¹And everyone went to his own house.

But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

And early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him, and He sat down and taught them.

And the scribes and Pharisees brought a  ¹woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the midst,

They said to Him, Teacher, this woman has been caught committing adultery, in the very act.

Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women.  ¹What then do you say?

But they said this to tempt Him, so that they might have reason to accuse Him. But Jesus  ¹stooped down and wrote with His finger on the ground.

But when they persisted in questioning Him, He stood up and said to them, He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.

And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

And when they heard that, they went out one by one, beginning with the older ones. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman stood where she was, in the midst.

And Jesus stood up and said to her, Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?

And she said, No one,  ¹Lord. And Jesus said,  ²Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but shall have the  ¹light of life.

The Pharisees then said to Him, You are testifying concerning Yourself; Your testimony is not true.

Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I testify concerning Myself, My testimony is true, for 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.

You  ¹judge according to the flesh; I  ¹judge no one.

But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, for I am not alone, but  ¹I and the Father who sent Me.

And in your law also it has been written that the testimony of two men is true:

I am One who testifies concerning Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies concerning Me.

They said then to Him, Where is Your Father? Jesus answered, You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.

These words He spoke in the treasury as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

He said therefore again to them, I am going away, and you will seek Me and will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.

The Jews then said, He is not going to kill Himself, is He, for He says, Where I am going, you cannot come?

And He said to them, You are  ¹from below, I am  ¹from above; you are  ¹of this world, I am not  ¹of this world.

Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that  ¹I am, you will die in your sins.

They said then to Him, Who are You? Jesus said to them, Altogether that which I also  ¹tell you.

I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true, and what I have heard from Him, these things I speak to the world.

They did not understand that He was speaking to them of the Father.

Jesus therefore said to them, When you  ¹lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am, and that I do nothing from Myself, but as My Father has taught Me, I speak these things.

And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.

As He spoke these things, many believed into Him.

Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples;

And you shall know the  ¹truth, and the truth shall set you free.

They answered Him, We are Abraham's seed and have never yet been enslaved to anyone. How is it that You say, You shall become free?

Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.

And the slave does not abide in the house forever; the son does abide forever.

If therefore the Son sets you free, you shall be free indeed.

And Elijah the Tishbite, from among the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor  ¹rain during these years, except by my word.

And the word of Jehovah came to him, saying,

Go from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

And you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.

And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; that is, he went and stayed by the brook Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

And the ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

Then after a while the brook dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.

And the word of Jehovah came to him, saying,

Rise up and go to Zarephath, which belongs to  ¹Sidon, and stay there. I have just commanded a widow there to keep you fed.

And he rose up and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the entrance of the city, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, I beg you, bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

And she went to get it. Then he called to her and said, I beg you, bring me a piece of bread in your hand.

And she said, As Jehovah your God lives, I have nothing baked, but only a handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a jar; and I am now gathering a few sticks that I may go and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.

And Elijah said to her, Do not fear. Go, do as you have said. But make me a little cake out of it first, and bring it out to me; then make something for yourself and for your son afterward.

For thus says Jehovah the God of Israel, The barrel of meal will not give out, nor will the jar of oil fail, until the day that Jehovah sends rain upon the face of the earth.

And she went and did according to the word of Elijah. And she and he and her house ate for many days.

The  ¹barrel of meal did not give out, nor did the jar of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, which He had spoken through Elijah.

Then after these things the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; and his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

And she said to Elijah, What have I done to you, O man of God, that you have come to me to recall my iniquity and kill my son?

And he said to her, Bring me your son. And he took him out of her bosom and carried him up into the upper chamber where he was staying, and he laid him upon his own bed.

And he cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, have You also brought evil upon the widow, to whom I am a guest, by slaying her son?

And he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, I beg You, let this child's soul come into him again!

And Jehovah listened to the voice of Elijah; and the child's soul came into him again, and he lived.

And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, See, your son is alive.

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man of God and that the word of Jehovah in your mouth is truth.

Then after many days the word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, present yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.

And Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.

And Ahab called for Obadiah, who was over his house. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly.

And when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and kept them fed with bread and water.)

And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the springs of water and to all the brooks; perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and the mules alive and not lose some of the animals.

And they divided the land between them in order to pass through it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

And while Obadiah was on the way, Elijah met him at that moment; and he recognized him and fell on his face and said, Is it indeed you, my lord Elijah?

And he said to him, It is I. Go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.

And he said, What sin have I committed, that you give your servant into the hand of Ahab to put me to death?

As Jehovah your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom that my lord has not sent men into in order to seek you; and when they said, He is not here, he had an oath taken from the kingdom or nation that they had not found you there.

And now you say, Go and say to your lord, Elijah is here.

And it will happen that when I go away from you, the Spirit of Jehovah will carry you off, I know not where; and when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he will slay me, although I your servant have feared Jehovah since my youth.

Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, that I hid a hundred of Jehovah's prophets by fifties in a cave and kept them fed with bread and water?

And now you say, Go and say to your lord, Elijah is here; and he will slay me.

Then Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to him today.

Then Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and he told him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.