He that is without sin;Cast the first stone-St. John Chapter 8UsesSuitableforuseinbiblestudies,ministry,teachings,sermons,etc.MemoryVerse:Sowhentheycontinuedaskinghim,helifteduphimself,andsaiduntothem,Hethatiswithoutsinamongyou,lethimfirstcastastoneather.John8:7Highlights

Awomancaughtintheactofadulterytobestoned,rescuedbyJesus TheScribesandPhariseestrytotrickJesusandtrytostoneHim JesusdisappearsbeforetheveryeyesofthosewhosoughttostoneHim

JesuswenttotheMountofOlivestoteachthepeoplewhenawomanwhohadbeencaughtintheactofadulterywasbroughttoHimbythescribesandPhariseeswhowantedtostoneher.JesuswentuntothemountofOlives.St.John8:1Andearlyinthemorninghecameagainintothetemple,andallthepeoplecameuntohimandhesatdown,andtaughtthem.St.John8:2AndthescribesandPhariseesbroughtuntohimawomantakeninadulteryandwhentheyhadsetherinthemidst,St.John8:3ThescribesandPharisee'stoldJesusthewomanwascaughtintheactofadulteryTheysayuntohim,Master,thiswomanwastakeninadultery,intheveryact.St.John8:4ThescribesandPharisee'striedtotrickJesuswiththehopesthattheycouldaccuseHimofdoingsomethingwrongJesuswroteonthegroundactingasifHeneverheardthemNowMosesinthelawcommandedus,thatsuchshouldbestoned:butwhatsayestthou?St.John8:5Thistheysaid,temptinghim,thattheymighthavetoaccusehim,.ButJesusstoopeddown,andwithhisfingerwroteontheground,asthoughheheardthemnot.St.John8:6ThescribesandPhariseeswerepersistentandkeptaskingJesuswhattheyshoulddoThescribesandPhariseescontinuedtoaskJesuswhattheyshouldandJesussaid,"Hethatiswithoutsinamongyou,lethimfirstcastastoneather"Jesusansweredthemsaying,"Hethatiswithoutsinamongyou,lethimfirstcastastoneather"Sowhentheycontinuedaskinghim,helifteduphimself,andsaiduntothem,Hethatiswithoutsinamongyou,lethimfirstcastastoneather.St.John8:7Andagainhestoopeddown,andwroteontheground.St.John8:8OnebyoneeveryoneleftuntilthewomanwastheonlyoneleftnotonepersonthrewastoneatthewomanAndtheywhichheardit,beingconvictedbytheirownconscience,wentoutonebyone,beginningattheeldest,evenuntothelast:andJesuswasleftalone,andthewomanstandinginthemidst.St.John8:9JesusquestionedthewomanandtoldherHedoesnotcondemnherandmostimportantly,HetoldhertogoandsinnomoreWhenJesushadlifteduphimself,andsawnonebutthewoman,hesaiduntoher,Woman,

