John 8
12AgainΠάλινthereforeοὖνto themαὐτοῖςspokeἐλάλησενὁJesusἸησοῦςsayingλέγων·IἘγώamεἰμιtheτὸlightφῶςof theτοῦworldκόσμου·the [one]ὁfollowingἀκολουθῶνmeἐμοὶnoοὐnotμὴshall walkπεριπατήσῃinἐνtheτῇdarknessσκοτίᾳ,butἀλλ’will haveἕξειtheτὸlightφῶςτῆςof lifeζωῆς.
13Saidεἶπονthereforeοὖνto HimαὐτῷtheοἱPhariseesΦαρισαῖοι·YouΣὺconcerningπερὶYourselfσεαυτοῦare bearing witnessμαρτυρεῖς·theἡtestimonyμαρτυρίαof Youσουnotοὐκisἔστινtrueἀληθής.
14AnsweredἀπεκρίθηJesusἸησοῦςandκαὶsaidεἶπενto themαὐτοῖς·Even ifΚἂνIἐγὼam bearing witnessμαρτυρῶconcerningπερὶMyselfἐμαυτοῦ,trueἀληθήςisἐστινtheἡtestimonyμαρτυρίαof Meμου,becauseὅτιI knowοἶδαfrom whereπόθενI cameἦλθονandκαὶwhereποῦI am goingὑπάγω·Youὑμεῖςhoweverδὲnotοὐκknowοἴδατεfrom whereπόθενI comeἔρχομαιorἢwhereποῦI am goingὑπάγω.
15Youὑμεῖςaccording toκατὰtheτὴνfleshσάρκαjudgeκρίνετε,Iἐγὼnotοὐam judgingκρίνωno oneοὐδένα.
16AndκαὶifἐὰνjudgeκρίνωhoweverδὲIἐγώ,ἡjudgmentκρίσιςἡMyἐμὴtrueἀληθινήisἐστιν,becauseὅτιaloneμόνοςnotοὐκI amεἰμί,butἀλλ’Iἐγὼandκαὶtheὁhaving sentπέμψαςMeμεfatherπατήρ.
17Andκαὶinἐνtheτῷlawνόμῳalsoδὲτῷof youὑμετέρῳit has been writtenγέγραπταιthatὅτιof twoδύοmenἀνθρώπωνtheἡtestimonyμαρτυρίαtrueἀληθήςisἐστιν.
18Iἐγώamεἰμιthe [One]ὁbearing witnessμαρτυρῶνconcerningπερὶMyselfἐμαυτοῦandκαὶbears witnessμαρτυρεῖconcerningπερὶMeἐμοῦtheὁhaving sentπέμψαςMeμεFatherπατήρ.
19They were sayingἔλεγονthereforeοὖνto Himαὐτῷ·WhereΠοῦisἐστινtheὁFatherπατήρof Youσου;AnsweredἀπεκρίθηJesusἸησοῦς·NeitherΟὔτεMeἐμὲyou knowοἴδατεnorοὔτεtheτὸνFatherπατέραof Meμου·IfεἰMeἐμὲyou had knownᾔδειτε,alsoκαὶtheτὸνFatherπατέραof Meμουἂνyou would have knownᾔδειτε.
20TheseταῦτατὰwordsῥήματαHe spokeἐλάλησενinἐνtheτῷtreasuryγαζοφυλακίῳteachingδιδάσκωνinἐνtheτῷtempleἱερῷ·andκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςseizedἐπίασενHimαὐτόν,forὅτιnot yetοὔπωhad comeἐληλύθειtheἡhourὥραof Himαὐτοῦ.
21He saidΕἶπενthenοὖνagainπάλινto themαὐτοῖς·IἘγὼam going awayὑπάγωandκαὶyou will seekζητήσετέMeμε,andκαὶinἐνtheτῇsinἁμαρτίᾳof youὑμῶνyou will dieἀποθανεῖσθε·whereὅπουIἐγὼgoὑπάγωyouὑμεῖςnotοὐare ableδύνασθεto comeἐλθεῖν.
22Were sayingἔλεγονthereforeοὖνtheοἱJewsἸουδαῖοι·NotΜήτιwill He killἀποκτενεῖHimselfἑαυτὸνthatὅτιHe saysλέγει·WhereὍπουIἐγὼgoὑπάγωyouὑμεῖςnotοὐare ableδύνασθεto comeἐλθεῖν;
23AndκαὶHe was sayingἔλεγενto themαὐτοῖς·YouὙμεῖςfromἐκτῶνbelowκάτωareἐστέ,Iἐγὼfromἐκτῶνaboveἄνωamεἰμί·Youὑμεῖςofἐκthisτούτουtheτοῦworldκόσμουareἐστέ,Iἐγὼnotοὐκamεἰμὶofἐκtheτοῦworldκόσμουthisτούτου.
