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From this time many of his disciples withdrew and walked 67 no more with him, therefore Jesus said to the twelve, Have 68 you also a mind to go away? Whereupon Simon Peter answer

ed him, Master, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of an everlasting life, and we believe and know that thou art 69 the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus answered them, 70 Have I not chosen you twelve? Yet one of you is a spy. Now 71 he spake of Judas Iscariot, son of Simon; for he thought of

delivering him up though he was one of the twelve.

VII. After this Jesus travelled about in Galilee, for he did 2 not chuse to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews' festival of tabernacles was near, there3 fore his brethren said to him, Depart hence and go to Judea that thy disciples may see the works which thou dost. For no 4 one who seeketh to be known publicly, doth any thing in se

cret. Since thou dost these things, shew thyself to the world. 5 (For even his brethren did not believe in him.) Thereupon Je 6 sus saith to them, My time is not yet come; but your time is 7 always ready. The world cannot hate you: but it hateth me,

because I testify concerning it that its works are evil. Go ye 8 up to this festival. I am not yet going up to this festival, be9 cause my time is not yet fully come. And having said this, 10 he continued in Galilee. But when his brethren were gone up,

then he also went up to the festival, not publicly, but in a pri11 vate manner. The Jews therefore sought him at the festival, 12 and said, Where is he? And there was much private dispute

concerning him, among the people; for some said he is a good 13 man; and others said, No; but he seduceth the people. No one,

however, spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews. But about 14 the middle of the festival Jesus went up to the temple and 15 taught. And the Jews expressed astonishment, saying, How

came this man acquainted with letters, having never had an 16 education? Jesus addressing them, said, This doctrine of mine 17 is not mine, but his who sent me. If any man is disposed to do his will, he will know in respect to this doctrine, whether 18 it is of God, or whether I speak from myself. He who speak

eth from himself, seeketh his own glory; but he who seeketh the glory of him who sent him, is true, and in him there is no 19 falsehood. Did not Moses give you the law? Yet none of you

20 observeth the law. Why do you seek to kill me? The people answered and said, Thou art possessed by a demon; Who seeketh to kill thee? In reply to which Jesus said to them, 21 I did one work and you all express wonder at it. Moses 22 gave you the law of circumcision (not that it is from Mo

ses, but from the patriarchs,) and you circumcise a man on a 23 sabbath. If a person receiveth circumcision on a sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on a sabbath I cured a man whose whole body was 24 diseased. Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

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Upon this some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, Is 26 not this he whom they seek to kill? Yet behold he speaketh 27 boldly, and they say nothing to him. Perhaps the rulers know

indeed that he is really the Christ! But we know whence this man is; but as for the Christ, when he cometh, no one know28 eth whence he is. Hereupon, Jesus, as he was teaching in the temple, cried and said, Do you indeed both know me, and know whence I am? I have not come of myself. But he who 29 hath sent me is true, Him you do not know; but I know him, because I am immediately from him, and he sent me.

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Upon this they sought to seize him, but no one laid 31 his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come. Many of the people, however, believed on him and said, Will the Christ, when he cometh, do greater miracles than those which this 32 man hath done? The Pharisees heard of the people's whispering such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the 33 chief priests sent officers to apprehend him. Jesus therefore 34 said to them, Yet a little while I am with you. When I go away to him who sent me, you will seek me but will not find 35 me; and where I am you cannot come. Upon this the Jews said among themselves, Whither is he going, that we shall not find him? Is he going to the dispersed among the Greeks, to 36 teach the Greeks? What is the meaning of this saying of his, "You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am going you cannot come?" It being now the last-the great day of 37 the festival, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any one thirst, let 38 him come to me and drink. He who believeth on me; as the scripture hath said, Out of his belly will flow streams of living

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39 water.* Now this he said in reference to the spirit which they who believed on him were to receive; for a holy spirit was not 40 yet received, because Jesus was not yet glorified. Hereupon

many of the people, when they heard this saying, said, This is 41 certainly the prophet.† Others said, This is the Christ. But 42 others said, Doth the Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David 43 and from Bethlehem, the town whence David was? So there 44 was a division among the people on his account. And some of them had a mind to seize him, but no one laid hands on him. The officers therefore went to the chief priests and the Phari45 sees, who said to them, Why have you not brought him? The of 46 ficers replied, Never did a man speak like this man. Thereupon 47 the Pharisees answered them, Are you also seduced? Hath any 48 of the chief priests believed in him, or any of the Pharisees? But 49 this multitude, which know not the law, are accursed. Nicode50 mus, he who came to Jesus by night, and who was one of them, 51 said to them, Doth our law condemn the man without hear52 ing him, and knowing what he hath done? In reply to which, they said to him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and see that a prophet of Galilee hath not been raised

