1 WYC But Jhesus wente in to the mount of Olyuete. BSB BSB: But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 WYC And eerli eft he cam in to the temple; and al the puple cam to hym; and he sat, and tauyte hem. BSB BSB: Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
3 WYC And scribis and Fariseis bryngen a womman takun in auoutrye, and thei settiden hir in the myddil, BSB BSB: The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
4 WYC and seiden to hym, Maystir, this womman is now takun in auoutrie. BSB BSB: and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
5 WYC And in the lawe Moises comaundide vs to stoone suche; therfor what seist thou? BSB BSB: In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”
6 WYC And thei seiden this thing temptynge hym, that thei myyten accuse hym. And Jhesus bowide hym silf doun, and wroot with his fyngur in the erthe. BSB BSB: They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
7 WYC And whanne thei abiden axynge hym, he reiside hym silf, and seide to hem, He of you that is without synne, first caste a stoon in to hir. BSB BSB: When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
8 WYC And eft he bowide hym silf, and wroot in the erthe. BSB BSB: And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.
9 WYC And thei herynge these thingis, wenten awei oon aftir anothir, and thei bigunnen fro the eldre men; and Jhesus dwelte aloone, and the womman stondynge in the myddil. BSB BSB: When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
10 WYC And Jhesus reiside hym silf, and seide to hir, Womman, where ben thei that accusiden thee? no man hath dampned thee. BSB BSB: Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
11 WYC Sche seide, No man, Lord. Jhesus seide `to hir, Nethir Y schal dampne thee; go thou, and now aftirward nyle thou synne more. BSB BSB: “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
12 WYC Therfor eft Jhesus spak to hem, and seide, Y am the liyt of the world; he that sueth me, walkith not in derknessis, but schal haue the liyt of lijf. BSB BSB: Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
13 WYC Therfor the Fariseis seiden, Thou berist witnessyng of thi silf; thi witnessyng is not trewe. BSB BSB: So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not valid.”
14 WYC Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, And if Y bere witnessyng of my silf, my witnessyng is trewe; for Y woot fro whennus Y cam, and whidur Y go. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
15 WYC But ye witen not fro whennus Y cam, ne whidur Y go. For ye demen aftir the fleisch, but Y deme no man; BSB BSB: You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
16 WYC and if Y deme, my doom is trewe, for Y am not aloone, but Y and the fadir that sente me. BSB BSB: But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
17 WYC And in youre lawe it is writun, that the witnessyng of twei men is trewe. BSB BSB: Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
18 WYC Y am, that bere witnessyng of my silf, and the fadir that sente me, berith witnessyng of me. BSB BSB: I am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
19 WYC Therfor thei seiden to hym, Where is thi fadir? Jhesus answeride, Nether ye knowen me, nethir ye knowen my fadir; if ye knewen me, perauenture ye schulden knowe also my fadir. BSB BSB: “Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
20 WYC Jhesus spak these wordis in the tresorie, techynge in the temple; and no man took hym, for his our cam not yit. BSB BSB: He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
21 WYC Therfor eft Jhesus seide to hem, Lo! Y go, and ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen die in youre synne; whidur Y go, ye moun not come. BSB BSB: Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
22 WYC Therfor the Jewis seiden, Whether he schal sle hym silf, for he seith, Whidur Y go, ye moun not come? BSB BSB: So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
23 WYC And he seide to hem, Ye ben of bynethe, Y am of aboue; ye ben of this world, Y am not of this world. BSB BSB: Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
24 WYC Therfor Y seide to you, that ye schulen die in youre synnes; for if ye bileuen not that Y am, ye schulen die in youre synne. BSB BSB: That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
25 WYC Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? Jhesus seide to hem, The bigynnyng, which also speke to you. BSB BSB: “Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
26 WYC Y haue many thingis to speke, and deme of you, but he that sente me is sothefast; and Y speke in the world these thingis, that Y herde of hym. BSB BSB: “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
27 WYC And thei knewen not, that he clepide his fadir God. BSB BSB: They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
28 WYC Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Whanne ye han areisid mannus sone, thanne ye schulen knowe, that Y am, and of my silf Y do no thing; but as my fadir tauyte me, Y speke these thingis. BSB BSB: So Jesus said, “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, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
29 WYC And he that sente me is with me, and lefte me not aloone; for Y do euermore tho thingis, that ben plesynge to hym. BSB BSB: He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
30 WYC Whanne he spak these thingis, manye bileueden in hym. BSB BSB: As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
31 WYC Therfor Jhesus seide to the Jewis, that bileueden in hym, If ye dwellen in my word, verili ye schulen be my disciplis; BSB BSB: So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
32 WYC and ye schulen knowe the treuthe, and the treuthe schal make you fre. BSB BSB: Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33 WYC Therfor the Jewis answeriden to hym, We ben the seed of Abraham, and we serueden neuere to man; hou seist thou, That ye schulen be fre? BSB BSB: “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
34 WYC Jhesus answeride to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, ech man that doith synne, is seruaunt of synne. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
35 WYC And the seruaunt dwellith not in the hows with outen ende, but the sone dwellith with outen ende. BSB BSB: A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever.
