Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, John — John Shaqi
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Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, John
Weymouth, Richard Francis
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007:051 "Does our Law," he asked, "judge a man without first hearing
what he has to say and ascertaining what his conduct is?"
007:052 "Do you also come from Galilee?" they asked in reply.
"Search and see for yourself that no Prophet is
of Galilaean origin."
007:053 [So they went away to their several homes;
008:001 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
008:002 At break of day however He returned to the Temple, and there
the people came to Him in crowds. He seated Himself;
008:003 and was teaching them when the Scribes and the Pharisees brought
to Him a woman who had been found committing adultery.
They made her stand in the centre of the court, and they put
the case to Him.
008:004 "Rabbi," they said, "this woman has been found in the very act
of committing adultery.
008:005 Now, in the Law, Moses has ordered us to stone such women to death.
But what do you say?"
008:006 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.
008:007 When however they persisted with their question, He raised
His head and said to them, "Let the sinless man among you
be the first to throw a stone at her."
008:008 Then He leant forward again, and again began to write
on the ground.
008:009 They listened to Him, and then, beginning with the eldest,
took their departure, one by one, till all were gone.
And Jesus was left behind alone--and the woman in the centre
of the court.
008:010 Then, raising His head, Jesus said to her, "Where are they?
Has no one condemned you?"
008:011 "No one, Sir," she replied. "And *I* do not condemn you either,"
said Jesus; "go, and from this time do not sin any more."]
008:012 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."
008:013 "You are giving testimony about yourself," said the Pharisees;
"your testimony is not true."
008:014 "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.
008:015 You judge according to appearances: I am judging no one.
008:016 And even if I do judge, my judgement is just; for I am not alone,
but the Father who sent me is with me.
008:017 In your own Law, too, it is written that the testimony of two
men is true.
008:018 I am one giving testimony about myself, and the Father who sent
me gives testimony about me."
008:019 "Where is your Father?" they asked. "You know my Father
as little as you know me." He replied; "if you knew me,
you would know my Father also."
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