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VIII. Then every one went to his own home. As for Jesus, he 2 went to the mount of olives, and early in the morning he came 3 again to the temple, and all the people came to him. And when

he had taken a seat, and was teaching them, the Scribes and the Pharisees bring to him a woman caught in adultery; and, 4 having set her in the midst, they say to him, Teacher, this 5 woman was caught in the very act of adultery. Now Moses in 6 the law hath commanded us that such be stoned. What therefore dost thou say? This they said to try him, that they might 7 have matter for accusing him. Thereupon Jesus stooped down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued asking him, he raised himself up, and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin throw the first stone at 8 her. Then he stooped down again and wrote on the ground. 9 But they who heard, being convicted by their own conscience,

See Esaias 58. 11. Joel 2. 28.

See Deut. 18. 15.

went out, one by one, the eldest first, even to the last, and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus raised himself up, and saw none but the woman,

he said to her, Woman, where are thine accusers? Hath no 11 one passed sentence on thee? And she said, No one, Sir. Then Jesus said to her, Neither do I pass sentence on thee. Go and sin no more.

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Then Jesus spake to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who followeth me will not walk in darkness, but 13 shall have the light of life. Hereupon the Pharisees said to him, Thou testifiest concerning thyself. This testimony of 14 thine is not to be regarded. Jesus answered and said to them, Though I testify concerning myself, my testimony is to be regarded, because I know whence I came, and whither I am going. But as for you, you do not know whence I come, nor 15 whither I am going. You judge according to the flesh, I judge 16 no one. Yet if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am 17 not alone, but I and the Father who sent me. Now it is writ18 ten in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. I am

one testifying concerning myself, and the Father who sent 19 me testifieth concerning me. Thereupon they said, Where is thy Father? Jesus replied, You neither know me nor my Father. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also.

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These things Jesus spake in the treasury, as he was teaching in the temple; yet no one laid hands on him. Because his hour 21 was not yet come; therefore Jesus said to them again, I am

going away, and you will seek me and die in your sins. Whi22 ther I go you cannot come. Upon this, the Jews said, Will

he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go you cannot come? 23 Then he said to them, You are from below; I am from above. 24 You are of this world; I am not of this world; therefore I said

to you, You will die in your sins: for if you do not be25 lieve that I am, you will die in your sins. Upon this they

said to him, Who art thou? And Jesus said to them, I am 26. what I told you at the beginning, and am now telling you. I have many things to speak and to judge respecting you. He

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indeed who sent me is true, and I speak to the world what I have heard from him.

They did not know that he was speaking to them of the 28 Father; therefore Jesus said to them, When you have lifted

up the son of man, then you will know who I am; and that I 29 do nothing of myself; but speak these things as my Father

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taught me. He indeed who sent me is with me. The Father hath not left me alone, because I do always the things which are pleasing to him.

While he was thus speaking many believed in him, there31 fore to the Jews who believed in him Jesus said, If you con32 tinue steadily in this doctrine of mine, you are my disciples 33 indeed; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make

you free. Some answered him, We are the seed of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one: how then dost 34 thou say, Ye shall be made free. To them Jesus replied, Verily, verily, I say to you, Whosoever committeth sin is the 35 slave of sin. Now the slave abideth not in the family forever; 36 but the son abideth forever. If therefore the son shall make 37 you free, you will be free indeed. I know that you are Abra

ham's seed; but you seek to kill me, because my word con. 38 tinueth not in you. What I have seen with my Father, I speak; 39 and what you have seen with your father you do. They an

swered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to 40 them, If ye were the children of Abraham, you would do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill me, a man who 41 told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. You do the works of your father. Hereupon they said to him, We were not born of fornication; we have one father, 42 namely, God. Then Jesus said to them, If God were your

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ther, you would love me; for I proceed and do come from 43 God. For I have not come of myself, but he sent me. Why do

ye not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear 44 this doctrine of mine. You are of your father the devil, and bent upon executing the desires of your father. He was a manslayer from the beginning, and did not abide in the truth. Because there is no truth in him, when he speaketh falsehood he speaketh what is natural to him, for he is a liar, and the father

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