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[1] And thei turneden ayen, ech in to his hous.
[2] But Jhesus wente in to the mount of Olyuete.
[3] And eerli eft he cam in to the temple; and al the puple cam to hym; and he sat, and tauyte hem.
[4] And scribis and Fariseis bryngen a womman takun in auoutrye, and thei settiden hir in the myddil,
[5] and seiden to hym, Maystir, this womman is now takun in auoutrie.
[6] And in the lawe Moises comaundide vs to stoone suche; therfor what seist thou?
[7] 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.
[8] 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.
[9] And eft he bowide hym silf, and wroot in the erthe.
[10] 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.
[11] And Jhesus reiside hym silf, and seide to hir, Womman, where ben thei that accusiden thee? no man hath dampned thee.
[12] Sche seide, No man, Lord. Jhesus seide `to hir, Nethir Y schal dampne thee; go thou, and now aftirward nyle thou synne more.
[13] 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.
[14] Therfor the Fariseis seiden, Thou berist witnessyng of thi silf; thi witnessyng is not trewe.
[15] 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.
[16] But ye witen not fro whennus Y cam, ne whidur Y go. For ye demen aftir the fleisch, but Y deme no man;
[17] and if Y deme, my doom is trewe, for Y am not aloone, but Y and the fadir that sente me.
[18] And in youre lawe it is writun, that the witnessyng of twei men is trewe.
[19] Y am, that bere witnessyng of my silf, and the fadir that sente me, berith witnessyng of me.
[20] 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.
[21] Jhesus spak these wordis in the tresorie, techynge in the temple; and no man took hym, for his our cam not yit.
[22] 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.
[23] Therfor the Jewis seiden, Whether he schal sle hym silf, for he seith, Whidur Y go, ye moun not come?
[24] And he seide to hem, Ye ben of bynethe, Y am of aboue; ye ben of this world, Y am not of this world.
[25] 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.
[26] Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? Jhesus seide to hem, The bigynnyng, which also speke to you.
[27] 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.
[28] And thei knewen not, that he clepide his fadir God.
[29] 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.
[30] And he that sente me is with me, and lefte me not aloone; for Y do euermore tho thingis, that ben plesynge to hym.
[31] Whanne he spak these thingis, manye bileueden in hym.
[32] Therfor Jhesus seide to the Jewis, that bileueden in hym, If ye dwellen in my word, verili ye schulen be my disciplis;
[33] and ye schulen knowe the treuthe, and the treuthe schal make you fre.
[34] 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?
[35] Jhesus answeride to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, ech man that doith synne, is seruaunt of synne.
[36] And the seruaunt dwellith not in the hows with outen ende, but the sone dwellith with outen ende.
[37] Therfor if the sone make you fre, verili ye schulen be fre.
[38] Y woot that ye ben Abrahams sones, but ye seken to sle me, for my word takith not in you.
[39] Y speke tho thingis, that Y say at my fadir; and ye doen tho thingis, that ye sayn at youre fadir.
[40] 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.
[41] 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.
[42] Ye doen the werkis of youre fadir. Therfor thei seiden to hym, We ben not borun of fornycacioun; we han o fadir, God.
[43] 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.
[44] Whi knowen ye not my speche? for ye moun not here my word.
[45] 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.
[46] But for Y seie treuthe, ye bileuen not to me.
[47] Who of you schal repreue me of synne? if Y sey treuthe, whi bileuen ye not to me?
[48] He that is of God, herith the wordis of God; therfor ye heren not, for ye ben not of God.
[49] Therfor the Jewis answeriden, and seiden, Whether we seien not wel, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a deuel?
[50] Jhesus answerde, and seide, Y haue not a deuel, but Y onoure my fadir, and ye han vnhonourid me.
[51] For Y seke not my glorye; there is he, that sekith, and demeth.
[52] Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, if ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth with outen ende.
[53] 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.
[54] Whether thou art grettere than oure fader Abraham, that is deed, and the prophetis ben deed; whom makist thou thi silf?
[55] 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.
[56] 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.
[57] Abraham, youre fadir, gladide to se my dai; and he saiy, and ioyede.
[58] Thanne the Jewis seiden to hym, Thou hast not yit fifti yeer, and hast thou seien Abraham?
[59] Therfor Jhesus seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, bifor that Abraham schulde be, Y am.
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