wherearethosethineaccusers?hathnomancondemnedthee?St.John8:10Shesaid,Noman,Lord.AndJesussaiduntoher,NeitherdoIcondemnthee:goandsinnomore.St.John8:11JesusresumedteachingthepeopletellingthemtofollowHimsotheycouldhavethelightoflifeThenspakeJesusagainuntothem,saying,Iamthelightoftheworld:hethatfollowethmeshallnotwalkindarkness,butshallhavethelightoflife.St.John8:12ThePhariseeswereupsetandaccuseJesusoflyingaboutHimselfThePhariseesthereforesaiduntohim.Thoubearestrecordofthyselfthyrecordisnottrue.St.John8:13JesusChrist'sresponsetothePharisee'saccusationJesusansweredandsaiduntothem.ThoughIbearrecordofmyself,yetmyrecordistrue:forIknowwhenceIcame,andwhitherIgobutyecannottellwhenceIcome,andwhitherIgo.St.John8:14YejudgeafterthefleshIjudgenoman.St.John8:15AndyetifIjudge,myjudgmentistrue:forIamnotalone,butIandtheFatherthatsentme.St.John8:16Itisalsowritteninyourlaw,thatthetestimonyoftwomenistrue.St.John8:17Iamonethatbearwitnessofmyself,andtheFatherthatsentmebearethwitnessofme.St.John8:18Thensaidtheyuntohim,WhereisthyFather?Jesusanswered,Yeneitherknowme,normyFather:Ifyehadknownme,yeshouldhaveknownmyFatheralso.St.John8:19ThesewordsspakeJesusinthetreasury,ashetaughtinthetemple:andnomanlaidhandsonhimforhishourwasnotyetcome.St.John8:20Read(Mark12:41)ThensaidJesusagainuntothem,Igomyway,andyeshallseekme,andshalldieinyoursins:whitherIgo,yecannotcome.St.John8:21ThescribesandPharisee'swonderedifJesussecretlyplannedtokillHimselfThensaidtheJews,Willhekillhimself?Becausehesaith,WhitherIgo,yecannotcome.St.John8:22JesussaidHeisnotfromthisworldbutfromoneupaboveAndhesaiduntothem,YearefrombeneathIamfromabove:yeareofthisworld:Iamnotofthisworld.St.John8:23IfyoudonotbelievethatJesusdiedforyoursinsyouwilldieinyoursinsIsaidthereforeuntoyou,thatyeshalldieinyoursins:forifyebelievenotthatIamhe,yeshalldieinyoursins.St.John8:24AgaintheyquestionedJesusaboutwhoHeisandJesusdidnotchangeHisanswertellingthemthatHeisthesameasHetoldthemrightfromthestartThensaidtheyuntohim,Whoartthou?AndJesussaithuntothem,EventhesamethatIsaiduntoyoufromthebeginning.St.John8:25JesussaysHehasmanythingstosayandjudgeaboutthem,emphasizingagainthatHeisspeakingwhattheLordwantsHimtooIhavemanythingstosayandtojudgeofyou:buthethatsentmeistrueandIspeaktotheworldthosethingswhichIhaveheardofhim.St.John8:26

TheyunderstoodnotthathespaketothemoftheFather.St.John8:27ThensaidJesusuntothem,WhenyehavelifteduptheSonofman,thenshallyeknowthatIamhe,andthatIdonothingofmyselfbutasmyFatherhathtaughtme,Ispeakthesethings.St.John8:28JesusadmitsthatHeisnotalone,GodtheFatherisinsideHimandthatHeonlydoesthingstopleaseGodtheFatherAndhethatsentmeiswithme:theFatherhathnotleftmealoneforIdoalwaysthosethingsthatpleasehim.St.John8:29ManyoftheJewsbelievedwhatJesussaidandJesussaidthatiftheycontinueinHiswordtheyareHisdisciplesthesameholdstruetodayforusAshespakethesewords,manybelievedonhim.St.John8:30ThensaidJesustothoseJewswhichbelievedonhim,Ifyecontinueinmyword,thenareyemydisciplesindeedSt.John8:31JesussaidthetruthwillsetyoufreeAndyeshallknowthetruth,andthetruthshallmakeyoufree.St.John8:32Theyansweredhim,WebeAbraham'sseed,andwereneverinbondagetoanyman:howsayestthou,Yeshallbemadefree?St.John8:3WhoevercommitsasinisaservantofsinJesusansweredthem,Verily,verily,Isayuntoyou,Whosoevercommittethsinistheservantofsin.St.John8:34TheSonofGodwillbewiththeLordforeverAndtheservantabidethnotinthehouseforever:buttheSonabidethever.St.John8:35JesusspeakingofHisultimatesacrificeforyoursinsthatbecauseofHissacrificewearemadefreeIftheSonthereforeshallmakeyoufree,yeshallbefreeindeed.St.John8:36Abraham'sdescendantssecretlyplottingtokillJesusIknowthatyeareAbraham'sseedbutyeseektokillme,becausemywordhathnoplaceinyou,St.John8:37IspeakthatwhichIhaveseenwithmyFather:andyedothatwhichyehaveseenwithyourfather.St.John8:38JesusletsthemknowthattheyarenotlikeAbrahamtheirfatherandthatHeknowstheyareplottingtokillHimTheyansweredandsaiduntohim,Abrahamisourfather,Jesussaithuntothem.IfyewereAbraham'schildrenyewoulddotheworksofAbraham.St.John8:39Butnowyeseektokillme,amanthathathtoldyouthetruth,whichIhaveheardofGod:thisdidnotAbraham.St.John8:40TheJewstoldJesusthatGodistheirFatherYedothedeedsofyourfather.Thensaidtheytohim.WebenotbornoffornicationwehaveoneFather,evenGod.St.John8:41JesusletsthescribesandPhariseesknowthatifGodwastheirFathertheywouldloveHimbecauseGodsentHimJesussaiduntothem,IfGodwereyourFather,yewouldloveme:forIpreceededforthandcamefromGodneithercameIofmyself,buthesentme.St.John8:42

