Juan 8
Reina Valera Actualizada
8 Pero Jesús se fue al monte de los Olivos, 2 y muy de mañana volvió al templo. Todo el pueblo venía a él y sentado, les enseñaba. 3 Entonces los escribas y los fariseos le trajeron una mujer sorprendida en adulterio y, poniéndola en medio, 4 le dijeron:
—Maestro, esta mujer ha sido sorprendida en el mismo acto de adulterio. 5 Ahora bien, en la ley Moisés nos mandó apedrear a las tales. Tú, pues, ¿qué dices?
6 Esto decían para probarle, para tener de qué acusarle. Pero Jesús, inclinado hacia el suelo, escribía en la tierra con el dedo. 7 Pero, como insistieron en preguntarle, se enderezó y les dijo:
—El de ustedes que esté sin pecado sea el primero en arrojar la piedra contra ella.
8 Al inclinarse hacia abajo otra vez, escribía en tierra. 9 Pero cuando lo oyeron, salían uno por uno comenzando por los más viejos[a]. Solo quedaron Jesús y la mujer, que estaba en medio. 10 Entonces Jesús se enderezó y le preguntó:
—Mujer, ¿dónde están?[b]. ¿Ninguno te ha condenado?
11 Y ella dijo:
—Ninguno, Señor.
Entonces Jesús le dijo:
—Ni yo te condeno. Vete y, desde ahora, no peques más].
Testimonio de Jesús sobre sí mismo
12 Jesús les habló otra vez a los fariseos diciendo:
—Yo soy la luz del mundo. El que me sigue nunca andará en tinieblas sino que tendrá la luz de la vida.
13 Entonces los fariseos le dijeron:
—Tú das testimonio de ti mismo; tu testimonio no es verdadero.
14 Jesús respondió y les dijo:
—Aun si yo doy testimonio de mí mismo, mi testimonio es verdadero porque sé de dónde vine y a dónde voy. Pero ustedes no saben de dónde vengo ni a dónde voy. 15 Ustedes juzgan según la carne pero yo no juzgo a nadie. 16 Y aun si yo juzgo, mi juicio es verdadero porque no soy yo solo sino yo y el Padre que me envió. 17 En la ley de ustedes está escrito que el testimonio de dos hombres es verdadero. 18 Yo soy el que doy testimonio de mí mismo, y el Padre que me envió también da testimonio de mí.
19 Entonces le decían:
—¿Dónde está tu Padre?
Respondió Jesús:
—Ni a mí me conocen, ni a mi Padre. Si a mí me hubieran conocido, a mi Padre también habrían conocido.
20 Estas palabras habló Jesús enseñando en el templo en el lugar de las ofrendas; y nadie lo prendió porque todavía no había llegado su hora.
21 Luego Jesús les dijo otra vez:
—Yo me voy, y me buscarán; pero en su pecado morirán. A donde yo voy ustedes no pueden ir.
22 Entonces los judíos decían:
—¿Será posible que se habrá de matar a sí mismo? Pues dice: “A donde yo voy, ustedes no pueden ir”.
23 Él les decía:
—Ustedes son de abajo; yo soy de arriba. Ustedes son de este mundo; yo no soy de este mundo. 24 Por esto les dije que morirán en sus pecados; porque a menos que crean que Yo Soy, en sus pecados morirán.
25 Así que le decían:
—Tú, ¿quién eres?
Entonces Jesús les dijo:
—Lo mismo que les vengo diciendo desde el principio. 26 Muchas cosas tengo que decir y juzgar de ustedes. Pero el que me envió es verdadero; y yo, lo que he oído de parte de él, esto hablo al mundo.
27 Pero no entendieron que les hablaba del Padre. 28 Entonces Jesús les dijo:
—Cuando hayan levantado al Hijo del Hombre, entonces entenderán que Yo Soy, y que nada hago de mí mismo sino que estas cosas hablo así como el Padre me enseñó. 29 Porque el que me envió, conmigo está. El Padre no me ha dejado solo porque yo hago siempre lo que le agrada a él.
