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Jesus therefore, while teaching in the Temple, cried aloud, and said, "Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. And yet I have not come of my own accord; but there is One who has sent me, an Authority indeed, of whom you have no knowledge.

But from among the crowd a large number believed in Him. "When the Christ comes," they said, "will He perform more miracles than this teacher has performed?"

What do those words of his mean, `You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

Others said, "He is the Christ." But others again, "Not so, for is the Christ to come from Galilee?

Some of them wanted at once to arrest Him, but no one laid hands upon Him.

But this rabble who understand nothing about the Law are accursed!"

but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

Now, in the Law, Moses has ordered us to stone such women to death. But what do you say?"

They asked this in order to put Him to the test, so that they might have some charge to bring against Him. But Jesus leant forward and began to write with His finger on the ground.

Once more Jesus addressed them. "I am the Light of the world," He said; "the man who follows me shall certainly not walk in the dark, but shall have the light of Life."

"Even if I am giving testimony about myself," replied Jesus, "my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.

And even if I do judge, my judgement is just; for I am not alone, but the Father who sent me is with me.

Again He said to them, "I am going away. Then you will try to find me, but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come."

"Many things I have to speak and to judge concerning you. But He who sent me is true, and the things which I have heard from Him are those which I have come into the world to speak."

So Jesus added, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He. Of myself I do nothing; but as the Father has taught me, so I speak.

Now a slave does not remain permanently in his master's house, but a son does.

You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.

But, in fact, you are longing to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth which I have heard from God. Abraham did not do that.

"If God were your Father," said Jesus, "you would love me; for it is from God that I came and I am now here. I have not come of myself, but *He* sent me.

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