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The Book of John - Summary

John was a close friend of Jesus. For three years, John lived with Jesus. John saw how Jesus behaved. And John believed that Jesus is God (John 1:1-18). John wrote his Gospel (good news) so that other people would believe this too (John 20:31).

John saw that Jesus did many wonderful things (John 21:25). Jesus cured ill people (John 4:43-54). Jesus walked on water (John 6:14-24). He provided food for 5000 men (John 6:1-15). Jesus was alive again after his own death (John 20). John describes these events in the same way as the other Gospels.

But the main part of John's Gospel is not about these wonderful deeds. Instead, many chapters contain Jesus' words. For example, John 13-17 contain Jesus' words on the night before he died. John thought that Jesus' words were wonderful (John 3:34). And we must accept Jesus' words. If we believe Jesus' words, then we will live with God in heaven always. But if we do not obey Jesus, God will punish us (John 3:36).

Jesus died so that we can live with God in heaven (John 3:16). This is why we must confess our evil deeds to God. And this is why we must invite Jesus into our lives. Then, we will become the children of God (John 1:12).
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Listen	Download	1. John Ch. 1 The Eternal Word; John's witness: the True Light; The Word becomes flesh; A voice in the wilderness; the lamb of God; the first disciples; Phillip & Nathanael.
Listen	Download	2. John Ch. 2 Water turned into wine; Jesus cleanses the Temple; the discerner of hearts.
Listen	Download	3. John Ch. 3 The new birth; John the Baptist exalts Christ.
Listen	Download	4. John Ch. 4 A Samaritan woman meets her Messiah; the whitened harvest; the Savior of the world; welcome at Galilee; a nobleman's son healed.
Listen	Download	5. John Ch. 5 A man healed at the Pool of Bethesda; honor the Father and the Son; Life & Judgement are through the Son; the Fourfold Witness.
Listen	Download	6. John Ch. 6 Feeding the five thousand; Jesus walks on the sea; the Bread from Heaven; rejected by His own; many disciples turned away.
Listen	Download	7. John Ch. 7 Jesus' brothers disbelieve; the heavenly scholar; could this be Christ; jesus and the religious leaders; the promis of the Holy Spirit; Who is He?; rejected by the authorities.
Listen	Download	8. John Ch. 8 An adulatress faces the Light of the World; Jesus defends his Self-Witness; Jesus predicts his departure; the Truth shall make you free; Abraham's seed and Satan's; "Before Abraham was, I AM.
Listen	Download	9. John Ch. 9 A man born blind receives sight; the Pharises excommunicate the healed man; true vision & true blindness.
Listen	Download	10. John Ch. 10 Jesus the True Shepherd; Jesus the Good Shepherd; the Shepherd knows his Sheep; Renewed efforts to stone Jesus; the believers beyond Jordan.
Listen	Download	11. John Ch. 11 The death of Lazarus; I am the Resurrection and the Life; Jesus & death, the last enemy; Lazarus raised from the dead; the plot to kill Jesus.
Listen	Download	12. John Ch. 12 The Anointing at Bethany; the plot to kill Lazarus; the triumphal entry; the fruitfulo grain of wheat; Jesus predicts His death on the Cross; who has believed our report?; walk in the Light.
Listen	Download	13. John Ch. 13 Jesus washes the Disciples' feet; Jesus identifies his betrayer; the New Commandment; Jesus predicts Peter's denial.
Listen	Download	14. John Ch. 14 The Way, the Truth, and the Life; the Father revealed; the answered prayer; Jesus promises another Helper; indwelling of the Father and the Son; the gift of His Peace.
Listen	Download	15. John Ch. 15 The True Vine; love and joy perfected; the world's hatred; the coming rejection.
Listen	Download	16. John Ch. 16 The work of the Holy Spirit; sorrow will turn to joy; Jesus Christ has overcome the World.
Listen	Download	17. John Ch. 17 Jesus prays for Himself; Jesus prays for his disciples; Jesus prays fr al believers.
Listen	Download	18. John Ch. 18 Betrayal & arrest in Gethsemane; Peter denies Jesus; Jesus Questioned by the High Priest; Peter denies twice more; in Pilate's Court; taking the place of Barabbas.
Listen	Download	19. John Ch. 19 The soldiers mock Jesus; Pilate's decision; the King on a Cross; Behold your Mother; It is Finished; Jesus' side is pierced; Jesus buried in Joseph's Tomb.
Listen	Download	20. John Ch. 20 The empty Tomb; Mary Magdalene sees the Risen Lord; the Apostles commissioned; seeing and believing; That you may believe.
Listen	Download	21. John Ch. 21 Breakfast by the sea; Jesus restored Peter; the beloved disciple and His Book.

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Chapter 1

The Word became human

v1 In the beginning, the Word was already there. The Word was with God. The Word was God. v2 He was with God in the beginning. v3 God made all things by the Word. God did not make anything without him. v4 It is the Word who causes us to live. And because of this, he was the light to all people. v5 The light shines in the dark, and the dark cannot put out the light.

v6 God sent a man. His name was John. v7 He came to tell people about the light. God wanted everyone to believe what John said. v8 John himself was not that light. God sent him to tell people about the light. v9 The true light, that gives light to every person, was coming into the world.

v10 The Word was in the world. God made the world by him. But the world did not know who he was. v11 He came to what was his own. But his own people did not accept him. v12 But some people did accept him. Some people did believe who he was. So, he gave authority to those people so that they could become God’s children. v13 These children were not born in the usual human way. They were not born because of what any people wanted. They were not born because of what any man decided. No! They were born from God. v14 The Word became human. He lived among us. We saw how great and how good he is. He is great and good as only the Father’s one true Son can be. He is completely kind. He is full of what is true.

v15 John told people about the Word. He shouted, ‘This is the man that I told you about. He comes after me. But he is greater than I am. He was there before I was born.’ v16 The Word is full of everything that we need. All of us have received from him. We have received one good thing after another good thing. v17 God gave his rules by Moses. But God has been kind to us by Jesus Christ. God has brought his true message to us by Jesus Christ. v18 No person has ever seen God. But God’s only true Son, who is so very near to the Father, has shown God to us.

John the *Baptist was not *Christ

v19 The *Jews’ leaders sent *priests and *Levites from Jerusalem to ask John, ‘Who are you?’ This is what he said. v20 John did not refuse to answer. He said, ‘I am not the *Christ.’ v21 So they asked him, ‘So who are you? Are you Elijah?’ John said, ‘No, I am not.’ They asked, ‘Are you the *Prophet?’ John answered, ‘No.’ v22 Then they said, ‘Tell us who you are. We must say something to the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?’ v23 He said, ‘I am the voice that shouts in the *wild places. I shout, “Make a straight path for the *Lord to come.” That is what the *prophet Isaiah said.’ v24 The men who came to ask these questions were *Pharisees. v25 They said to John, ‘Why do you *baptise people, if you are neither the *Christ nor Elijah nor the *Prophet?’

v26 John replied, ‘I *baptise people with water. But there is someone here among you that you do not know. v27 It is he who comes after me. I am not good enough even to take off his shoes.’ v28 All these things happened at a place east from the Jordan river . It was a village called Bethany . John was *baptising people there.

v29 The next day, John saw Jesus, who was coming towards him. John said, ‘Look! Here is God’s Lamb (young sheep), who takes away the world’s *sin. v30 This is the man that I told you about. I told you, “It is he who comes after me. But he is greater than I am. He was already there before I was born.” v31 I did not know him. But I had to show Israel ’s people who he was. That is why I am *baptising people with water.’ v32 John told them, ‘I saw God’s Spirit come down from the sky. He came like a dove (a kind of bird) and he stayed on Jesus. v33 I would not have known who Jesus was. But God had sent me to *baptise people with water. And God told me, “You will see the Spirit come down. He will stay on someone. That is the person who will *baptise people with my Holy (completely good) Spirit.” v34 Now I have seen this. So, I can tell you that this is God’s Son.’

