11 And she said, “No one, Lord.” So Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and[a] sin no more.”]][b]

Jesus, the Light of the World

12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You testify concerning yourself! Your testimony is not true.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 8:11 Some manuscripts have “and from now on”
  2. John 8:11 John 7:53–8:11 is not found in the earliest and best manuscripts and was almost certainly not an original part of the Gospel of John; one significant group of Greek manuscripts places it after Luke 21:38

11 “No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,”(A) Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”(B)


Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony

12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(C) the light of the world.(D) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(E)

13 The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”(F)

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