30 Mientras él decía estas cosas, muchos creyeron en él.
La verdad los hará libres
31 Por tanto, Jesús decía a los judíos que habían creído en él:
—Si ustedes permanecen en mi palabra serán verdaderamente mis discípulos; 32 y conocerán la verdad, y la verdad los hará libres.
33 Le respondieron:
—Somos descendientes de Abraham y jamás hemos sido esclavos de nadie. ¿Cómo dices tú: “Llegarán a ser libres”?
34 Jesús les respondió:
—De cierto, de cierto les digo que todo aquel que practica el pecado es esclavo del pecado. 35 El esclavo no permanece en la casa para siempre; el Hijo sí queda para siempre. 36 Así que, si el Hijo los hace libres, serán verdaderamente libres. 37 Sé que son descendientes de Abraham; no obstante, procuran matarme porque mi palabra no tiene cabida en ustedes. 38 Yo hablo de lo que he visto estando con el Padre, y ustedes hacen lo que han oído de parte de su padre.
Los verdaderos hijos de Dios
39 Respondieron y le dijeron:
—Nuestro padre es Abraham.
Jesús les dijo:
—Puesto que son hijos de Abraham, hagan las obras de Abraham[c]. 40 Pero ahora procuran matarme a mí, un hombre que les he hablado la verdad que oí de parte de Dios. ¡Esto no lo hizo Abraham! 41 Ustedes hacen las obras de su padre.
Entonces le dijeron:
—Nosotros no hemos nacido de inmoralidad sexual. Tenemos un solo padre, Dios.
42 Entonces Jesús les dijo:
—Si Dios fuera el padre de ustedes, me amarían; porque yo he salido y he venido de Dios. Yo no he venido por mí mismo sino que él me envió. 43 ¿Por qué no comprenden lo que digo? Porque no pueden oír mi palabra. 44 Ustedes son de su padre el diablo, y quieren satisfacer los deseos de su padre. Él era homicida desde el principio y no se basaba en la verdad porque no hay verdad en él. Cuando habla mentira, de lo suyo propio habla porque es mentiroso y padre de mentira. 45 Pero a mí, porque les digo la verdad, no me creen. 46 ¿Quién de ustedes me halla culpable de pecado? Y si digo la verdad, ¿por qué ustedes no me creen? 47 El que es de Dios escucha las palabras de Dios. Por esta razón ustedes no las escuchan, porque no son de Dios.
Cristo y Abraham
48 Respondieron los judíos y le dijeron:
—¿No decimos bien nosotros que tú eres samaritano y que tienes demonio?
49 Respondió Jesús:
—Yo no tengo demonio. Más bien, honro a mi Padre; pero ustedes me deshonran. 50 Yo no busco mi gloria; hay quien la busca y juzga. 51 De cierto, de cierto les digo que si alguno guarda mi palabra nunca verá la muerte para siempre.
52 Entonces los judíos le dijeron:
—¡Ahora sabemos que tienes demonio! Abraham murió, y también los profetas; y tú dices: “Si alguno guarda mi palabra nunca gustará muerte para siempre”. 53 ¿Eres tú acaso mayor que nuestro padre Abraham quien murió, o los profetas quienes también murieron? ¿Quién pretendes ser?
54 Respondió Jesús:
—Si yo me glorifico a mí mismo mi gloria no es nada. El que me glorifica es mi Padre, de quien ustedes dicen: “Es nuestro Dios”. 55 Y ustedes no lo conocen. Pero yo sí lo conozco. Si digo que no lo conozco seré mentiroso como ustedes. Pero lo conozco y guardo su palabra. 56 Abraham, el padre de ustedes, se regocijó de ver mi día. Él lo vio y se gozó.
57 Entonces le dijeron los judíos:
—Aún no tienes ni cincuenta años, ¿y has visto a Abraham?
58 Les dijo Jesús:
—De cierto, de cierto les digo que antes que Abraham existiera, Yo Soy[d].