Jesus’ first *disciples

v35 John and two of his *disciples were standing there the next day. v36 John saw Jesus, who was walking past them. John said, ‘Look! There is God’s Lamb (young sheep).’ v37 When the two *disciples heard this, they followed Jesus. v38 Then Jesus turned round. He saw that they were following him. He asked them, ‘What do you want?’ They said, ‘Rabbi (which means Teacher), where are you staying?’ v39 Jesus replied, ‘Come, and you will see.’ So, they went with him. And they saw where he was staying. It was about 10 in the morning. And they stayed with him that day.

v40 Andrew was one of the two *disciples who had followed Jesus. They had heard what John had said about Jesus. Andrew was Simon Peter’s brother. v41 The first thing that Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon. Andrew said to Simon, ‘We have found the *Messiah.’ (Messiah means *Christ.) v42 Then he brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and he said, ‘You are Simon, John’s son. Your name will be Cephas.’ This name is the same as Peter, which means ‘rock’.

v43 The next day, Jesus decided to go to Galilee . He met Philip, and Jesus said to Philip, ‘Follow me. ’ v44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, came from the town called Bethsaida . v45 Philip went to find Nathanael. He told Nathanael, ‘We have found the man that Moses wrote about in the book of God’s rules. The *prophets wrote about him, too. He is Jesus, who is Joseph’s son, from Nazareth.’ v46 Nathanael said, ‘I did not think that anything good could come from Nazareth !’ Philip replied, ‘Come and see.’

v47 Jesus saw Nathanael, who was coming towards him. Jesus said, ‘Here is a completely honest man. That is what a person from Israel should really be like.’ v48 Nathanael asked, ‘How do you know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you before Philip asked you to come. I saw you when you were under the fig (fruit) tree.’ v49 Nathanael said, ‘Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.’ v50 Jesus said to him, ‘I told you that I saw you under the fig (fruit) tree. And you believe me because I told you that. But you will see much greater things than that.’ v51 And Jesus said to him, ‘I am telling you what is true. You will see heaven (the sky) open. You will see God’s *angels. They will be going up and they will be coming down on the Son of Man.’

Chapter 2

The marriage at Cana

v1 Two days after that, there was a marriage. It was in the town called Cana , in Galilee . Jesus’ mother was there. v2 People had asked Jesus and his *disciples to come to the party also. v3 When people had drunk all the *wine, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘They have no more *wine.’ v4 Jesus replied, ‘Woman, why do you tell me this? It is not my time yet.’ v5 His mother said to the servants, ‘Do anything that he wants you to do.’

v6 There were 6 big pots there, which people had made from stone. Each pot could contain 20 to 30 gallons of water. These pots contained water so that the *Jews could wash themselves. The *Jews had special rules about when they must wash themselves. v7 Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the pots with water.’ So they filled the pots to the top. v8 Then he said, ‘Now take some of the water from the pots and give it to the master of the party.’ So they took the water. v9 And the master of the party tasted the water. But the water had become *wine. The master did not know where the *wine had come from. But the servants who had given it to him knew. Then the master asked the bridegroom (the man who had just married) to come to him. v10 The master said to him, ‘Everyone else brings out the best *wine first. Then, when people have had plenty to drink, they give people cheaper *wine. But you are different. You have kept the best *wine until now.’

v11 Jesus did this first *miracle at Cana , in Galilee . In this way, Jesus showed how great and how powerful he was. Then his *disciples believed him.

Jesus goes to God’s Great House (the temple)

v12 After this, Jesus went to Capernaum . His mother, his brothers and his *disciples went with him. They stayed there for a few days.

v13 It was almost time for the *Jews’ *Passover. So, Jesus went to Jerusalem . v14 In God’s Great House (the temple), he found people who were selling cows, sheep and doves (a kind of bird). Other people were sitting at tables. They were buying and selling coins there. v15 So Jesus made a *whip from some pieces of *rope. Then he caused all the people to run out of God’s Great House, with the sheep and the cows. He threw all the *money-changers’ coins on to the ground and he turned their tables over. v16 He said to the people who sold birds, ‘Take them out of here! Do not make my Father’s house into a market!’ v17 His *disciples remembered what it says in the *Old Testament: ‘My love for your house burns inside me like a fire.’

v18 Then the *Jews asked Jesus, ‘If you have authority to do this, show us a *miracle. Then we will know that you really do have authority.’ v19 Jesus answered them, ‘If you destroy this house of God, I will build it up again in 3 days.’ v20 The *Jews replied, ‘A lot of men worked for 46 years to build this house. And you say that you will build it in 3 days all by yourself!’ v21 But the house that Jesus was speaking about was his own body. v22 The *disciples remembered this when Jesus had become alive again after his death. They remembered that he had said this. Then they believed the *Old Testament. And they believed the words that Jesus had spoken.

v23 While Jesus was in Jerusalem for the *Passover, he did many *miracles. Many people saw these *miracles. As a result, they believed who Jesus is. v24 But Jesus himself did not *trust the people. He knew what all people are really like. v25 He did not need anyone to tell him what people are like. He knew already what was really in all people.

Chapter 3

Jesus and Nicodemus

v1 There was a *Pharisee called Nicodemus. He was one of the *Jews’ leaders. v2 He came to Jesus at night. He said to Jesus, ‘Rabbi (teacher), we know that God has sent you to us. We have seen the *miracles that you are doing. Nobody could do these things unless God was with him.’ v3 Jesus replied, ‘I am telling you what is true. Unless a person is born from above, they cannot see God’s *kingdom.’ v4 Nicodemus asked, ‘How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot return into his mother’s body. He cannot be born a second time.’ v5 Jesus explained, ‘I am telling you what is true. Unless a person is born by water and by God’s Spirit, he cannot go into God’s *kingdom. v6 Human people give birth to what is human. But God’s Spirit gives birth to *spirit. v7 I said to you, “You must be born from above.” What I said should not surprise you. v8 Everyone who is born by God’s Spirit is like the wind. The wind blows where it wants. You can hear it. But you cannot say where it came from. And you cannot say where it is going.’

v9 Nicodemus asked, ‘How can this happen?’ v10 Jesus replied, ‘You are a teacher in Israel . You ought to understand these things! v11 I am telling you what is true. We speak about things that we know. We tell you what we have seen. But even then, you people do not believe our words. v12 I have told you about things that happen in this world. And you do not believe me. But I am telling you about things that happen in *heaven. So, I do not think that you will ever believe me about those things. v13 The Son of Man came down from *heaven. Nobody else has gone up to *heaven except him. v14 And people will lift up the Son of Man, as Moses lifted up the snake in the *wild, dry place. Moses made a snake out of metal and he held it up to show it to Israel ’s people. In the same way, people will lift up the Son of Man for everyone to see. v15 As a result, everyone who believes him will be able to live always. v16 God loved the people in the world so much that he gave his one and only Son on their behalf. So, as a result, everyone who believes in the Son will not die. Instead, they will live always.’

v17 God did not send his Son into the world because he wanted to *punish people. No, God sent his Son to save the people in the world. v18 God will not decide to *punish anyone who believes the Son. But God has already decided that he must *punish some people. Some people refuse to believe who his one and only Son is. God must *punish anyone who refuses to believe that. v19 This is why God has already decided to *punish some people. It is because light has come into the world. But people did not love the light. They loved the dark instead. That was because they were doing bad things. v20 Everyone who does bad things *hates the light. A person like that will not come to the light because he is afraid. He does not want everyone to see that he has done bad things. v21 But every person who obeys everything true comes to the light. So then the light will show that he was doing God’s work. Everyone can see that he was obeying God.

Jesus and John the *Baptist

v22 After this, Jesus and his *disciples went to the country places in Judea . Jesus stayed there with his *disciples for some time, and they *baptised people there. v23 John was *baptising people too. He was at Aenon near Salim because there was a lot of water there. People were coming to him and John was *baptising them. v24 (This was before the rulers put John in a prison.) v25 A certain *Jew began to argue with John’s *disciples. They were arguing about some rules. Those rules told people when and how they should wash. v26 The *disciples came to John. They said to him, ‘Teacher, remember the man, Jesus, that you spoke to us about. He was with you on the other side of the Jordan river . Now he is *baptising people and everyone is going to him.’

v27 John replied, ‘A man can receive only what God gives to him. v28 You yourselves will remember what I said. I said, “I am not the *Christ, but God sent me before the *Christ.” v29 The bride (woman who is marrying) is the bridegroom’s (man who is marrying her). But the bridegroom’s friend stands near him and he listens. That friend is very happy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. I am like that friend, so I am completely happy now. v30 He must become greater, but I must become less important.

v31 He who comes from above is greater than all things. A person who comes from the earth belongs to the earth. A person like that speaks only about things that belong to the earth. He who comes from *heaven is greater than all things. v32 He tells what he has seen. He tells what he has heard. But nobody believes what he is saying. v33 Anyone who does believe his message has said, “Yes, God is true.” v34 He that God has sent speaks God’s words. God fills him completely with God’s Spirit. v35 The Father loves the Son. He has given the Son authority over all things. v36 Anyone who believes the Son is alive for always. But anyone who will not obey the Son will never really live. God will continue to be angry with a person who refuses to obey the Son.’

