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But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
John 8
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And early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him, and He sat down and taught them.
John 8
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And the scribes and Pharisees brought a
1woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst,
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They said to Him, Teacher, this woman has been caught committing adultery, in the very act.
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Now ain the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women.
1What then do you say?
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But they said this to
atempt Him, so that they might have
reason to accuse Him. But Jesus
1stooped down and wrote with His finger on the ground.
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But when they persisted in questioning Him, He stood up and said to them, He who is without sin among you,
alet him
be the first to throw a stone at her.
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And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
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And when they heard
that, they went out one by one, beginning with the older ones. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman
stood where she was, in the midst.
b.
Who can condemn and forgive sin?
8:10-11
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And Jesus stood up and said to her, Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?
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And she said, No one,
1Lord. And Jesus said,
2aNeither do I condemn you; go, and from now on
bsin no more.
c.
Who can set people free from sin?
8:12-36
1)
Christ, the light of the world and the Giver of the light of life
vv. 12-20
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Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the
alight of the world; he who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but shall have the
1blight of life.
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The Pharisees then said to Him, You are
atestifying concerning Yourself; Your testimony is not true.
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Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I testify concerning Myself, My testimony is true, for I know
awhere I came from and where I am going; but
byou do not know where I come from or where I am going.
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aYou 1judge according to the flesh; I
1judge no one.
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But even if I do
ajudge, My judgment is true, for I am not alone, but
1I band the Father who sent Me.
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And ain your law also it has been written that the testimony of two men is true:
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I am One who testifies concerning Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies concerning Me.
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They said then to Him, Where is Your Father? Jesus answered, You know neither Me nor My Father;
aif you knew Me, you would know My Father also.
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These words He spoke in the treasury as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His
ahour had not yet come.
2)
Christ, the I Am
vv. 21-27
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He said therefore again to them, I am going away, and
ayou will seek Me and will
bdie in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.
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The Jews then said, He is not going to kill Himself, is He, for He says, Where I am going, you cannot come?
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And He said to them,
aYou are
1from below, I am
1from above; you are
1bof this world,
cI am not
1of this world.
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Therefore I said to you that you will
adie in your sins; for unless you believe that
1bI am, you will
adie in your sins.
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They said then to Him, Who are You? Jesus said to them, Altogether that which I also
1tell you.
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I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but
aHe who sent Me is true, and what I have heard from Him, these things I speak to the world.
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They did not understand that He was speaking to them of the Father.
3)
Christ, the Son of Man lifted up
vv. 28-30
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Jesus therefore said to them, When you
1alift up the Son of Man,
bthen you will know that
cI am, and
that dI do nothing from Myself, but as My Father has taught Me, I speak these things.
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And He who sent Me is
awith Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.
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As He spoke these things, many believed into Him.
4)
Christ, the Son as the reality
vv. 31-36
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Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, If you
aabide in My word, you are truly My disciples;
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And you shall know the
1atruth, and the truth shall
bset you free.
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They answered Him, We are
aAbraham's seed and have never yet been enslaved to anyone. How
is it that You say, You shall become free?
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Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Everyone who commits sin is a
aslave of sin.
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And the slave does not abide in the house forever; the son does abide forever.
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If therefore the Son
asets you free, you shall be free indeed.
d.
Who is the source of sin and who is the multiplication of sin?
8:37-44
2)
The multiplication of sin — the children of the devil, those out of the devil
vv. 37-44
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I know that you are Abraham's seed; but you
aseek to kill Me because My word has no place in you.
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aI speak the things which I have seen with My Father; so then, you also do the things which you have heard from
byour father.
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They answered and said to Him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were
aAbraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.
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But now you are
aseeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; Abraham did not do this.
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You do the works of
ayour father. They then said to Him, We were not born of fornication; we have
bone Father, God.
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Jesus said to them, If God were your Father you would love Me; for
aI came forth out from God and have come
from Him; for
bI have not come of Myself, but He
1sent Me.
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Why do you not understand My speaking? It is because you cannot hear My word.
1)
The source of sin — the devil, the liar, the father of liars
v.44
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aYou are of
your 1father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a
bmurderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no
ctruth in him. When he speaks the lie,
dhe speaks
it out of his own
2possessions; for he is a liar and the
3father of it.
e.
Who is Jesus?
8:45-59
1)
The One who is without sin
vv. 45-51
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But because I speak the
atruth, you do not believe Me.
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Which of you convicts Me of sin? Since I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
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He who is of God hears the
1words of God; for this
reason you do not hear
them, because you are not of God.
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The Jews answered and said to Him, Have we not spoken well
in saying that You are a
aSamaritan and
bhave a demon?
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Jesus answered, I do not have a demon, but I honor My Father, and you
adishonor Me.
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But aI do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks
glory for Me and judges.
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Truly, truly, I say to you, If anyone
akeeps My word, he shall by no means see
1bdeath forever.
2)
The One who is the I Am before Abraham
vv. 52-59
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The Jews therefore said to Him, Now we know that You
ahave a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets
too; yet You say, If anyone keeps My word, he shall by no means
btaste death forever.
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Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too. Who are You making Yourself?
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Jesus answered,
aIf I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is
bMy Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say that He is your God.
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Yet ayou have not
1known Him, but
bI 1know Him. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be like you,
ca liar; but I do know Him and I keep His word.
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Your father Abraham exulted that he would see My day, and he saw
it and rejoiced.
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The Jews then said to Him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?
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Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you,
aBefore Abraham came into being,
1bI am.
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So they
apicked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple.
