sandelig mine Disciple,32 og I skulle forstaae Sandheden, og Sandheden skal frigjøre Eder.33 De svarede ham: vi ere Abrahams Sæd og have aldrig været Nogens Trælle; hvorledes siger du da: I skulle vorde frie?34 Jesus svarede dem: sandelig, sandelig siger jeg Eder: hver den, som gjør Synd, er Sydens Træl.35 Men Trællen bliver ikke altid i Huset, Sønnen bliver der altid.36 Dersom da Sønnen faaer frigjørt Eder, skulle I være virkeligen frie.37 Jeg veed, at I ere Abrahams Sæd; men I søge at slaae mig ihjel, fordi min Tale ikke finder Rum hos Eder.38 Jeg taler det, som jeg har seet hos min Fader, saa gjøre I og det, som I have seet hos Eders Fader.39 De svarede og sagde til ham: Abraham er vor Fader. Jesus sagde til dem: dersom I vare Abrahams Børn, gjorde I Abrahams Gjerninger.40 Men nu søge I at slaae mig ihjel, et menneske, der har sagt Eder Sandheden, som jeg har hørt af Gud; dette havde Abraham ikke gjort.41 I gjøre Eders Faders Gjerninger. Derfor sagde de til ham: vi ere ikke avlede i Hoer; vi have en Fader, Gud.42 Da sagde Jesus til dem: dersom Gud var Eders Fader, da elskede I mig; thi jeg eringenlunde kommen af mig selv, men han har udsendt mig.43 Hvi forstaae I ikke min Tale? efterdi I ikke kunne fordrage mit Ord.44 I ere af en Fader Djævelen og ville gjøre Eders Faders Begjerninger. Han var en Manddraber fra Begyndelsen af og blev ikke bestaaende i Sandheden; thi Sandhed er ikke i ham. Naar han taler Løgn, taler han af sit eget; thi han er en Løgner og Løgnens Fader.45 Men mig troe I ikke, fordi jeg taler Sandhed.46 Hvo af Eder kan overbevise mig om nogen Synd? men siger jeg Sandhed, hvorfor troe I mig ikke?47 Hvo som er af Gud, hører Guds Ord; derfor høre I ikke, fordi I ere ikke af Gud.48 Da svarede Jøderne og sagde til ham: sige vi ikke med Rette, at du er en Samaritan og har Djævelen?49 Jesus svarede: jeg har ikke Djævelen, men jeg ærer min Fader, og I vanære mig.50 Men jeg søger ikke min Ære; der er den, som søger den og dømmer.51 Sandelig, sandelig siger jeg Eder: dersom Nogen holder mit Ord, skal han ikke see Døden evindeligen.52 Da sagde Jøderne til ham: nu kjende vi, at du har Djævelen; Abraham er død, og Propheterne, og du siger: dersom Nogen holder mit Ord han skal ikke smage Døden evindeligen.53 Mon du er større end vor Fader Abraham, hvilken er død? og Propheterne ere døde; hvem gjør du dig selv til?54 Jesus svarede: dersom jeg ærer mig selv, er min Ære Intet; det er min Fader, som mig ærer, og hvem I sige, at han er Eders Gud.55 Og I have ikke kjendt ham, men jeg kjender ham; og dersom jeg sagde: jeg kjender ham ikke, da blev jeg en Løgner ligsom I. Men jeg kjender ham og holder hans Ord.56 Abraham Eders Fader frydede sig, at han skulde see min Dag, og han saae den og glædede sig.57 Da sagde Jøderne til ham: du er ikke endnu halvtredsindstyve Aar gammel, og du har seet Abraham?58 Jesus sagde til dem: sandelig, sandelig siger jeg Eder: førend Abraham blev, er jeg.59 Derfor optoge de Stene, for at kaste paa ham: men Jesus skjulte sig og gik ud af Templet og gik midt igjennem Mængden, og han undkom saaledes.

John 8

A Woman Caught in Adultery

1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.s2 Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teacht them.3 The experts in the lawt and the Phariseess brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of them4 and said to Jesus,t “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to deaths such women.s What then do you say?”6 (Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges againstt him.)s Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.t7 When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straightt and replied,t “Whoever among you is guiltlesst may be the first to throw a stone at her.”