Chapter 4

Jesus talks to a woman from Samaria

v1 The *Pharisees heard the news that many people were joining Jesus’ group of *disciples. They heard that Jesus was *baptising more *disciples than John. v2 (But really Jesus himself did not *baptise anyone. It was only Jesus’ *disciples who *baptised people.) v3 So, when the *Lord knew about this, he left Judea . He returned to Galilee . v4 On his way, Jesus had to go through Samaria .

v5 He came to a town in Samaria called Sychar. It was near to the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son, Joseph, many years earlier. v6-8 Jacob’s well was there. Jesus was tired after his journey. He sat down by the well. It was about 6 in the evening. His *disciples had gone to buy food in the town. A woman from Samaria came to the well because she wanted to get some water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give a drink to me. ’ v9 The woman from Samaria said to him, ‘You are a *Jew and I am a woman from Samaria . Why do you ask me for a drink?’ (The *Jews will not usually even talk to people who belong to Samaria .)

v10 Jesus answered the woman, ‘You do not know what God can give. I asked you to give a drink to me. But you do not know who I am. If you did know, you would have asked me to give a drink to you. Then I would have given water to you that would cause you to live.’ v11 The woman said, ‘Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where can you get this water that would cause me to live? v12 Jacob, our *ancestor, gave this well to us. He, his sons, and his sheep and goats and cows all drank its water. Are you saying that you are greater than Jacob?’ v13 Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks from this well will get *thirsty again. v14 But I can give a different kind of water. Whoever drinks that kind of water will never get *thirsty again. The water that I will give to him will become a well inside him. That well will continue to give fresh water that will cause him to live always.’ v15 The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give this water to me. Then I will never get *thirsty again. And I will not have to continue to come here so that I can get water.’

v16 Jesus said to her, ‘Go, fetch your husband. Then return here.’ v17 The woman replied, ‘I have no husband.’ Jesus said to her, ‘You are right when you say, “I have no husband.” v18 The fact is that you have had 5 husbands. And now you live with a man who is not your husband. What you have said is quite true.’ v19 The woman said to him, ‘Sir, I can see that you are a *prophet. v20 Our *ancestors *worshipped on this mountain. But you *Jews say that Jerusalem is the right place to *worship God.’

v21 Jesus spoke to her with authority, ‘Believe me, woman. Soon you will not *worship the Father either on this mountain or at Jerusalem . v22 You people from Samaria do not really know what you *worship. But we *Jews do know what we *worship. The way that God has made to save people comes from the *Jews. v23 But soon, people will really *worship the Father. Really, it is that time already. Those people who really want to *worship the Father will *worship him from their *spirits. The Father looks for people who will *worship him like that. v24 God is *spirit. Those people who *worship him must *worship from their *spirits. They must really want to *worship God.’ v25 The woman said to Jesus, ‘I know that the *Messiah will come. He is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.’ v26 Then Jesus replied, ‘I, who am speaking to you, am he.’

The *disciples return

v27 At this moment, his *disciples returned. They were surprised to see that Jesus was talking to a woman. But none of them asked him, ‘What do you want?’ or, ‘Why are you talking to her?’ v28 Then the woman left her water-pot and she returned to the town. She said to the people there, v29 ‘Come! See a man who told me everything about myself. He told me all the things that I have ever done! He must be the *Christ!’ v30 So they left the town and they went to find Jesus.

v31 While the woman was away, the *disciples said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, eat something.’ v32 But he said to them, ‘I have food that I can eat. But you do not know about it.’ v33 So the *disciples asked each other, ‘Could someone have brought food to him?’ v34 Jesus said to them, ‘I must obey him who sent me. I must finish the work that he has given to me to do. That is my food. v35 You say, “The plants in the farmers’ fields will be ready for the *harvest after 4 more months.” But I say that you should open your eyes. Look at the fields. The plants are ready for the harvest now. v36 God is paying the workers already. They are bringing in the fruit. They are bringing in people who will live always. The person who plants the seeds will be very happy. And the person who brings in the fruit will be very happy too. Both of them will be happy as a result of their work. v37 What people say is true. One person plants the seeds and another person brings in the fruit. v38 I sent you to fetch people like fruit that you have not worked for. Other people did the work. You have brought in the fruit (people) that they worked for.’

v39 Many of the people who lived in that town in Samaria heard the woman’s story. She had said to them, ‘He told me all the things that I have ever done!’ And because of this, they believed Jesus. v40 So when these people from Samaria came to Jesus, they asked him to stay with them. And he stayed there for two more days. v41 Many more people believed Jesus when they listened to his own words. v42 The people said to the woman, ‘Now we believe him because we ourselves have heard him. Now we do not believe only because of what you said. This man really is the man who will save the world. We know that now.’

Jesus makes an officer’s son well

v43 After two days, Jesus left there and he went to Galilee . v44 (Jesus himself had said earlier, ‘When a *prophet visits places near his own home, the people there never believe him. The people there never think that a *prophet from their place could be important.’) v45 When he arrived in Galilee , the people there were happy to see him. They had been at the *Passover also. And they had seen all the things that he had done at Jerusalem .

v46 Jesus visited Cana , in Galilee , again. This was the town where he had changed the water into *wine. A certain man who was one of the king’s officers was there. This officer had a son who was at Capernaum . His son was very ill. v47 This man had heard the news that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea . So, he went to Jesus. He asked Jesus to go to Capernaum , where the man’s son was dying. He asked Jesus strongly to make his son well. v48 Then Jesus said to him, ‘You people want me to do great *miracles that will surprise you. Unless you see these great *miracles, none of you will ever believe.’ v49 The king’s officer said to Jesus, ‘Sir, come with me now before my child dies.’ v50 Jesus replied, ‘Go home. Your son will live.’ The man believed what Jesus had said. And he started to go home. v51 While he was travelling home, his servants met him. They told him, ‘Your boy will live.’ v52 He asked them, ‘At what time did he start to get well?’ They told him, ‘He stopped being ill yesterday, at 7 in the evening.’ v53 Then the father remembered that time. It was the time when Jesus had spoken to him. It was when Jesus had said, ‘Your son will live.’ So, the man and all his family believed. v54 This was the second *miracle that Jesus did after he returned from Judea to Galilee .

Chapter 5

Jesus makes a man able to walk

v1 Some time after that, Jesus went to Jerusalem , because it was time for one of the *Jews’ *festivals.

v2 There is a pool near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem . Its name in the *Jews’ language is Bethesda . Round the pool, there is a building with 5 places that have a roof over them. v3 A large number of sick people were lying in these places. Some of them could not see. Some of them could not walk. Some of them could not move themselves properly. They were waiting for when the water started to move. v4 An *angel went down into the pool at certain times and he moved the water. Then all the sick people tried to get into the pool. The first person who got into the water became well. That person became well, whatever his illness was.

v5 One man there had been ill for 38 years. v6 Jesus saw this man, who was lying there. Jesus knew that the man had been ill like this for a very long time. So he asked the man, ‘Do you want to get well?’ v7 The sick man said, ‘Sir, I do not have anyone who will help me. I need somebody who will put me into the pool. When the water starts to move, I try to get in. But someone else always gets in before me. ’ v8 Then Jesus said to him, ‘Get up! Pick up your bed and walk.’ v9 The man became well immediately. He picked up his bed and he walked. The day when this happened was a *Sabbath day.

v10 So, the *Jews’ leaders spoke to the man that Jesus had made well. They said to him, ‘You must not carry your bed on the *Sabbath day. You are not obeying the rules.’ v11 He replied, ‘A man made me well. That man said to me, “Pick up your bed and walk.” ’ v12 So they asked him, ‘Who is this man? Who said to you, “Pick up your bed and walk”?’ v13 The man that Jesus had made well did not know. He did not know who it was. Jesus had gone away into the crowd that was there.

v14 Some time after that, Jesus found the man in God’s Great House (the temple). Jesus said to him, ‘See, you have become well. Stop doing wrong things. If you do not stop, something worse may happen to you.’ v15 Then the man went to the *Jews’ leaders. He told them that it was Jesus. It was Jesus who had made him well. v16 The *Jews’ leaders were angry because Jesus had made a man well on the *Sabbath day. So, they began to cause a lot of trouble for Jesus. v17 But Jesus said to them, ‘My Father is still working, and I am working too.’ v18 So, because Jesus said this, the *Jews’ leaders got even angrier. They wanted even more to kill him. He not only worked on the *Sabbath day. He was also calling God his own Father, so he was making himself equal with God.

v19 So, Jesus answered them, ‘I am telling you what is true. The Son can do nothing by himself. He sees what the Father does. And he can do only those same things. What the Father does, the Son does also. v20 The Father loves the Son. So, he shows the Son all the things that he himself does. And the Father will show the Son even greater things than these. These greater things will surprise you even more. v21 The Father raises dead people, to make them alive again. In the same way, the Son makes alive whomever he chooses. v22 More than that, the Father does not *judge anyone. He has given authority to the Son completely so that the Son will *judge all people. v23 So then all people will know how great the Son is. They know that the Father is very great. In the same way, they will know also that the Son is very great. Some people may refuse to think that the Son is great or important. But really, those people are thinking the same things about the Father, because he sent the Son. v24 I am telling you what is true. Everyone who hears my words should believe the Father. They should believe him who sent me. If they do believe, they are alive for always. God will not *punish them because of the wrong things that they have done. They were dead, but now they have become alive.’

v25 ‘I am telling you what is true. A time will happen soon when the dead people will hear the voice of the Son of God. Really, it is that time already. Those people who hear the Son’s voice will live. v26 The Father himself can cause people to live. In the same way, he has made the Son able to do this also. The Son himself can cause people to live. v27 Also, the Father has given authority to the Son so that he *judges people. The Son says what is right for each person. That is because he is the Son of Man. v28 Do not be surprised by this. There will be a time when all the dead people under the ground will hear the Son’s voice. v29 They will come out from the ground. Those people who have done good things will rise. They will rise so that they can live with God always. Those people who have done bad things will rise. But they will rise so that God can *punish them.’

