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- But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
- Early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them.
- The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court,
- they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.
- "Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?"
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- But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
- At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.
- The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group
- and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
- In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?"
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- They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.
- But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
- Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
- When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court.
- Straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"
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- They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
- When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
- Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
- At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
- Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"
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- She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you, either Go From now on sin no more."]
- Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."
- So the Pharisees said to Him, "You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true."
- Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
- "You judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone.
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- "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
- When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
- The Pharisees challenged him, "Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid."
- Jesus answered, "Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
- You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.
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- "But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.
- "Even in your law it has been written that the testimony of two men is true.
- "I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me."
- So they were saying to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also."
- These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
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- But if I do judge, my decisions are right, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.
- In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
- I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me."
- Then they asked him, "Where is your father?" "You do not know me or my Father," Jesus replied. "If you knew me, you would know my Father also."
- He spoke these words while teaching in the temple area near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his time had not yet come.
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