StillthescribesandPhariseesactedliketheydidnotunderstandwhatJesuswassayingbecausetheycouldnothearandunderstandHiswordsWhydoyenotunderstandmyspeech?evenbecauseyecannothearmyword.St.John8:43JesussaidtheDevilisamurdererandthefatherofliesYeareofyourfatherthedevil,andhelustsofyourfatheryewilldo.Hewasamurdererfromthebeginning,andabodenotinthetruth,becausethereisnotruthinhim.Whenhespeakethalie,hespeakethofhisown:forheisaliar,andthefatherofit.St.John8:44JesussaidHeisthetruthyettheystilldidnotbelieveHimAndbecauseItellyouthetruth,yebelievemenot.St.John8:45Whichofyouconvincethmeofsin?AndifIsaythetruth,whydoyenotbelieveme?St.John8:46IfyouarenotoneofGod'speopleyouwillnothearandunderstandGod'swordsHethatisofGodhearethGod'swords:yethereforehearthemnot,becauseyearenotofGod.St.John8:47JesusaccusedofbeingpossessedbyadevilThenansweredtheJews,andsaiduntohim,SaywenotwellthatthouartaSamaritan,andhastadevil?St.John8:48Jesus'snegativeresponsetotheaccusationofpossessionJesusanswered,IhavenotadevilbutIhonourmyFather,andyedodishonourme.St.John8:49AndIseeknotmineownglory:thereisonethatseekethandjudgeth.St.John8:50JesussaidifwedowhatHesayswewillneverseedeathThispassageisoftenmisunderstoodasphysicaldeathwhereasJesusisspeakingofspiritualdeath.Verily,verily,Isayuntoyou,Ifamankeepmysaying,heshallneverseedeath.St.John8:51TheJewsaccuseJesusofbeingpossessedbyadevilasecondtimeThensaidtheJewsuntohim,Nowweknowthatthouhastadevil.Abrahamisdead,andtheprophetsandthousayest,Ifaankeepmysaying,heshallnevertasteofdeath.St.John8:52ArtthougreaterthanourfatherAbraham,whichisdead?andtheprophetsaredead:whommakestthouthyself?St.John8:53WhenyouhonorJesusChristyouarehonoringGodtheFatherJesusanswered,IfIhonormyself,myhonourisnothing:itismyFatherthathonourethmeofwhomyesay,thatheisyourGod.St.John8:54JesustellstheJewsthatHeknowsGodtheFatherandcallstheJewsliarsYetyehavenotknownhim,butIknowhimandifIshouldsay,Iknowhimnot,IshallbealiarlikeontoyoubutIknowhim,andkeephissaying.St.John8:55JesustelltheJewsHeknewAbrahamYourfatherAbrahamrejoicedtoseemydayandhesawit,andandwasglad.St.John8:56TheJewsdidnotbelieveJesusbecauseHewasnotoldenoughtoknownAbrahaminthefleshThensaidtheJewsuntohim,Thouartnotyetfiftyyearsold,andhastthouseenAbraham?St.John8:57JesustellstheJewsthatHeexistedbeforeAbrahamJesussaiduntothem,Verily,verily,Isayuntoyou,BeforeAbrahamwas,Iam.St.John8:58

TheJewstriedtostoneJesusandJesushidfromthemandleftthetemplebygoingthroughthemidstofthemThentooktheyupstonestocastathim:butJesushidhimself,andwentoutofthetemple,goingthroughthemidstofthem,andsopassedby.St.John:59

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