Things that show who Jesus really is

v30 ‘I can do nothing by myself. I hear what the Father says to me. Then, because of what he says, I *judge. So, what I *judge is right. I am not trying to do what I myself want. The Father sent me. And I want to do what he wants. v31 If I said great things about myself, my words would not be true. v32 But there is someone else who speaks about me. What he says about me is true. I know that. v33 You have sent your people to ask John about me. What he has told you about me is true. v34 I do not need any man to speak on my behalf. No, but I am telling you this only so that God will be able to save you. v35 John was like a light that shone brightly. And for a certain time, you enjoyed the light that he gave.’

v36 ‘But other things show who I am. My Father has given work to me so that I could finish it. And these things that I do, they speak about me. They speak more strongly than John’s words. They show that the Father has sent me. v37 Also, the Father himself, who sent me, has spoken about me. You have never heard his voice. And you have never seen his shape. v38 His word does not stay inside you. You do not believe the Person that the Father sent. That is why his word does not stay in you. v39 You study the Scriptures (*Old Testament) carefully. You think that they will cause you to live. And the Scriptures (*Old Testament) themselves tell you about me. v40 But you refuse to come to me so that you could really live!’

v41 ‘I am not wanting people to say great things about me. If people say great things about me, that is not important to me. v42 But I know what kind of people you are. I know that you do not really love God or other people. v43 I have come with my Father’s authority, but you do not accept me. But if someone else comes with his own authority, you will accept him. v44 When you say good things about each other, it makes you happy. But you do not try to make God happy. You do not want the only God to say good things about you. That is why you cannot believe me. v45 But I will not tell the Father that you are wrong. Do not think that I will do that. No, because it is Moses who will do that. You hope that Moses will help you. But he will tell the Father that you are wrong. v46 If you had really believed Moses, you would have believed me. That is because Moses wrote about me. v47 But you do not believe what Moses wrote. So, you cannot believe what I say.’

Chapter 6

Jesus feeds 5000 men and their families

v1 Some time after that, Jesus went across Lake Galilee , which is also called Lake Tiberias . v2 A large crowd of people followed him, because of the *miracles that he had done. They had seen him make sick people well. v3 Jesus went up a hill and he sat down there with his *disciples. v4 It was nearly the time for the *Jews’ *Passover *Festival.

v5 Jesus looked up. He saw a large crowd of people who were coming towards him. Then he said to Philip, ‘Where can we buy enough bread to feed all these people?’ v6 Jesus himself already knew what he would do. But he asked Philip this question for a reason. He wanted to know what Philip would say. v7 Philip answered, ‘A man might work for 8 months. But, he still would not have enough money to buy bread for all these people. Still there would not be enough bread for each person here to have a little piece.’ v8 Then Andrew, another one of Jesus’ *disciples, spoke. He was Simon Peter’s brother. He said to Jesus, v9 ‘Here is a boy who has 5 small loaves and two small fish. But certainly, they will not be enough food for so many people.’

v10 Jesus said, ‘Cause the people to sit down.’ There was plenty of grass in that place, so the people sat down. There were about 5000 men. v11 Jesus took the loaves and he thanked God for them. Then he broke the loaves into pieces. He passed them to all the people who were sitting there. Everyone had all the bread that they wanted to eat. Jesus did the same with the fish. v12 When all the people had eaten enough food, Jesus spoke. He said to his *disciples, ‘Do not waste anything. Pick up all the pieces that the people have not eaten.’ v13 So the *disciples picked up all the pieces. They filled 12 baskets with the pieces of bread that the people had not eaten.

v14 The people had seen this *miracle that Jesus had done. So, they began to talk about it. They said, ‘Certainly, this man is the *Prophet who must come into the world.’ v15 The people wanted to take Jesus so that they could make him their king. But Jesus knew what they wanted to do. So, he went away alone to the hills again.

Jesus walks on the water

v16 When it was evening, the *disciples went down to the lake. v17 They got into a boat and they started to travel towards Capernaum . It was dark then and Jesus still had not come to them. v18 A very strong wind was blowing and so the water was moving powerfully. v19 The *disciples were trying to pull the boat through the water with oars (special long, flat pieces of wood). When they had gone 3 or 4 miles (5-6 kilometres), they saw Jesus. He was coming near to the boat and he was walking on the water. And they were very afraid. v20 But he said to them, ‘It is I. Do not be afraid.’ v21 So, the *disciples were happy to let Jesus get into the boat with them. Immediately, the boat came to the place where they wanted to be.

The crowd looks for Jesus

v22 The crowd of people had stayed on the other side of the lake. The next day, they looked round. They saw that the only boat had gone. They knew that the *disciples had taken it. And they knew that Jesus had not gone with his *disciples. v23 (But other boats from Tiberias had arrived near to the place where all the people had eaten the bread. They had eaten that bread after the *Lord had thanked God for it.) v24 The crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his *disciples were there. So, they got into the boats and they went to Capernaum . They were looking for Jesus.

Jesus is the bread that causes us to live

v25 The people found Jesus on the other side of the lake. So they asked him, ‘Teacher, when did you arrive here?’ v26 Jesus answered, ‘I am telling you what is true. You saw me do *miracles. But you are not looking for me because of that. No, you are looking for me because you ate the loaves. You ate all the bread that you wanted to eat. So then you were full. v27 Do not work to get the food that does not continue. Instead, work to get the food that does continue. Work to get the food that causes you to live always. God, the Father, has put his mark of authority upon the Son. That is why the Son of Man will give this food to you.’

v28 Then the people asked him, ‘How can we do the work that God wants us to do?’ v29 Jesus answered, ‘Believe him that God has sent to you. That is the work that God wants you to do.’ v30 So then the people asked him, ‘What *miracle will you do? If we see a *miracle, we will believe you. What will you do? v31 Our *ancestors ate manna (special food from God) in the *wild, dry places. As it says in the *Old Testament, “God gave bread to them from *heaven so that they could eat it.” ’ v32 Jesus said to them, ‘I am telling you what is true. It was not Moses who gave that bread to you from *heaven. No, but it is my Father who really gives to you the bread from *heaven. v33 God’s bread is he who comes down from *heaven. He causes people in the world to live.’ v34 So they said to him, ‘Sir, give this bread to us now and always.’

v35 Then Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread that causes people to live. Anyone who comes to me will never be hungry. Anyone who believes me will never be *thirsty. v36 But you have seen me and still you do not believe me. I have told you that before. v37 Everyone that the Father gives to me will come to me. When anyone comes to me, I will never send that person away. v38 I have not come down from *heaven to do what I myself choose to do. No, instead I have come to obey him who sent me. v39 He who sent me does not want me to lose anyone. He does not want me to lose even one of the people that he has given to me. He wants me to raise all of them up on the last day, so that they live with me always. v40 These are the people who will be alive for always: Everyone who sees the Son and believes him. And I will raise them up on the last day. That is what my Father wants.’

v41 Jesus had said, ‘I am the bread that came down from *heaven.’ When he said this, the *Jews did not like it. So, they started to say bad things about Jesus. v42 They said, ‘But this is Jesus, the son of Joseph. We know his father and his mother. So, he should not say that he came down from *heaven.’

v43 Jesus answered, ‘Stop saying these bad things to each other. v44 The Father has sent me. Nobody can come to me unless the Father brings them to me. And I will raise that person up on the last day, so that they live with me always. v45 The *prophets wrote in the *Old Testament, “God will teach all the people.” These are the people who come to me: Everyone who hears the Father and learns from him. v46 I do not mean that anyone has seen the Father. Nobody has seen the Father except the Person who has come from God. It is he who has seen the Father. v47 I am telling you what is true. The person who believes this is alive for always. v48 I am the bread that causes you to live. v49 Your *ancestors ate the manna (special food from God) in the *wild, dry places, but they died. v50 This bread that comes down from *heaven is different. Anyone who eats this bread will not die. v51 I am the bread that is alive. This bread came down from *heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live always. The bread that I will give is my body. I will give it so that all people in the world can live.’

v52 Then the *Jews became angry and they quarrelled with each other even more. They said, ‘This man cannot give his body to us so that we can eat it!’ v53 Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you what is true. You must eat the body of the Son of Man and you must drink his blood. Unless you do those things, you are not really alive. v54 Every person needs to eat my body and they need to drink my blood. If they do those things, they are alive for always. And I will raise them up on the last day. v55 My body is proper food and my blood is proper drink. v56 Every person needs to eat my body and they need to drink my blood. If a person does that, that person lives in me. And I live in them. v57 The Father, who is alive, sent me. And I live because of him. In the same way, anyone who eats me will live because of me. v58 This is the bread that came down from *heaven. It is not like the manna (special food from God) that your *ancestors ate. They ate it but they died. But the person who eats this bread will live always.’

v59 Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the *synagogue at Capernaum .

