John 8:9 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

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¹⁴ Now King Herod heard of Jesus; for his name had become well known. People were saying--"John the Baptizer must have risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are active in him." ¹⁵ Others again said--"He is Elijah," and others--"He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets." ¹⁶ But when Herod heard of him, he said--"The man whom I beheaded--John--he must be risen!"

¹ Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod upon one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them: "Be on your guard against the leaven--that is, the hypocrisy--of the Pharisees. ² There is nothing, however covered up, which will not be uncovered, nor anything kept secret which will not become known. ³ Hence all that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear, within closed doors, will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

¹⁷ As he said this, his opponents all felt ashamed; but all the people rejoiced to see all the wonderful things that he was doing.

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¹² Jesus again addressed the people. "I am the Light of the World," he said. "He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life."

¹⁵ For they show the demands of the Law written upon their hearts; their consciences corroborating it, while in their thoughts they argue either in self-accusation or, it may be, in self- defense--

²² Do you forbid adultery, and yet commit adultery? Do you loathe idols, and yet plunder temples?

²⁰ that if our conscience condemns us, yet God is greater than our conscience and knows everything.