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The Setting

Chapter 8

Woman caught in Adultery -

- Vs. 1-11

John 8:7 ESV

And 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.”

John 8:11 ESV

She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”

Jesus as the Light of the World - John 8:12-30

“Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” Vs. 7

Pharisees see condemnation and death

“Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” Vs. 11

Jesus gives forgiveness

Jesus as the Light of the World

“Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more” - vs. 11

John 8:15–16 ESV

You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. Yet 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.

John 1

Jesus as The Truth that Sets Us Free -

English Standard Version Chapter 8

15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16 Yet 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.

John 8:31–32 ESV

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Contrast - The Pharisees -

John 8:44 ESV

You 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.

John 8:45 ESV

But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.

Jesus - Promises Life -