Many *disciples go away from Jesus

v60 Many of Jesus’ *disciples did not like these words. They said, ‘This thing that he teaches is too difficult. Nobody can agree with it!’ v61 Jesus himself knew that the *disciples were arguing. He did not need anyone to tell him. He said to them, ‘This seems to make you surprised and angry. v62 So think about this. The Son of Man goes up again to the place where he was before. And you see him go up. Think about how you would feel then. v63 It is the Spirit that causes you to live. The body alone is worth nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are *spirit. They cause you to live. v64 But some of you do not believe.’ Jesus had known from the beginning which of them would not believe. Also, he had always known who would sell him to his *enemies. v65 Then Jesus said these words: ‘So I told you that only the Father can bring people to me. Nobody can come to me unless the Father makes them able to come.’

v66 From that time, many of Jesus’ *disciples left him. They did not follow him any longer. v67 Then Jesus asked the 12 special *disciples, ‘Do you want to go away, too?’ v68 Simon Peter answered him, ‘*Lord, we do not know whom we would go away to. You have the words that cause people to live always. v69 And we believe that you are the *Holy One. We believe that you have come from God. We are sure about that.’ v70 Jesus replied, ‘I have chosen the 12 of you. But one of you is a devil (bad *spirit from *Satan)!’ v71 He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Judas was one of the 12 special *disciples. But after this time he would sell Jesus to Jesus’ *enemies.

Chapter 7

Jesus and his brothers

v1 After this, Jesus visited many places in Galilee . He did not want to visit Judea because the *Jews’ leaders there wanted to kill him. v2 It was almost time for the *Jews’ *Festival of Tabernacles. v3 So Jesus’ brothers said to him, ‘You should leave this place and you should go to Judea . Then your *disciples can see the great things that you do. v4 Nobody does things secretly if he wants everyone to know him. You are doing these things, so you should show yourself to everybody.’ v5 Even his own brothers did not believe about him.

v6 So Jesus answered, ‘It is not the right time for me yet. But any time is right for you. v7 People who belong to this world cannot *hate you. But they *hate me. The things that they do are wrong. And I show that those things are wrong. That is why they *hate me. v8 You go to the *festival. I will not go to it yet because it is not the right time for me yet.’ v9 Jesus said this and then he stayed in Galilee .

Jesus goes to the *Festival of Tabernacles

v10 Some time after his brothers had gone, Jesus went to the *festival also. But he did not let everybody know that he was going. Instead, he went secretly. v11 The *Jews’ leaders were looking for him at the *festival. They asked, ‘Where is that man?’ v12 Small groups in the crowd were talking quietly. Some people said, ‘He is a good man.’ But other people said, ‘No, he is telling the people things that are not true.’ v13 But nobody spoke loudly about him, because they were afraid of the *Jews’ leaders.

v14 When about half of the time for the *festival had finished, Jesus went to God’s Great House (the temple). He started to teach there. v15 The *Jews’ leaders were very surprised. They asked, ‘How does this man know so much? He has not learned in our schools.’ v16 Jesus answered, ‘What I teach does not come from me. No, it comes from him who sent me. v17 Anyone can choose to do what God wants. Those people will know about what I teach. They will know whether it comes from God. And they will know if it comes from my own thoughts. v18 A person who teaches his own ideas wants people to think great things about him. But a person who wants to show great things about someone else is different. A person like that wants people to think great things about him who sent him. A person like that is honest and there is nothing false in him. v19 Moses gave God’s rules to you. But not one of you obeys those rules. Why are you trying to kill me?’

v20 The crowd answered, ‘You have a demon (bad *spirit from *Satan). Who is trying to kill you?’ v21 Jesus replied, ‘I have done one *miracle on the *Sabbath day, and all of you were surprised. v22 But you will *circumcise a boy on the *Sabbath day. Moses told you that you must *circumcise your sons. That is why you will do it. Your *ancestors did it even before Moses was born. v23 You will *circumcise a boy on the *Sabbath day so that you obey Moses’ rules. So you should not be angry with me because I made a man completely well on the *Sabbath day. v24 Do not *judge about things because of what they may seem to be. Instead, *judge about things because of what is right.’

The people talk about whether Jesus is the *Messiah

v25 Some of the people in Jerusalem began to say, ‘This is the man that the leaders want to kill. v26 But look! He is speaking to the crowds. And the leaders are not saying anything to him! Perhaps they think that he is really the *Christ! v27 But we know where this man came from. When the *Christ comes, nobody will know that. Nobody will know where he has come from.’

v28 Jesus was teaching in God’s Great House (the temple). He shouted, ‘Yes, you know me. And you know where I came from. I have not come because I myself decided to come. He who sent me is true. You do not know him. v29 But I know him because I have come from him. He sent me. ’ v30 When they heard this, they tried to take him to a prison. But nobody put their hands on him, because it was not the right time. It was not the right time for that to happen. v31 But many people in the crowd believed him. They said, ‘This man has done so many *miracles. Nobody could do more *miracles. Surely he is the *Christ!’

v32 The *Pharisees heard what the crowds were saying quietly about Jesus. Then the most important *priests and the *Pharisees sent some soldiers to take him away. v33 Jesus said, ‘I will be with you for only a short time. Then I will go to him who sent me. v34 You will look for me, but you will not find me. You cannot go to the place where I will be.’ v35 The *Jews’ leaders asked each other, ‘What is he trying to tell us? Where can he go so that we cannot find him? Perhaps he will go to our people who live among the *Greeks. Perhaps he will go to teach the Greeks. v36 He says, “You will look for me, but you will not find me.” And he says, “You cannot go to the place where I will be.” What does he mean?’

Streams of the water that causes people to live

v37 The last day of the *festival was the most important day. On that day, Jesus stood up and he spoke with a loud voice. He said, ‘If anyone is *thirsty, he should come to me. He should come to me and he should drink. v38 As it says in the *Old Testament, “God will cause streams of water to pour out from anyone who believes me. Streams of the water that causes people to live will come out from inside that person.” ’ v39 Jesus was speaking about God’s Spirit, who would come to people some time after that. Those people who believed Jesus would receive God’s Spirit then. But God had not given his Spirit yet, because he had not raised Jesus yet. He had not yet raised Jesus, so that Jesus could be in *heaven with him again.

The people argue

v40 Some of the people in the crowd heard Jesus say these words. Then they said, ‘This man really is the *Prophet that we were waiting for!’ v41 Other people said, ‘This man is the *Christ.’ But some people said, ‘The *Prophet will not come from Galilee! v42 The *Old Testament says that the *Christ will come from King David’s *family. He will come from Bethlehem , the town where David lived.’ v43 So, the crowd of people could not agree about Jesus. v44 Some people wanted to take him to a prison. But nobody put their hands on him to take him away.

v45 The soldiers returned to the most important *priests and the *Pharisees. They asked the soldiers, ‘Why did you not bring him here?’ v46 The soldiers answered, ‘Nobody has ever spoken like this man speaks.’ v47 The *Pharisees replied, ‘He seems to have caused you to believe these silly things! v48 None of the *Pharisees or the leaders believes him. Surely, you know that! v49 But this crowd does not know Moses’ rules. So, God will cause very bad things to happen to them.’ v50 Nicodemus was one of the *Pharisees. He was the man who had gone to see Jesus before. He said to the other people, v51 ‘Our rules say that we must listen to a man first. We must find out first what he has done. Only then can we *judge him.’ v52 They answered, ‘Perhaps you come from Galilee , too! Study the Scriptures (*Old Testament). You will learn from them that no *prophet ever comes from Galilee.’ v53 Then everyone went to his own home.

