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Luke 4

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¹ But He was speaking of the [Holy] Spirit, whom those who believed in Him [as Savior] were to receive afterward. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified (raised to honor).

² Listening to these words, some of the people said, "This is certainly the Prophet!"

³ Others said, "This is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!" But others said, "Surely the Christ is not going to come out of Galilee, is He?

⁴ Does the Scripture not say that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"

⁵ So the crowd was divided because of Him.

⁶ Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

⁷ Then the guards went [back] to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why did you not bring Him [here with you]?"

⁸ The guards replied, "Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!"

⁹ Then the Pharisees said to them, "Have you also been deluded and swept off your feet?

¹⁰ Has any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

¹¹ But this [ignorant, contemptible] crowd that does not know the Law is accursed and doomed!"

¹² Nicodemus (the one who came to Jesus before and was one of them) asked,

¹³ Does our Law convict someone without first giving him a hearing and finding out what he is [accused of] doing?

¹⁴ They responded, "Are you also from Galilee? Search [and read the Scriptures], and see [for yourself] that no prophet comes from Galilee!"

¹⁵ [8][And everyone went to his own house.

¹⁶ But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

¹⁷ Early in the morning He came back into the temple [court], and all the people were coming to Him. He sat down and began teaching them.

¹⁸ Now the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery. They made her stand in the center of the court,

¹⁹ and they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of adultery.

²⁰ Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women [to death]. So what do You say [to do with her—what is Your sentence]?"

²¹ They said this to test Him, hoping that they would have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and began writing on the ground with His finger.

²² However, when they persisted in questioning Him, He straightened up and said, "He who is without [any] sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."

²³ Then He stooped down again and started writing on the ground.

²⁴ They listened [to His reply], and they began to go out one by one, starting with the oldest ones, until He was left alone, with the woman [standing there before Him] in the center of the court.

²⁵ Straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"

²⁶ She answered, "No one, Lord!" And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you either. Go. From now on sin no more."]

²⁷ Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, "[1] I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."

²⁸ Then the Pharisees told Him, "You are testifying on Your own behalf; Your testimony is not valid."

²⁹ Jesus replied, "Even if I do testify on My own behalf, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

³⁰ You judge according to[2] human standards [just by what you see]. I do not judge anyone.

³¹ But even if I do judge, My judgment is true and My decision is right; for I am not alone [in making it], but I and the Father who sent Me [make the same judgment].

³² Even in your own law it is written that the testimony of two persons is true [valid and admissible].

³³ I am One [of the Two] who testifies about Myself, and My Father who sent Me testifies about Me."

³⁴ Then the Pharisees said to Him, "Where is this Father of Yours?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also."

³⁵ Jesus said these things in the treasury, as He taught in the temple [courtyard]; and no one seized Him, because His time had not yet come.

³⁶ Then He said again to them, "I am going away, and you will look for Me, and you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."

³⁷ So the Jews were asking [among themselves], "Will He kill Himself? Is that why He says, 'Where I am going, you cannot come'?"

³⁸ He said to them, "You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.

³⁹ That is why I told you that you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am the One [I claim to be], you will die in your sins."

⁴⁰ So they said to Him, "Who are You [anyway]?" Jesus replied, "What have I been saying to you from the beginning?

⁴¹ I have many things to say and judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I say to the world [only] the things that I have heard from Him."

⁴² They did not realize [or have the spiritual insight to understand] that He was speaking to them about the Father.

⁴³ So Jesus said, "When you lift up the Son of Man [on the cross], you will know then [without any doubt] that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own authority, but I say these things just as My Father taught Me.

⁴⁴ And He who sent Me is [always] with Me; He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him."

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1	But He was speaking of the [Holy] Spirit, whom those who believed in Him [as Savior] were to receive afterward. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified (raised to honor).
2	Listening to these words, some of the people said, "This is certainly the Prophet!"
3	Others said, "This is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!" But others said, "Surely the Christ is not going to come out of Galilee, is He?
4	Does the Scripture not say that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"
5	So the crowd was divided because of Him.
6	Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
7	Then the guards went [back] to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why did you not bring Him [here with you]?"
8	The guards replied, "Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!"
9	Then the Pharisees said to them, "Have you also been deluded and swept off your feet?
10	Has any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
11	But this [ignorant, contemptible] crowd that does not know the Law is accursed and doomed!"
12	Nicodemus (the one who came to Jesus before and was one of them) asked,
13	Does our Law convict someone without first giving him a hearing and finding out what he is [accused of] doing?
14	They responded, "Are you also from Galilee? Search [and read the Scriptures], and see [for yourself] that no prophet comes from Galilee!"
15	[8][And everyone went to his own house.
16	But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
17	Early in the morning He came back into the temple [court], and all the people were coming to Him. He sat down and began teaching them.
18	Now the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery. They made her stand in the center of the court,
19	and they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of adultery.
20	Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women [to death]. So what do You say [to do with her—what is Your sentence]?"
21	They said this to test Him, hoping that they would have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and began writing on the ground with His finger.
22	However, when they persisted in questioning Him, He straightened up and said, "He who is without [any] sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
23	Then He stooped down again and started writing on the ground.
24	They listened [to His reply], and they began to go out one by one, starting with the oldest ones, until He was left alone, with the woman [standing there before Him] in the center of the court.
25	Straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"
26	She answered, "No one, Lord!" And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you either. Go. From now on sin no more."]
27	Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, "[1] I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."
28	Then the Pharisees told Him, "You are testifying on Your own behalf; Your testimony is not valid."
29	Jesus replied, "Even if I do testify on My own behalf, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
30	You judge according to[2] human standards [just by what you see]. I do not judge anyone.
31	But even if I do judge, My judgment is true and My decision is right; for I am not alone [in making it], but I and the Father who sent Me [make the same judgment].
32	Even in your own law it is written that the testimony of two persons is true [valid and admissible].
33	I am One [of the Two] who testifies about Myself, and My Father who sent Me testifies about Me."
34	Then the Pharisees said to Him, "Where is this Father of Yours?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also."
35	Jesus said these things in the treasury, as He taught in the temple [courtyard]; and no one seized Him, because His time had not yet come.
36	Then He said again to them, "I am going away, and you will look for Me, and you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
37	So the Jews were asking [among themselves], "Will He kill Himself? Is that why He says, 'Where I am going, you cannot come'?"
38	He said to them, "You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
39	That is why I told you that you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am the One [I claim to be], you will die in your sins."
40	So they said to Him, "Who are You [anyway]?" Jesus replied, "What have I been saying to you from the beginning?
41	I have many things to say and judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I say to the world [only] the things that I have heard from Him."
42	They did not realize [or have the spiritual insight to understand] that He was speaking to them about the Father.
43	So Jesus said, "When you lift up the Son of Man [on the cross], you will know then [without any doubt] that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own authority, but I say these things just as My Father taught Me.
44	And He who sent Me is [always] with Me; He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him."

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