36 WYC Therfor if the sone make you fre, verili ye schulen be fre. BSB BSB: So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
37 WYC Y woot that ye ben Abrahams sones, but ye seken to sle me, for my word takith not in you. BSB BSB: I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
38 WYC Y speke tho thingis, that Y say at my fadir; and ye doen tho thingis, that ye sayn at youre fadir. BSB BSB: I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
39 WYC Thei answerden, and seiden to hym, Abraham is oure fadir. Jhesus seith to hem, If ye ben the sones of Abraham, do ye the werkis of Abraham. BSB BSB: “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
40 WYC But now ye seken to sle `me, a man that haue spoken to you treuthe, that Y herde of God; Abraham dide not this thing. BSB BSB: But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
41 WYC Ye doen the werkis of youre fadir. Therfor thei seiden to hym, We ben not borun of fornycacioun; we han o fadir, God. BSB BSB: You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
42 WYC But Jhesus seith to hem, If God were youre fadir, sotheli ye schulden loue me; for Y passide forth of God, and cam; for nether Y cam of my silf, but he sente me. BSB BSB: Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
43 WYC Whi knowen ye not my speche? for ye moun not here my word. BSB BSB: Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
44 WYC Ye ben of the fadir, the deuel, and ye wolen do the desyris of youre fadir. He was a mansleere fro the bigynnyng, and he stood not in treuthe; for treuthe is not in hym. Whanne he spekith lesyng, he spekith of his owne; for he is a liere, and fadir of it. BSB BSB: You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 WYC But for Y seie treuthe, ye bileuen not to me. BSB BSB: But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
46 WYC Who of you schal repreue me of synne? if Y sey treuthe, whi bileuen ye not to me? BSB BSB: Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
47 WYC He that is of God, herith the wordis of God; therfor ye heren not, for ye ben not of God. BSB BSB: Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
48 WYC Therfor the Jewis answeriden, and seiden, Whether we seien not wel, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a deuel? BSB BSB: The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
49 WYC Jhesus answerde, and seide, Y haue not a deuel, but Y onoure my fadir, and ye han vnhonourid me. BSB BSB: “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
50 WYC For Y seke not my glorye; there is he, that sekith, and demeth. BSB BSB: I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.
51 WYC Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, if ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth with outen ende. BSB BSB: Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
52 WYC Therfor the Jewis seiden, Now we han knowun, that thou hast a deuel. Abraham is deed, and the prophetis, and thou seist, If ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth withouten ende. BSB BSB: “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
53 WYC Whether thou art grettere than oure fader Abraham, that is deed, and the prophetis ben deed; whom makist thou thi silf? BSB BSB: Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
54 WYC Jhesus answeride, If Y glorifie my silf, my glorie is nouyt; my fadir, is that glorifieth me, whom ye seien, that he is youre God. BSB BSB: Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
55 WYC And ye han not knowun hym, but Y haue knowun hym; and if Y seie that Y knowe hym not, Y schal be a liere lich to you; but Y knowe hym, and Y kepe his word. BSB BSB: You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
57 WYC Thanne the Jewis seiden to hym, Thou hast not yit fifti yeer, and hast thou seien Abraham? BSB BSB: Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
58 WYC Therfor Jhesus seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, bifor that Abraham schulde be, Y am. BSB BSB: “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!” 59 WYC Therfor thei token stonys, to caste to hym; but Jhesus hidde hym, and wente out of the temple. BSB BSB: At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
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