Chapter 8

The woman who was with a man who was not her husband

v1 But Jesus went to the Mount (mountain) of *Olives. v2 Early the next morning, he returned to God’s Great House (the temple). All the people came to him. He sat down and he began to teach them.

v3 The *Pharisees and the scribes (men who taught God’s rules) brought a woman to him. They had found her with another man. She was having sex with a man who was not her husband. They caused her to stand in front of all the people there. v4 They said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, we found this woman. She was having sex with a man who was not her husband. v5 Moses’ rules say that we should throw stones at this kind of woman, to kill her. What do you say about this?’ v6 They asked this question for a reason. They wanted Jesus to say something that they could use against him. But Jesus bent himself down. He started to write on the ground with his finger.

v7 They continued to ask him questions. Then he stood up. He said to them, ‘If any one of you has never done anything wrong, he can throw the first stone at her.’ v8 He bent himself down again and he wrote on the ground. v9 When they heard this, they began to leave. They went one at a time. The older ones went first. So then Jesus was alone with the woman. She was still standing there. v10 Jesus stood up. He said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? There seems to be nobody still here who wants to *punish you.’ v11 She said, ‘There is nobody, Sir.’ So Jesus said, ‘And I do not want to *punish you. Go away and do not do wrong things again.’

Jesus is the light of the world

v12 Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, ‘I am the light of the world. Anyone who becomes my *disciple will never walk in the dark. No, he will have the light that causes people to live.’ v13 The *Pharisees began to argue with him. They said, ‘You are saying things about yourself. But you are only one man. So, what you say is not certainly true.’

v14 Jesus answered, ‘What I say is true. Even if I do speak on my own behalf, my words are true. I know where I came from. I know where I will go. But you do not know where I came from. You do not know where I will go. v15 You *judge in a human way. I do not *judge anyone. v16 But if I did *judge anyone, I would *judge correctly. That is because I am not alone. The Father, who sent me, is with me. v17 Your rules say, “There must be two people who agree about something. If there are two people, their words are true.” v18 I speak on my own behalf. The Father, who sent me, speaks about me also.’

v19 Then they asked him, ‘Where is your Father?’ Jesus answered, ‘You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.’ v20 Jesus said all these words while he taught in God’s Great House (the temple). He was near the place where they kept the gifts of money. Nobody took him away to a prison, because it was not the right time for that yet.

Jesus says that he comes from above

v21 Jesus said to them again, ‘I will go away and you will look for me. But you are *sinful and you will die *sinful. You cannot go where I will go.’ v22 So, the *Jews’ leaders said to each other, ‘Perhaps he means that he will kill himself. He says, “You cannot go where I will go.” Perhaps that is why he says this.’ v23 Jesus answered, ‘You belong to the things down here. But I come from above. You belong to this world, but I do not belong to this world. v24 That is why I told you this. I told you that you would die *sinful. You must believe that “I am”. If you will not believe, you will die *sinful.’

v25 Then they asked him, ‘Who are you?’ Jesus answered, ‘I have told you who I am from the beginning. That is who I am. v26 I have many things to say about you. I must *judge about many things that you do. But he who sent me is true. I tell the world only what I have heard from him.’ v27 They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father. v28 So Jesus said, ‘You will lift up the Son of Man. Then you will know that “I am”. And you will know that I do nothing by myself. I say only what the Father has taught me to say. v29 He who sent me is with me. He has not caused me to be alone, because I obey him always. I do always the things that he wants me to do.’ v30 Many people who heard Jesus say these things believed him.

What is true will make you free

v31 Then Jesus spoke to the *Jews who believed him. He said, ‘Continue to obey the words that I have spoken to you. If you continue to do that, you are really my *disciples. v32 And you will know what is true. And what is true will make you free.’ v33 They answered him, ‘We are Abraham’s grandchildren. We have never been anyone’s slaves. But you say to us, “You will become free.” What do you mean?’

v34 Jesus answered them, ‘I am telling you what is true. Everyone who does *sinful things is a slave to *sin. v35 A slave does not belong to a family for always. But a son does belong to a family for always. v36 So, if the Son makes you free, you will really be free. v37 I know that you are Abraham’s grandchildren. But you are trying to kill me, because you have no room in yourselves for my words. v38 I speak about what my Father has shown me. But you do what you have heard from your father.’

v39 They answered, ‘Abraham is our father!’ Jesus replied, ‘If you were really Abraham’s children, you would be like him. You would do the same things that he did. v40 I am a man who has told you only true things. I have told you the true things that I have heard from God. But you want to kill me. Abraham did not do anything like that! v41 You do the same things that your father does.’ They said to him, ‘God himself is our only Father, and we are his proper sons!’

v42 Jesus said to them, ‘If God was really your Father, you would love me. I came from God and now I am here. I did not come because it was my own idea. No, but God sent me. v43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot really hear my message. v44 You are the children of your father, the *Devil. And you want to do the things that he wants. From the beginning, he was someone who killed people. He did not continue with what is true. There is nothing true in him. He says things that are not true. And then he is showing what he himself is like. He is the father of everything that is not true. v45 But I tell you what is true. And that is why you do not believe me. v46 None of you can show that I have done anything wrong. You should believe me, because I am telling you true things. v47 Someone who is God’s hears God’s words. But you are not God’s. That is why you do not hear.’

v48 The *Jews answered him, ‘What we say about you is right! You are from Samaria and you have a demon (bad *spirit from *Satan) in you!’ v49 Jesus replied, ‘There is no demon in me.’ ‘But I want people to know how great and how good my Father is. And you want people to think bad things about me. v50 I myself am not wanting people to think great things about me. There is someone who does want people to think great things about me. And it is he who *judges correctly about me. v51 I am telling you what is true. If anyone obeys my words, he will never die.’ v52 The *Jews shouted, ‘Now we know that a demon (bad *spirit) lives in you! Abraham and all the *prophets died. But you say, “Anyone who obeys my words will never die!” v53 You cannot be greater than our father Abraham, who died! You cannot be greater than all the *prophets, who died! Who do you think that you are?’

v54 Jesus replied, ‘If I myself wanted people to think great things about me, that would be worth nothing. But it is my Father who wants that. And you say that he is your God. v55 You have never known him, but I know him. I might say, “I do not know him.” But then I would be saying something that is not true. So, I would be like you. But I do know him, and I obey his words. v56 Your father Abraham knew that I would come. He knew that he would see that time. He knew that he would be very happy then. He did see that time, and he was very happy.’

v57 The *Jews said, ‘You are not 50 years old yet. But you say that you have seen Abraham!’ v58 Jesus said, ‘I am telling you what is true. Before Abraham was even born, “I am”.’ v59 Then they picked up stones so that they could throw them at him. But Jesus hid himself, and he went out of God’s Great House (the temple).

Chapter 9

Jesus makes a man able to see

v1 While Jesus was walking along, he saw a certain man. This man had been unable to see since he was born. v2 Jesus’ *disciples asked him, ‘Teacher, why was this man born unable to see? Was it because he himself did something wrong? Or was it because his parents did something wrong?’ v3 Jesus answered, ‘It was not because either this man or his parents did something wrong. It happened so that God could show his work in this man. v4 While it is still day, we must continue to work. We must do the work of him who sent me. We must work now because it will be night soon. Then nobody can work. v5 While I am in the world, I am the world’s light.’

v6 When Jesus had finished speaking, he spat (sent water from his mouth) on the ground. He mixed it on the ground so that he made *mud. Then he put some of the *mud on the eyes of the man who was unable to see. v7 Jesus said to him, ‘Go and wash in the Siloam pool.’ (The name Siloam means ‘sent’.) So the man went there and he washed himself. When he returned, he could see.

v8 Then people who knew the man began to talk about him. Also, people who had seen him before spoke to each other about him. They had seen him when he was asking for money. They asked, ‘Is this the man who sat here? Is this the man who asked for money?’ v9 Some people said, ‘Yes, it is him.’ But other people said, ‘No, it is someone who is very like him.’ So the man himself said, ‘I am that man.’ v10 Then they asked him, ‘How did you become able to see?’ v11 He answered, ‘The man called Jesus made some *mud. He put the *mud on my eyes. Then he sent me to wash in the Siloam pool. So I went there and I washed. And then I could see.’ v12 They asked him, ‘Where is this man?’ He replied, ‘I do not know.’