8 Thent he bent over again and wrote on the ground.
9 Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones,t until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.10 Jesus stood up straightt and said to her, “Woman,s where are they? Did no one condemn you?”

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.”]]ss

Jesus as the Light of the World

12 Then Jesus spoke out again,t “I am the light of the world.s The one who follows me will nevert walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”13 So the Phariseess objected,t “You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”s14 Jesus answered,t “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you peoplet do not know where I came from or where I am going.s15 You peoplet judge by outward appearances;t I do not judge anyone.s16 But if I judge, my evaluation is accurate,t because I am not alone when I judge,t but I and the Father who sent me do so together.t17 It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.s

18 I testify about myselft and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”
19 Then they began askingt 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.”s

20 (Jesust spoke these words near the offering boxtss while he was teaching in the temple courts.t No one seized him because his timet had not yet come.)s

Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going

21 Then Jesust said to them again,t “I am going away, and you will look for met but will die in your sin.t Where I am going you cannot come.”22 So the Jewish leaderst began to say,t “Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’”23 Jesus replied,t “You peoplet are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

24 Thus I told yout that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he,ts you will die in your sins.”
25 So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus replied,t “What I have told you from the beginning.26 I have many things to say and to judget about you, but the Fathert who sent me is truthful,t and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.”t

27 (They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.)s
28 Then Jesus said,t “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he,t and I do nothing on my own initiative,t but I speak just what the Father taught me.t29 And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone,t because I always do those things that please him.”

30 While he was saying these things, many peoplet believed in him.

Abraham’s Children and the Devil’s Children

31 Then Jesus said to those Judeanst who had believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching,t you are reallyt my disciples32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”ts33 “We are descendantst of Abraham,” they replied,t “and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say,t ‘You will become free’?”34 Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth,t everyone who practicest sin is a slavet of sin.35 The slave does not remain in the familyt forever, but the son remains forever.s36 So if the sont sets you free, you will be really free.37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants.t But you wantt to kill me, because my teachingt makes no progress among you.t

38 I am telling you the things I have seen while with thes Father;t as for you,t practice the things you have heard from thes Father!”
39 They answered him,t “Abraham is our father!”t Jesus replied,t “If you ares Abraham’s children, you would be doingst the deeds of Abraham.40 But now you are tryingt to kill me, a man who has told yout the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!t

41 You peoplet are doing the deeds of your father.”
Thens they said to Jesus,t “We were not born as a result of immorality!s We have only one Father, God himself.”42 Jesus replied,t “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here.t It have not come on my own initiative,t but het sent me.43 Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot acceptt my teaching.t44 You peoplet are fromt your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires.t Het was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth,t because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies,t he speaks according to his own nature,t because he is a liar and the father of lies.t45 But because I am telling yout the truth, you do not believe me.46 Who among you can prove me guiltyt of any sin?t If I am telling yout the truth, why don’t you believe me?

47 The one who belongs tot God listens and respondst to God’s words. You don’t listen and respond,t because you don’t belong to God.”t
48 The Judeanst replied,t “Aren’t we correct in sayingt that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”t49 Jesus answered, “I am not possessed by a demon,t but I honor my Father – and yett you dishonor me.50 I am not trying to gett praise for myself.t There is one who demandst it, and he also judges.t

51 I tell you the solemn truth,t if anyone obeyst my teaching,t he will never see death.”ts
52 Thens the Judeanst responded,t “Now we know you’re possessed by a demon!t Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yett you say, ‘If anyone obeyst my teaching,t he will never experiencet death.’t53 You aren’t greater than our father Abraham who died, are you?t And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?”54 Jesus replied,t “If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless.t The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you peoplet say, ‘He is our God.’55 Yett you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him,t I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obeyt his teaching.t

56 Your father Abraham was overjoyedt to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”t
57 Then the Judeanst replied,t “You are not yet fifty years old!t Havet you seen Abraham?”58 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth,t before Abraham came into existence,t I am!”s

59 Then they picked upt stones to throw at him,s but Jesus hid himself and went out from the temple area.st