John 8 is the eighth chapter in the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It continues the account of Jesus' debate with the Pharisees after the Feast of Tabernacles, which began in the previous chapter. Verses 1-11, along with John 7:53, form a pericope which is missing from some ancient Greek manuscripts. In verse 12, Jesus describes himself as "the light of the world" and verse 32 contains the well-known teaching "ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free". In verses 56–58, Jesus claims to have pre-existed (or, according to non-Trinitarian interpretations, been foreordained ) before Abraham. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am". Text The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 59 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: Papyrus 75 (AD 175–225) Papyrus 66 (c. 200). Codex Vaticanus (325-350) Codex Sinaiticus (330-360) Codex Bezae (c. 400) Codex Alexandrinus (400-440) Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (c. 450; extant verses 35–59) Pericope adulterae (8:1–11) The first eleven verses in chapter 8 are usually grouped with a previous verse, John 7:53, to form a passage known as "Pericope adulterae" or "Pericope de Adultera". It is considered canonical, but not found in some ancient Greek manuscripts of the New Testament (such as P, P, Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus) and some old translations). Most manuscripts that contain the text place it after John 7:52, probably because of the words 'neither do I condemn you' in , which are comparable to . Some manuscripts place it after , , or , whereas a group of manuscripts known as the "Ferrar group" place it after Luke 21:38. The style of the story may be compared with Luke 7:36–50, and could be called a 'biographical apophthegm', in which a saying of Jesus may have been developed into the story of a woman caught in adultery. Here, as in the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus does not reject the law directly but criticizes those who 'apply it mechanically', for the law should be interpreted 'in the light of God's mercy for sinners'. Narrative At the end of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus goes overnight to the Mount of Olives (John 8:1), "lodging probably in the house of Lazarus", according to the Expositor's Greek Testament, whilst everyone else "goes home" (John 7:53). This is the only mention