The *Pharisees talk to the man who had been unable to see

v13 The people brought the man who had been unable to see to the *Pharisees. v14 (Jesus had made the *mud and then he had caused the man to see on a *Sabbath day.) v15 So the *Pharisees asked the man again, ‘How did you become able to see?’ The man replied, ‘Jesus put *mud on my eyes. Then I washed and now I can see.’

v16 So some of the *Pharisees said, ‘This man (Jesus) cannot have come from God. He does not obey the rules about the *Sabbath day.’ But other *Pharisees said, ‘Nobody who is *sinful could do great things like this!’ So they did not agree with each other. v17 The *Pharisees spoke again to the man who had been unable to see. They said, ‘What do you yourself say about this man who has made you able to see?’ The man replied, ‘He is a *prophet.’

v18 The *Jews’ leaders did not want to believe that the man had really been unable to see. They did not want to believe that he had become able to see. So, they sent people to ask the man’s parents to come to them. v19 They asked the parents, ‘Is this your son? You say, “When he was born, he was unable to see.” But now he can see. How did this happen?’ v20 The parents replied, ‘We know that this is our son. And when he was born, he was unable to see. We know that, too. v21 But we do not know how he can see now. And we do not know who made him able to see. Ask him. He is old enough. He himself can answer!’ v22 The man’s parents said these things because they were afraid of the *Jews’ leaders. The *Jews’ leaders did not want anyone to say that Jesus was the *Christ. They had already agreed to *punish anyone who said that. The leaders would not let anyone like that belong to the *synagogue. v23 That is why the man’s parents said, ‘Ask him. He is old enough.’

v24 So the leaders asked again to speak to the man who had been unable to see. They said to him, ‘Promise that you will speak only true things. Promise that in front of God. We know that this man is *sinful.’ v25 The man replied, ‘I do not know whether he is *sinful or not. But I do know one thing. I was unable to see and now I can see. I do know that.’ v26 Then they asked him, ‘What did he do to you? How did he make you able to see?’ v27 He answered them, ‘I have told you already and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his *disciples too?’ v28 Then they were very angry with him. They shouted at him, ‘You are that man’s *disciple. But we are Moses’ *disciples. v29 We know that God spoke to Moses. But we do not even know where this man comes from.’

v30 The man answered, ‘That is a very strange thing! You do not know where Jesus comes from. But it was he who made me able to see. v31 We know that God does not listen to *sinful people. But God does listen to some people:
People who believe how great he is. 
People who do what he wants them to do.    
He does listen to those people. We know that. v32 Nobody before has ever made a man able to see, who was born unable to see. Since the world began, nobody has ever done that! v33 Surely, this man who made me able to see has come from God. Unless he came from God, he could not do anything.’ v34 The *Jews’ leaders answered, ‘You have always been *sinful, since the day that you were born. You cannot try to teach us!’ And they threw him out.

Jesus came to cause people really to see

v35 Jesus heard that the *Jews’ leaders had thrown the man out. So, he found the man. And Jesus asked him, ‘Do you believe the Son of Man?’ v36 The man answered, ‘Sir, please tell me who he is. Then I can believe him.’ v37 Jesus said to him, ‘You have seen him. It is he who is talking to you now. I am he.’ v38 Then the man said, ‘*Lord, I believe.’ He bent down on his knees and he *worshipped Jesus.

v39 Then Jesus said, ‘I came into this world to show what people are really like. So then, those people who do not see will be able to see. And those people who do see will become unable to see.’ v40 Some of the *Pharisees who were there with him heard this. They asked Jesus, ‘Do you mean that we are unable to see also?’ v41 Jesus said to them, ‘If you were unable to see, you would not have done anything wrong. But you say that you can see. So, that means that you are still continuing to do something wrong.’

Chapter 10

The story about the *shepherd

v1 Jesus said, ‘I am telling you what is true. A *shepherd keeps his sheep in a safe place with a wall round it. There is a gate into that safe place. Anyone else who gets into that place by another way, not through the gate, is not the *shepherd. That person is bad. He comes to take away the sheep that are not his. v2 The *shepherd goes in through the gate. v3 The person who watches the gate opens it for the *shepherd. The sheep recognise the *shepherd’s voice. He calls each of his own sheep by their name and he leads them out. v4 When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes in front of them. And the sheep follow him because they know his voice. v5 They will not follow a stranger. They will run away from a stranger because they do not recognise his voice.’

v6 Jesus told them this story that was like a picture. But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

Jesus is like the good *shepherd

v7 So Jesus spoke again. ‘I am telling you what is true. I am like the gate for the *sheep. v8 All other men who ever came to the *sheep before me were bad. They wanted to take away the sheep that were not theirs. But the sheep did not listen to them. v9 I am like the gate. Anyone who comes in through me will be safe. He will come in and he will go out. And he will find plenty of food. v10 He who comes to take away my *sheep comes only to kill them. He comes only to destroy. I have come so that they can live. And so they can have everything that they need.’

v11 ‘I am like the good *shepherd. The good *shepherd would die so that he can save his sheep. v12 Another man may work with the sheep so that he gets money. But the sheep are not his own. A man like that is not the *shepherd. A man like that runs away when he sees a wolf (a wild dog). The wolf comes to kill the sheep. But a man like that leaves the sheep and he runs away. So, the wolf attacks the sheep and it causes them to run in all directions. v13 That man runs away because the sheep are not his own. The sheep do not really matter to him.’

v14 ‘I am like the good *shepherd. I know my own *sheep, and they know me. v15 I know them in the same way that my Father knows me. And they know me in the same way that I know the Father. And I will die on behalf of the *sheep. v16 I have other *sheep also, and I must bring them too. They do not belong to this group of sheep. But they will listen to my voice, and so all the sheep will become one group, with one *shepherd. v17 The Father loves me because I will choose to die. I will choose to die so that then I can become alive again. v18 Nobody causes me to die. No, instead, I myself choose to die. I have authority so that I can choose to die. Also, I have authority so that I can become alive again. My Father has said that I must do that.’

v19 Again, the *Jews could not agree about these things that Jesus said. v20 Many of them said, ‘He has a demon (bad *spirit from *Satan) and he is crazy. You should not listen to him!’ v21 But other people said, ‘A man with a demon (bad *spirit) could not talk like this! A demon could not make people able to see!’

The *Jews’ leaders do not believe Jesus

v22 It was the time for the *Dedication *Festival at Jerusalem .

v23 It was winter. And Jesus was walking under a roof by the side of God’s Great House (the temple). The place was called *Solomon’s porch. v24 The *Jews’ leaders stood round him. They said to him, ‘We want to be sure about who you are. When will you tell us? If you are the *Christ, tell us clearly.’ v25 Jesus answered, ‘I have told you, but you do not believe. The things that I do by my Father’s authority show you about me. Those things show you who I am. v26 But you refuse to believe, because you do not belong to my *sheep. v27 My *sheep recognise my voice. I know them, and they follow me. v28 I cause them to live always. They will never die. Nobody can ever take them away from me. v29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all things. Nobody can ever take my *sheep out of my Father’s hand. v30 My Father and I are one Person.’

v31 Then the *Jews’ leaders picked up stones again to throw at Jesus so that they could kill him. v32 Jesus said to them, ‘I have done many good things. The Father told me that I must do them. You have seen me do those good things. Which of those good things have caused you to throw stones at me?’ v33 The *Jews’ leaders answered, ‘We do not want to kill you with stones because of any good things that you have done. We want to kill you with stones because you are speaking against God. You are only a man. But you are saying that you are God.’

v34 Jesus answered, ‘It says in your own Scriptures (*Old Testament) that God said, “You are gods.” v35 God called the people to whom he spoke ‘gods’. And the Scriptures are always true. v36 The Father chose me. And he sent me into the world. I said that I am God’s Son. So you should not say, because of that, that I speak against God. v37 If I am not doing my Father’s work, do not believe me. v38 But if I am doing his work, believe that work. Even if you do not believe me, believe my work. Believe the things that I do. Then you will know certainly that the Father is in me. And you will know that I am in the Father.’

v39 Again, the *Jews’ leaders tried to catch Jesus. But he got away from them.

v40 Jesus returned across the Jordan river again. He went to the place where John had *baptised people. And Jesus stayed there. v41 Many people came to him. They said to each other, ‘John did not do any *miracles. But everything that John said about this man was true.’ v42 And in that place, many people believed Jesus.

Chapter 11

Lazarus dies

v1 A certain man, who was called Lazarus, became ill. Lazarus lived at Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived too. v2 It was this Mary who had poured oil with a lovely smell over the *Lord. Then she had cleaned his feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was ill. v3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus. The message said, ‘*Lord, the friend that you love is ill.’

v4 Jesus heard the message. Then he said, ‘This illness will not finish with Lazarus’s death. No, its purpose is to show how great and how powerful God is. It will show how great God’s Son is.’ v5 Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and their brother Lazarus, too. v6 He heard the news that Lazarus was ill. But then he stayed in the place where he was for two more days.

v7 After that, Jesus said to his *disciples, ‘We will return to Judea.’ v8 The *disciples said, ‘Teacher, only a short time ago, the *Jews there tried to kill you with stones. You should not return there!’ v9 Jesus answered, ‘You know that there are 12 hours in the day. Anyone who walks during the day will not fall down. He will not fall down because he sees this world’s light. v10 But anyone who walks during the night will fall down. He will fall down because there is no light in him.’

v11 Jesus said that. Then he said to them, ‘Our friend Lazarus is sleeping. But I go there to wake him up.’ v12 So the *disciples said to him, ‘If he is sleeping, *Lord, he will get well.’ v13 But Jesus meant that Lazarus had died. The *disciples thought that Jesus was talking about sleep as rest. v14 So then, Jesus told them clearly, ‘Lazarus is dead. v15 But I am happy that I was not with him. I am happy about that because now you will believe. We must go to him now.’ v16 Thomas, who was called *Didymus, spoke to the other *disciples. He said, ‘We will go with our Teacher, so that we can die with him!’

