17dvayo rjanayoH sAkSyaM grahaNIyaM bhavatIti yuSmAkaM vyavasthAgranthe likhitamasti|
18ahaM svArthe svayaM sAkSitvaM dadAmi yazca mama tAto mAM preritavAn sopi madarthe sAkSyaM dadAti|
19tadA te'pRcchan tava tAtaH kutra? tato yIzuH pratyavAdId yUyaM mAM na jAnItha matpitaraJca na jAnItha yadi mAm akSAsyata tarhi mama tAtamapyakSAsyata|
20yIzu rmandira upadizya bhaNDAgAre kathA etA akathayat tathApi taM prati kopi karaM nodatolayat|
21tataH paraM yIzuH punaruditavAn adhunAhaM gacchAmi yUyaM mAM gaveSayiSyatha kintu nijaiH pApai rmariSyatha yat sthAnam ahaM yAsyAmi tat sthAnam yUyaM yAtuM na zakSyatha|
22tadA yihUdIyAH prAvocan kimayam AtmaghAtaM kariSyati? yato yat sthAnam ahaM yAsyAmi tat sthAnam yUyaM yAtuM na zakSyatha iti vAkyaM bravIti|
23tato yIzustebhyaH kathitavAn yUyam adhaHsthAnIyA lokA aham UrdvvasthAnIyaH yUyam etajjagatsambandhIyA aham etajjagatsambandhIyo na|
24tasmAt kathitavAn yUyaM nijaiH pApai rmariSyatha yatohaM sa pumAn iti yadi na vizvasitha tarhi nijaiH pApai rmariSyatha|
25tadA te 'pRcchan kastvaM? tato yIzuH kathitavAn yuSmAkaM sannidhau yasya prastAvam A prathamAt karomi saeva puruSohaM|
26yuSmAsu mayA bahuvAkyaM vakttavyaM vicArayitavyaJca kintu matprerayitA satyavAdI tasya samIpe yadahaM zrutavAn tadeva jagate kathayAmi|
27kintu sa janake vAkyamidaM prokttavAn iti te nAbudhyanta|
28tato yIzurakathayad yadA manuSyaputram Urdvva utthApayiSyatha tadAhaM sa pumAn kevalaH svayaM kimapi karmma na karomi kintu tAto yathA zikSayati tadanusAreNa vAkyamidaM vadAmIti ca yUyaM jJAtuM zakSyatha|
29matprerayitA pitA mAm ekAkinaM na tyajati sa mayA sArddhaM tiSThati yatohaM tadabhimataM karmma sadA karomi|
30tadA tasyaitAni vAkyAni zrutvA bahuvastAsmin vyazvasan|
31ye yihUdIyA vyazvasan yIzustebhyo'kathayat
32mama vAkye yadi yUyam AsthAM kurutha tarhi mama ziSyA bhUtvA satyatvaM jJAsyatha tataH satyatayA yuSmAkaM mokSo bhaviSyati|
yohanaH 8
yohanaH 8:17-32