12De nuevo, pues, les habló Jesús, diciendo: Yo soy la luz del mundo. El que me sigue no andará en tinieblas, sino que tendrá la luz de la vida.13Le dijeron, pues, los fariseos: Tú das testimonio acerca de ti mismo; tu testimonio no es verdadero.14Respondió Jesús y les dijo: Aunque Yo dé testimonio acerca de mí mismo, mi testimonio es verdadero, porque sé de dónde vine y a dónde voy; pero vosotros no sabéis de dónde vengo o a dónde voy.15Vosotros juzgáis según la carne; Yo no juzgo a nadie.16Y si Yo juzgara, mi juicio es verdadero; porque no estoy solo, sino Yo y el Padre que me envió.17Y en vuestra misma ley está escrito que el testimonio de dos hombres es veraz.18Yo soy el que doy testimonio de mí mismo, y el Padre que me envió da testimonio de mí.19Entonces le decían: ¿Dónde está tu padre? Jesús respondió: Ni me conocéis a mí ni a mi Padre; si me conocierais a mí, también conoceríais a mi Padre.20Estas palabras habló en la tesorería, mientras enseñaba en el templo, y nadie lo prendió, porque aún no había llegado su hora.
El pecado y la muerte
21Por tanto les dijo de nuevo: Yo me voy, y me buscaréis, y en vuestro pecado moriréis. Adonde Yo voy, vosotros no podéis ir.22Decían entonces los judíos: ¿Acaso se matará, pues dice: A donde Yo voy, vosotros no podéis ir?23Y les decía: Vosotros sois de abajo, Yo soy de arriba; vosotros sois de este mundo, Yo no soy de este mundo.24Por eso os he dicho que en vuestros pecados moriréis. Si no creéis que Yo Soy, en vuestros pecados moriréis.25Pero ellos le decían: Tú, ¿quién eres? Jesús les dijo: Lo mismo que os vengo diciendo desde el principio.26Muchas cosas tengo que decir y juzgar acerca de vosotros, pero el que me envió es veraz; y lo que Yo he oído de Él, esto hablo en el mundo.27(No comprendieron que les hablaba del Padre.)28Entonces Jesús dijo: Cuando levantéis al Hijo del Hombre, entonces comprenderéis que Yo soy, y que nada hago de mí mismo, sino que según me enseñó el Padre, esto hablo.29Y el que me envió está conmigo. No me dejó solo, porque Yo hago siempre lo que le agrada.30Hablando estas cosas, muchos creyeron en Él.
La verdadera libertad
31Decía entonces Jesús a los judíos que le habían creído: Si vosotros permanecéis en mi palabra, sois verdaderamente mis discípulos;32y conoceréis la verdad, y la verdad os hará libres.33Le respondieron: Descendencia de Abraham somos, y jamás hemos sido esclavos de nadie. ¿Cómo dices tú: Seréis libres?34Jesús les respondió: De cierto, de cierto os digo, que todo el que practica el pecado es esclavo del pecado.35Y el esclavo no queda en la casa para siempre; el hijo queda para siempre.36Así que, si el Hijo os liberta, seréis verdaderamente libres.37Sé que sois descendencia de Abraham, pero procuráis matarme porque mi palabra no tiene cabida en vosotros.38Yo hablo lo que he visto en la presencia del Padre, y vosotros hacéis también lo que oísteis del padre.
Los hijos del diablo
39Respondieron y le dijeron: Nuestro padre es Abraham. Jesús les dice: Si fuerais hijos de Abraham, las obras de Abraham haríais.40Pero ahora procuráis matarme, a un hombre que os ha hablado la verdad, la cual oyó de parte de Dios. No hizo esto Abraham.41Vosotros hacéis las obras de vuestro padre. Le dijeron: Nosotros no hemos nacido de fornicación. Un solo padre tenemos: Dios.42Jesús les dijo: Si Dios fuera vuestro padre, ciertamente me amaríais, porque Yo procedo y he venido de Dios. No he venido de mí mismo, sino del que me envió.43¿Por qué no entendéis mi lenguaje? Porque no podéis oír mi palabra.44Vosotros sois de vuestro padre, del diablo, y los deseos de vuestro padre queréis hacer; él era homicida desde un principio y no se mantuvo en la verdad, porque no hay verdad en él. Cuando habla mentira, de lo suyo habla, pues es mentiroso y padre de ella.45Pero a mí, que digo la verdad, no me creéis.46¿Quién de vosotros me redarguye de pecado? Si digo verdad, ¿por qué vosotros no me creéis?47El que es de Dios, oye las palabras de Dios, por esto no oís vosotros, porque no sois de Dios.
Preexistencia del Mesías
48Respondieron los judíos, y le dijeron: ¿No decimos bien nosotros que tú eres samaritano y tienes demonio?49Jesús respondió: Yo no tengo demonio, sino que honro a mi Padre y vosotros me deshonráis.50Pero Yo no busco mi gloria; hay quien la busca y juzga.51De cierto, de cierto os digo: Si alguno guarda mi palabra, de ningún modo verá muerte eterna.52Los judíos entonces le dijeron: Ahora sabemos que tienes demonio. Abraham murió, también los profetas; y tú dices: Si alguno guarda mi palabra, de ningún modo verá muerte eterna.53¿Eres tú acaso mayor que nuestro padre Abraham, el cual murió? ¡También los profetas murieron! ¿Quién te haces a ti mismo?54Jesús respondió: Si Yo me glorifico a mí mismo, mi gloria nada es. Es mi Padre el que me glorifica, el mismo que vosotros decís: Es nuestro Dios.55Y no lo habéis conocido, pero Yo lo conozco. Y si dijera que no lo conozco, sería semejante a vosotros, mentiroso; pero Yo lo conozco, y guardo su palabra.56Abraham vuestro padre se regocijó de que vería mi día, y lo vio y se alegró.57Entonces le dijeron los judíos: Aún no tienes cincuenta años, ¿y has visto a Abraham?58Jesús les dijo: De cierto, de cierto os digo: Antes que Abraham llegara a ser, Yo Soy.59Tomaron entonces piedras para arrojárselas, pero Jesús se ocultó y salió del templo.
English Standard Version
1but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.2Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them.3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst4they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery.5Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?”6This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.7And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”8And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground.9But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.10Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”11She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”]]
I Am the Light of the World
12Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”13So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.”14Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness 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.15You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.16Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father* who sent me.17In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true.18I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.”19They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”20These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.21So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”22So the Jews said, “Will he kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”23He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.24I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”25So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning.26I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”27They did not understand that he had been speaking to them about the Father.28So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.29And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”30As he was saying these things, many believed in him.
The Truth Will Set You Free
31So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”33They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”34Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave* to sin.35The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.36So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.37I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.38I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
You Are of Your Father the Devil
39They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,40but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.41You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.”42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.43Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.44You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.45But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.46Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?47Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”
Before Abraham Was, I Am
48The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”49Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.50Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge.51Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”52The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’53Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?”54Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’*55But you have not known him. I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and I keep his word.56Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.”57So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”*58Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
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