24I saidεἶπονthereforeοὖνto youὑμῖνthatὅτιyou will dieἀποθανεῖσθεinἐνtheταῖςsinsἁμαρτίαιςof youὑμῶν·ifἐὰνforγὰρnotμὴyou believeπιστεύσητεthatὅτιIἐγώam [He]εἰμι,you will dieἀποθανεῖσθεinἐνtheταῖςsinsἁμαρτίαιςof youὑμῶν.
25They were sayingἔλεγονthereforeοὖνto Himαὐτῷ·YouΣὺwhoτίςareεἶ;Saidεἶπενto themαὐτοῖςὁJesusἸησοῦς·From theΤὴνbeginningἀρχὴνὅwhatτιalsoκαὶI am sayingλαλῶto youὑμῖν;
26Many thingsπολλὰI haveἔχωconcerningπερὶyouὑμῶνto sayλαλεῖνandκαὶto judgeκρίνειν·butἀλλ’the [One]ὁhaving sentπέμψαςMeμεtrueἀληθήςisἐστιν,and IκἀγὼwhatἃI have heardἤκουσαfromπαρ’Himαὐτοῦthese thingsταῦταI sayλαλῶtoεἰςtheτὸνworldκόσμον.
27Notοὐκthey understoodἔγνωσανthatὅτι[about] theτὸνFatherπατέραto themαὐτοῖςHe was speakingἔλεγεν.
28SaidεἶπενthereforeοὖνὁJesusἸησοῦς·WhenὍτανyou shall have lifted upὑψώσητεtheτὸνSonυἱὸντοῦof Manἀνθρώπου,thenτότεyou will knowγνώσεσθεthatὅτιIἐγώam [He]εἰμι,andκαὶfromἀπ’MyselfἐμαυτοῦI doποιῶnothingοὐδέν,butἀλλὰasκαθὼςtaughtἐδίδαξένMeμεtheὁFatherπατὴρthese thingsταῦταI speakλαλῶ.
29Andκαὶthe [One]ὁhaving sentπέμψαςMeμεwithμετ’Meἐμοῦisἐστιν·notοὐκHe has leftἀφῆκένMeμεaloneμόνον,becauseὅτιIἐγὼthe thingsτὰpleasingἀρεστὰto Himαὐτῷdoποιῶalwaysπάντοτε.
30These thingsταῦταof HisαὐτοῦspeakingλαλοῦντοςmanyπολλοὶbelievedἐπίστευσανinεἰςHimαὐτόν.
31Was sayingἜλεγενthereforeοὖνὁJesusἸησοῦςtoπρὸςtheτοὺςhaving believedπεπιστευκόταςin HimαὐτῷJewsἸουδαίους·IfἘὰνyouὑμεῖςabideμείνητεinἐνtheτῷwordλόγῳτῷMyἐμῷ,trulyἀληθῶςdisciplesμαθηταίof Meμούyou areἐστε,
32Andκαὶyou will knowγνώσεσθεtheτὴνtruthἀλήθειαν,andκαὶtheἡtruthἀλήθειαwill set freeἐλευθερώσειyouὑμᾶς.
33They answeredἀπεκρίθησανuntoπρὸςHimαὐτόν·SeedΣπέρμαof AbrahamἈβραάμwe areἐσμενandκαὶto no oneοὐδενὶhave we been under bondageδεδουλεύκαμενeverπώποτε·HowπῶςYouσὺsayλέγειςὅτιFreeἘλεύθεροιyou will becomeγενήσεσθε;
34AnsweredἈπεκρίθηthemαὐτοῖςὁJesusἸησοῦς·TrulyἈμὴνtrulyἀμὴνI sayλέγωto youὑμῖνthatὅτιeveryoneπᾶςὁpracticingποιῶνtheτὴνsinἁμαρτίανa slaveδοῦλόςisἐστινof theτῆςsinἁμαρτίας·
35ὁNowδὲthe slaveδοῦλοςnotοὐabidesμένειinἐνtheτῇhouseοἰκίᾳtoεἰςtheτὸνageαἰῶνα·theὁsonυἱὸςabidesμένειtoεἰςtheτὸνageαἰῶνα.