59 Entonces tomaron piedras para arrojárselas, pero Jesús se ocultó y salió del templo.
John 8
New King James Version
Jesus the Light of the World
8 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 Now [a]early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and (A)taught them. 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him, “Teacher, [b]this woman was caught in (B)adultery, in the very act. 5 (C)Now [c]Moses, in the law, commanded us [d]that such should be stoned. But what do You [e]say?” 6 This they said, testing Him, that they (D)might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, [f]as though He did not hear.
7 So when they continued asking Him, He [g]raised Himself up and said to them, (E)“He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Then those who heard it, (F)being[h] convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up [i]and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers [j]of yours? Has no one condemned you?”
11 She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, (G)“Neither do I condemn you; go [k]and (H)sin no more.”
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, (I)“I am the light of the world. He who (J)follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
Jesus Defends His Self-Witness
13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, (K)“You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not [l]true.”
14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but (L)you do not know where I come from and where I am going. 15 (M)You judge according to the flesh; (N)I judge no one. 16 And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for (O)I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me. 17 (P)It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. 18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and (Q)the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.”
19 Then they said to Him, “Where is Your Father?”
Jesus answered, (R)“You know neither Me nor My Father. (S)If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”
20 These words Jesus spoke in (T)the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and (U)no one laid hands on Him, for (V)His hour had not yet come.
Jesus Predicts His Departure
21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and (W)you will seek Me, and (X)will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”
22 So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?”
23 And He said to them, (Y)“You are from beneath; I am from above. (Z)You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 (AA)Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; (AB)for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
25 Then they said to Him, “Who are You?”
And Jesus said to them, “Just what I (AC)have been saying to you from the beginning. 26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but (AD)He who sent Me is true; and (AE)I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.”
27 They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father.
28 Then Jesus said to them, “When you (AF)lift[m] up the Son of Man, (AG)then you will know that I am He, and (AH)that I do nothing of Myself; but (AI)as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. 29 And (AJ)He who sent Me is with Me. (AK)The Father has not left Me alone, (AL)for I always do those things that please Him.” 30 As He spoke these words, (AM)many believed in Him.
The Truth Shall Make You Free
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you (AN)abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the (AO)truth, and (AP)the truth shall make you free.”
33 They answered Him, (AQ)“We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (AR)whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 And (AS)a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. 36 (AT)Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
Abraham’s Seed and Satan’s
37 “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but (AU)you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you. 38 (AV)I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have [n]seen with your father.”
39 They answered and said to Him, (AW)“Abraham is our father.”
Jesus said to them, (AX)“If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. 40 (AY)But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth (AZ)which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 You do the deeds of your father.”
Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; (BA)we have one Father—God.”
42 Jesus said to them, (BB)“If God were your Father, you would love Me, for (BC)I proceeded forth and came from God; (BD)nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 (BE)Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 (BF)You are of your father the devil, and the (BG)desires of your father you want to (BH)do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and (BI)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? 47 (BJ)He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.”
Before Abraham Was, I AM
48 Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and (BK)have a demon?”
49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and (BL)you dishonor Me. 50 And (BM)I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges. 51 Most assuredly, I say to you, (BN)if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.”
52 Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You (BO)have a demon! (BP)Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’ 53 Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. (BQ)Who do You make Yourself out to be?”
54 Jesus answered, (BR)“If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. (BS)It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is [o]your God. 55 Yet (BT)you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and (BU)keep His word. 56 Your father Abraham (BV)rejoiced to see My day, (BW)and he saw it and was glad.”
57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”
58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (BX)before Abraham was, (BY)I AM.”
59 Then (BZ)they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, (CA)going[p] through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Footnotes
- John 8:2 M very early
- John 8:4 M we found this woman
- John 8:5 M in our law Moses commanded
- John 8:5 NU, M to stone such
- John 8:5 M adds about her
- John 8:6 NU, M omit as though He did not hear
- John 8:7 M He looked up
- John 8:9 NU, M omit being convicted by their conscience
- John 8:10 NU omits and saw no one but the woman; M He saw her and said,
- John 8:10 NU, M omit of yours
- John 8:11 NU, M add from now on
- John 8:13 valid as testimony
- John 8:28 Crucify
- John 8:38 NU heard from
- John 8:54 NU, M our
- John 8:59 NU omits the rest of v. 59.
