John 8:12–20

Jesus Speaks with the Pharisees about His Father

¹²Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have a life filled with light and will never live in the dark.” 

¹³The Pharisees said to him, “You testify on your own behalf, so your testimony isn’t true.” 

¹⁴Jesus replied to them, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is true because I know where I came from and where I’m going. However, you don’t know where I came from or where I’m going. ¹⁵You judge the way humans do. I don’t judge anyone. ¹⁶Even if I do judge, my judgment is valid because I don’t make it on my own. I make my judgment with the Father who sent me. ¹⁷Your own teachings say that the testimony of two people is true. ¹⁸I testify on my own behalf, and so does the Father who sent me.” 

¹⁹The Pharisees asked him, “Where is your father?” 

Jesus replied, “You don’t know me or my Father. If you knew me, you would also know my Father.” 

²⁰Jesus spoke these words while he was teaching in the treasury area of the temple courtyard. No one arrested him, because his time had not yet come.