36IfἐὰνthereforeοὖνtheὁSonυἱὸςyouὑμᾶςshall set freeἐλευθερώσῃ,indeedὄντωςfreeἐλεύθεροιyou will beἔσεσθε.
37I knowοἶδαthatὅτιseedσπέρμαof AbrahamἈβραάμyou areἐστε·butἀλλὰyou seekζητεῖτέMeμεto killἀποκτεῖναι,becauseὅτιtheὁwordλόγοςὁof Meἐμὸςnotοὐreceives a placeχωρεῖinἐνyouὑμῖν.
38That whichἃIἐγὼhave seenἑώρακαwithπαρὰtheτῷFatherπατρὶI speakλαλῶ·alsoκαὶyouὑμεῖςthereforeοὖνwhatἃyou have heardἠκούσατεfromπαρὰtheτοῦfatherπατρὸςyou doποιεῖτε.
39They answeredἈπεκρίθησανandκαὶsaidεἶπανto Himαὐτῷ·TheὉfatherπατὴρof usἡμῶνAbrahamἈβραάμisἐστιν.Saysλέγειto themαὐτοῖςὁJesusἸησοῦς·IfΕἰchildrenτέκνατοῦof AbrahamἈβραάμyou wereἐστε,theτὰworksἔργατοῦof AbrahamἈβραὰμdoἐποιεῖτε·
40nowνῦνhoweverδὲyou seekζητεῖτέMeμεto killἀποκτεῖναι,a manἄνθρωπονwhoὃςtheτὴνtruthἀλήθειανto youὑμῖνhas spokenλελάληκαthatἣνI heardἤκουσαfromπαρὰτοῦGodθεοῦ·ThisτοῦτοAbrahamἈβραὰμnotοὐκdidἐποίησεν.
41Youὑμεῖςare doingποιεῖτεtheτὰworksἔργαof theτοῦfatherπατρὸςof youὑμῶν.They saidεἶπανto Himαὐτῷ·WeἩμεῖςofἐκsexual immoralityπορνείαςnotοὐhave been bornγεγεννήμεθα·oneἕναFatherπατέραwe haveἔχομεντὸνGodθεόν.
42Saidεἶπενto themαὐτοῖςὁJesusἸησοῦς·IfΕἰὁGodθεὸςFatherπατὴρof youὑμῶνwereἦνyou would have lovedἠγαπᾶτεἂνMeἐμέ,IἐγὼforγὰρfromἐκτοῦGodθεοῦcame forthἐξῆλθονandκαὶam hereἥκω·not evenοὐδὲforγὰρofἀπ’Myselfἐμαυτοῦhave I comeἐλήλυθα,butἀλλ’HeἐκεῖνόςMeμεsentἀπέστειλεν.
43Because ofδιὰwhyτίtheτὴνspeechλαλιὰντὴνMyἐμὴνnotοὐdo you understandγινώσκετε;Becauseὅτιnotοὐyou are ableδύνασθεto hearἀκούεινtheτὸνwordλόγοντὸνMyἐμόν.
44Youὑμεῖςofἐκtheτοῦfatherπατρὸςtheτοῦdevilδιαβόλουareἐστὲandκαὶtheτὰςdesiresἐπιθυμίαςofτοῦfatherπατρὸςof youὑμῶνyou desireθέλετεto doποιεῖν.Heἐκεῖνοςa murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςwasἦνfromἀπ’[the] beginningἀρχῆς,andκαὶinἐνtheτῇtruthἀληθείᾳnotοὐκhas stoodἔστηκεν,becauseὅτιnotοὐκthere isἔστινtruthἀλήθειαinἐνhimαὐτῷ.Wheneverὅτανhe might speakλαλῇτὸfalsehoodψεῦδος,fromἐκtheτῶνownἰδίωνhe speaksλαλεῖ,forὅτιa liarψεύστηςhe isἐστὶνandκαὶtheὁfatherπατὴρof itαὐτοῦ.
45Iἐγὼnowδὲbecauseὅτιtheτὴνtruthἀλήθειανspeakλέγω,notοὐyou do believeπιστεύετέMeμοι.
46Whichτίςofἐξyouὑμῶνconvictsἐλέγχειmeμεconcerningπερὶsinἁμαρτίας;Ifεἰ[the] truthἀλήθειανI speakλέγω,because ofδιὰwhyτίyouὑμεῖςnotοὐdo believeπιστεύετέMeμοι;
47He whoὁisὢνofἐκτοῦGodθεοῦtheτὰwordsῥήματατοῦof Godθεοῦhearsἀκούει·because ofδιὰthisτοῦτοyouὑμεῖςnotοὐκhearἀκούετεbecauseὅτιofἐκτοῦGodθεοῦnotοὐκyou areἐστέ.