John 8
English Standard Version
8 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 (A)Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and (B)he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now (C)in the Law, Moses commanded us (D)to stone such women. So what do you say?” 6 This they said (E)to test him, (F)that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, (G)“Let him who is without sin among you (H)be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. 9 But 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. 10 Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, (I)“Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on (J)sin no more.”]]
I Am the Light of the World
12 (K)Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, (L)“I am the light of the world. Whoever (M)follows me will not (N)walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to him, (O)“You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.” 14 Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, (P)my testimony is true, for I know (Q)where I came from and (R)where I am going, but (S)you do not know where I come from or where I am going. 15 (T)You judge according to the flesh; (U)I judge no one. 16 Yet even if I do judge, (V)my judgment is true, for (W)it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father[a] who sent me. 17 (X)In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. 18 I am the one who bears witness about myself, and (Y)the Father who sent me bears witness about me.” 19 They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, (Z)“You know neither me nor my Father. (AA)If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” 20 These words he spoke in (AB)the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but (AC)no one arrested him, because (AD)his hour had not yet come.
21 So he said to them again, (AE)“I am going away, and (AF)you will seek me, and (AG)you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” 22 So the Jews said, (AH)“Will he kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” 23 He said to them, (AI)“You are from below; I am from above. (AJ)You are of this world; (AK)I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you (AL)would die in your sins, for (AM)unless you believe that (AN)I am he you will die in your sins.” 25 So they said to him, (AO)“Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning. 26 I have much to say about you and much to judge, but (AP)he who sent me is true, and I declare (AQ)to the world (AR)what I have heard from him.” 27 They did not understand that (AS)he had been speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, “When you have (AT)lifted up the Son of Man, (AU)then you will know that (AV)I am he, and that (AW)I do nothing on my own authority, but (AX)speak just as the Father taught me. 29 And (AY)he who sent me is with me. (AZ)He has not left me alone, for (BA)I always do the things that are pleasing to him.” 30 As he was saying these things, (BB)many believed in him.
The Truth Will Set You Free
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, (BC)“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will (BD)know the truth, and the truth (BE)will set you free.” 33 They answered him, (BF)“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (BG)everyone who practices sin is a slave[b] to sin. 35 (BH)The slave does not remain in the house forever; (BI)the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet (BJ)you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 (BK)I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard (BL)from your father.”
You Are of Your Father the Devil
39 They answered him, (BM)“Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, (BN)“If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, 40 but now (BO)you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth (BP)that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. 41 You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, (BQ)“We were not born of sexual immorality. We have (BR)one Father—even God.” 42 Jesus said to them, (BS)“If God were your Father, you would love me, for (BT)I came from God and (BU)I am here. (BV)I came not of my own accord, but (BW)he sent me. 43 (BX)Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot (BY)bear to hear my word. 44 (BZ)You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. (CA)He was a murderer from the beginning, and (CB)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. (CC)When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? 47 (CD)Whoever is of God hears the words of God. (CE)The reason why you do not hear them is that (CF)you are not of God.”
Before Abraham Was, I Am
48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and (CG)have a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but (CH)I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet (CI)I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Truly, truly, (CJ)I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never (CK)see death.” 52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! (CL)Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet (CM)you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never (CN)taste death.’ 53 (CO)Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?” 54 Jesus answered, (CP)“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. (CQ)It is my Father who glorifies me, (CR)of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’[c] 55 But (CS)you have not known him. (CT)I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be (CU)a liar (CV)like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. 56 (CW)Your father Abraham (CX)rejoiced (CY)that he would see my day. (CZ)He saw it and was glad.” 57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”[d] 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (DA)I am.” 59 So (DB)they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
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