#NewTestament #john #john8 #Biblestudy #public #john # John 08 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[John Overview]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text ### A Woman Caught in Adultery **Principle**: Jesus truly sees us. [[#Verse 01.]] Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives,  [[#Verse 02.]] but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them.  [[#Verse 03.]] As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. [[#Verse 04.]] “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery.  [[#Verse 05.]] The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” [[#Verse 06.]] They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger.  [[#Verse 07.]] They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” [[#Verse 08.]] Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust. [[#Verse 09.]] When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.  [[#Verse 10.]] Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” [[#Verse 11.]] “No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.” ### Jesus, the Light of the World **Principle**: Light reveals, heals, and warms. [[#Verse 12.]] Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” [[#Verse 13.]] The Pharisees replied, “You are making those claims about yourself! Such testimony is not valid.” [[#Verse 14.]] Jesus told them, “These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know this about me.  [[#Verse 15.]] You judge me by human standards, but I do not judge anyone. [[#Verse 16.]] And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone. The Father who sent me is with me.  [[#Verse 17.]] Your own law says that if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact.  [[#Verse 18.]] I am one witness, and my Father who sent me is the other.” [[#Verse 19.]] “Where is your father?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Since you don’t know who I am, you don’t know who my Father is. If you knew me, you would also know my Father.”  [[#Verse 20.]] Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come. ### The Unbelieving People Warned **Principle**: Jesus knows, but moves forward anyway. [[#Verse 21.]] Later Jesus said to them again, “I am going away. You will search for me but will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going.” [[#Verse 22.]] The people asked, “Is he planning to commit suicide? What does he mean, ‘You cannot come where I am going’?” [[#Verse 23.]] Jesus continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not.  [[#Verse 24.]] That is why I said that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am who I claim to be, you will die in your sins.” [[#Verse 25.]] “Who are you?” they demanded. Jesus replied, “The one I have always claimed to be.  [[#Verse 26.]] I have much to say about you and much to condemn, but I won’t. For I say only what I have heard from the one who sent me, and he is completely truthful.”  [[#Verse 27.]] But they still didn’t understand that he was talking about his Father. [[#Verse 28.]] So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I am he. I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me.  [[#Verse 29.]] And the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him.”  [[#Verse 30.]] Then many who heard him say these things believed in him. ### Jesus and Abraham **Principle**: True freedom is only found in Jesus. [[#Verse 31.]] Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.  [[#Verse 32.]] And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” [[#Verse 33.]] “But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said. “We have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean, ‘You will be set free’?” [[#Verse 34.]] Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.  [[#Verse 35.]] A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever.  [[#Verse 36.]] So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.  [[#Verse 37.]] Yes, I realize that you are descendants of Abraham. And yet some of you are trying to kill me because there’s no room in your hearts for my message.  [[#Verse 38.]] I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. But you are following the advice of your father.” [[#Verse 39.]] “Our father is Abraham!” they declared. “No,” Jesus replied, “for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example.  [[#Verse 40.]] Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.  [[#Verse 41.]] No, you are imitating your real father.” They replied, “We aren’t illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father.” [[#Verse 42.]] Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.  [[#Verse 43.]] Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me!  [[#Verse 44.]] For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.  [[#Verse 45.]] So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don’t believe me!  [[#Verse 46.]] Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me?  [[#Verse 47.]] Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.” [[#Verse 48.]] The people retorted, “You Samaritan devil! Didn’t we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?” [[#Verse 49.]] “No,” Jesus said, “I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father—and you dishonor me.  [[#Verse 50.]] And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God is going to glorify me. He is the true judge.  [[#Verse 51.]] I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!” [[#Verse 52.]] The people said, “Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say, ‘Anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!’  [[#Verse 53.]] Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?” [[#Verse 54.]] Jesus answered, “If I want glory for myself, it doesn’t count. But it is my Father who will glorify me. You say, ‘He is our God,’  [[#Verse 55.]] but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.  [[#Verse 56.]] Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.” [[#Verse 57.]] The people said, “You aren’t even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham?” [[#Verse 58.]] Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I am!”  [[#Verse 59.]] At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple. ## ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== **Verse 1-8**: The earliest manuscripts do not have the story of the adulterous woman. It is widely believed this was a story that circulated around during the life of Jesus and so it was added to the Bible. However, Christians are committed the utmost truth of God’s Word. It is the original text that is divinely inspired. Therefore, we love this story, but do not consider it to be inspired. However, it is still inline with what Jesus would do. ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. - Dr. Dan Wallace says, "It's my favorite story that's not in the Bible." - Scholars think it was a likely story that was in the margins of the early manuscripts that eventually accidentally got added into the text. This is because the earliest manuscripts do not have this story in the text. This is why we can have confidence in the text. 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Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application **Today, I can apply this chapter by:** - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 %%Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 coming soon. - 🔗 coming soon. %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional **Reflection** [[John 08- SOAP]] --- ## 📂 Tags