48AnsweredἈπεκρίθησανtheοἱJewsἸουδαῖοιandκαὶsaidεἶπανto Himαὐτῷ·NotΟὐrightlyκαλῶςsayλέγομενweἡμεῖςthatὅτιa SamaritanΣαμαρίτηςareεἶYouσὺandκαὶa demonδαιμόνιονhaveἔχεις;
49AnsweredἀπεκρίθηJesusἸησοῦς·IἘγὼa demonδαιμόνιονnotοὐκhaveἔχω,butἀλλὰI honorτιμῶtheτὸνFatherπατέραof Meμου,andκαὶyouὑμεῖςdishonorἀτιμάζετέMeμε.
50Iἐγὼnowδὲnotοὐseekζητῶtheτὴνgloryδόξανof Meμου·there isἔστινOneὁseeking [it]ζητῶνandκαὶjudgingκρίνων.
51TrulyἀμὴνtrulyἀμὴνI sayλέγωto youὑμῖν,ifἐάνanyoneτιςτὸνMyἐμὸνwordλόγονkeepsτηρήσῃ,deathθάνατονneverοὐnotμὴshall he seeθεωρήσῃtoεἰςtheτὸνageαἰῶνα.
52Saidεἶπονto HimαὐτῷtheοἱJewsἸουδαῖοι·NowΝῦνwe knowἐγνώκαμενthatὅτιa demonδαιμόνιονYou haveἔχεις.AbrahamἈβραὰμdiedἀπέθανενandκαὶtheοἱprophetsπροφῆται,andκαὶYouσὺsayλέγεις·IfἘάνanyoneτιςtheτὸνwordλόγονof Meμουkeepsτηρήσῃ,neverοὐnotμὴshall he tasteγεύσηταιof deathθανάτουtoεἰςtheτὸνageαἰῶνα·
53NotμὴYouσὺgreater thanμείζωνareεἶtheτοῦfatherπατρὸςof usἡμῶνAbrahamἈβραάμ,whoὅστιςdiedἀπέθανεν;Andκαὶtheοἱprophetsπροφῆταιdiedἀπέθανον·Whomτίναyourselfσεαυτὸνmake Youποιεῖς;
54AnsweredἀπεκρίθηJesusἸησοῦς·IfἘὰνIἐγὼglorifyδοξάσωMyselfἐμαυτόν,theἡgloryδόξαof Meμουnothingοὐδένisἐστιν·it isἔστινtheὁFatherπατήρof MeμουὁglorifyingδοξάζωνMeμε,[of] whomὃνyouὑμεῖςsayλέγετεὅτιGodθεὸςof usἡμῶνHe isἐστιν,
55Andκαὶnotοὐκyou have knownἐγνώκατεHimαὐτόν,IἐγὼhoweverδὲknowοἶδαHimαὐτόν·And ifκἂνI sayεἴπωthatὅτιnotοὐκI knowοἶδαHimαὐτόν,I will beἔσομαιlikeὅμοιοςyouὑμῖνa liarψεύστης·ButἀλλὰI knowοἶδαHimαὐτὸνandκαὶtheτὸνwordλόγονof HimαὐτοῦI keepτηρῶ.
56AbrahamἈβραὰμtheὁfatherπατὴρof youὑμῶνrejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοin thatἵναhe should seeἴδῃτὴνdayἡμέραντὴνMyἐμήν,andκαὶhe sawεἶδενandκαὶrejoicedἐχάρη.
57SaidεἶπονthereforeοὖνtheοἱJewsἸουδαῖοιtoπρὸςHimαὐτόν·FiftyΠεντήκονταyears [old]ἔτηnot yetοὔπωare YouἔχειςandκαὶAbrahamἈβραὰμYou have seenἑώρακας;
58Saidεἶπενto themαὐτοῖςJesusἸησοῦς·TrulyἈμὴνtrulyἀμὴνI sayλέγωto youὑμῖν,beforeπρὶνAbrahamἈβραὰμwasγενέσθαιIἐγὼamεἰμί.
59They took upἦρανthereforeοὖνstonesλίθουςthatἵναthey might castβάλωσινatἐπ’Himαὐτόν·JesusἸησοῦςhoweverδὲhid Himselfἐκρύβηandκαὶwent forthἐξῆλθενout ofἐκtheτοῦtempleἱεροῦ.