Jesus is able to make dead people alive

v17 Jesus arrived at Bethany . Then he discovered that they had buried Lazarus 4 days earlier. v18 Bethany was less than 2 miles (about 3 kilometres) from Jerusalem . v19 Many *Jews had come there to visit Martha and Mary. These *Jews wanted to be kind to Martha and Mary because their brother had died.

v20 Martha heard the news that Jesus was coming. So immediately, she went out to meet him. But Mary stayed at home. v21 Martha said to Jesus, ‘*Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. v22 But I know that, even now, God will answer you. God will do whatever you ask him.’ v23 Jesus told her, ‘Your brother will rise, to become alive again.’ v24 Martha replied, ‘I know that he will rise, to become alive again, on the last day.’ v25 Jesus said to her, ‘It is I who raise dead people, to make them alive. I cause people to live. Anyone who believes me will live. Even if that person dies, he will live. v26 Some people will live and believe in me. Anyone who does that will never die. Do you believe that?’ v27 She answered, ‘Yes, *Lord, I believe that you are the *Christ, God’s Son. You are the man that God promised to send into the world.’

Jesus weeps

v28 After this, Martha went home and she spoke secretly to her sister, Mary. Martha said, ‘The Teacher is here, and he is asking to meet you.’ v29 When Mary heard this, she got up. She hurried out to meet Jesus. v30 Jesus had not arrived in the village yet. He was still in the place where Martha had met him. v31 The *Jews in the house, who were being kind to Mary, saw her get up quickly. They saw her go out and so they followed her. They thought that she was going to the *tomb to weep there.

v32 Mary arrived at the place where Jesus was. When she saw Jesus, she fell at his feet. She said, ‘*Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’ v33 Jesus saw that Mary was weeping. The *Jews who had come with her were weeping, too. Jesus saw them and he felt very, very sad in his *spirit. He was very sorry for them. v34 He asked them, ‘Where have you put his dead body?’ They answered, ‘Come and see, *Lord.’ v35 Jesus wept. v36 Then the *Jews said to each other, ‘See how much he loved Lazarus!’ v37 But some of them said, ‘He opened the eyes of the man who could not see. So, surely he would have been able to stop Lazarus from dying.’

Jesus makes Lazarus alive again

v38 Jesus felt very, very sad again while he was coming to the *tomb. It was a big hole in the rock. A very big stone covered the way into it. v39 Jesus said, ‘Take the stone away.’ Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to Jesus, ‘But *Lord, his dead body will have a bad smell. He has been dead for 4 days!’ v40 Jesus said to her, ‘I told you that you must believe. Then, as a result, you will see how great and how powerful God is. That is what I told you.’ v41 So they took the stone away. Jesus looked up towards the sky. He said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have listened to me. v42 I know that you listen to me always. But I said this because of all the people who are standing here. I want them to believe that you sent me. ’ v43 When Jesus had said this, he shouted with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ v44 The dead man came out. There were pieces of cloth round his hands and round his feet. Another piece of cloth was round his face. Jesus said to them, ‘Undo the cloths and let him go.’

The *Pharisees decide how to kill Jesus

v45 Many of the *Jews who had come to visit Mary saw this. They saw what Jesus did. So, they believed him. v46 But some of them went to the *Pharisees. They told the *Pharisees what Jesus had done. v47 Then the *Pharisees and the most important *priests had a meeting. They said to each other, ‘What will we do? This man is doing so many *miracles. v48 If we let him do more things like this, everyone will believe him. Then the *Romans will come. And they will destroy our temple (God’s Great House) and they will kill our people.’

v49 One of them, who was called Caiaphas, was the *priests’ leader that year. He said, ‘You do not understand the problem. v50 It is better that one man should die on behalf of the people. That is better than if all the people in our country died.’ v51 Caiaphas did not say this because he had thought it by himself. No, he was speaking as a *prophet because he was the *priests’ leader that year. He spoke as a *prophet that Jesus would die on behalf of Israel ’s people. v52 And Jesus would die not only for Israel ’s people. Also, his death would bring together all God’s people who lived in many different places. They would become like one big *family.

v53 From that day, the *Jews’ leaders decided together how they could kill Jesus. v54 So, Jesus stopped travelling about in Judea where everyone could see him. Instead, he went away secretly to a town called Ephraim. It was near to the *wild place. He stayed there with the *disciples.

v55 It was almost time for the *Jews’ *Passover *Festival. Many people were going from their country places to Jerusalem . They were going to make themselves clean and ready for God before they went to the *festival. v56 They were looking for Jesus. While they were standing in God’s Great House (the temple), they spoke to each other about him. They asked each other, ‘Do you think that he will come to the *festival or not?’ v57 The most important *priests and the *Pharisees had spoken to the people about Jesus. They had told them, ‘Someone may know where Jesus is. If anyone does know that, you must tell us.’ So then they could put him in a prison.

Chapter 12

Jesus at Bethany

v1 Six days before the *Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, the village where Lazarus lived. He was the man who had been dead. But Jesus had raised him, to make him alive again. v2 Some friends prepared a special meal there for Jesus. Martha gave out the food, and Lazarus sat among the visitors, with Jesus. v3 Then Mary brought a pound of very expensive oil that had a lovely smell. She poured it over Jesus’ feet and then she cleaned his feet with her hair. The smell of the oil filled the whole house.

v4 Then Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ *disciples, spoke. He was the man who would sell Jesus to Jesus’ *enemies. Judas said, v5 ‘She could have sold this expensive oil for as much money as someone would get for a year’s work. And she could have given that money to poor people.’ v6 He did not say this because he really wanted to help the poor people. No, he said it because he wanted the money himself. He kept the bag of money, and sometimes he took money from it for himself. v7 But Jesus said, ‘Do not stop her! She has kept this oil for the day when they bury my dead body. v8 Poor people will always be with you, but I will not always be with you.’

v9 By this time, a large crowd of *Jews had heard the news that Jesus was at Bethany . So, they came there to see him. They came also to see Lazarus, because Jesus had made him alive again. v10 So the most important *priests, who had already decided to kill Jesus, decided to kill Lazarus too. v11 They decided to do that because many *Jews were refusing to obey them. Instead, these *Jews were believing Jesus because of what he had done for Lazarus.

Jesus goes into Jerusalem as the *Messiah

v12 The next day, a large crowd of people were in Jerusalem for the *festival. They heard the news that Jesus was on the way there. v13 So, they took branches from *palm trees and they went out to meet Jesus. They were shouting, ‘Save us now! God is good to the man who comes in the name of the *Lord. God is good to the King of Israel!’ v14 Jesus found a young *donkey. And he sat on it, as it says in the *Old Testament:

            v15 ‘Do not be afraid, people in Zion ( Jerusalem ).

            Look! Your king is coming.

                        He is riding on a young *donkey.’

v16 Jesus’ *disciples did not understand all this at that time. They understood only after Jesus had returned to God in *heaven. Then they remembered that the *Old Testament said these things about him. And they remembered that these things had happened to him. v17 The crowd who had been with Jesus before, continued to tell people about Lazarus. Jesus had told Lazarus that he should come out of the *tomb. Jesus had made Lazarus alive again after he had been dead. The crowd continued to tell people about this. v18 That is why all the people came to meet Jesus. They had heard that he had done this *miracle. v19 So, the *Pharisees said to each other, ‘This is not what we wanted. Look! All the people in the world are running after him!’

Jesus says that he will soon die

v20 There were some Greeks (people from Greece ) among the people who had come to *worship God at the *festival. v21 These Greeks came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida city in Galilee . They said to him, ‘Sir, we want to talk with Jesus.’ v22 Philip went to Andrew and he told Andrew this. Then Philip and Andrew went to Jesus and they told him.

v23 Jesus said to them, ‘God will show how great and how good the Son of Man is. It is now time for that to happen. v24 I am telling you what is true. A seed of *wheat continues to be only a single seed unless it dies. It must fall into the ground and then it must die. But if it dies, it grows to give a lot of seeds.’

v25 ‘Anyone who loves his own life will lose it. But anyone who *hates his life in this world will live always. v26 Anyone who wants to be my servant must follow me. Then he will be with me, where I am. My Father will do great things for anyone who is my servant. v27 Now I feel very sad. And I have trouble in my mind. I might say, “Father, save me from this very difficult time!” But I came to the world for this purpose. I came so that I could go through this difficult time. v28 Father, show how great and how good you are.’

Then someone spoke from *heaven, ‘I have shown how great and how good I am. And I will do it again.’ v29 The crowd of people who were standing there heard the sound of this voice. And they said that it was like the noise of a storm. But other people said, ‘An *angel spoke to him!’

v30 Jesus said, ‘This voice did not speak so that it could help me. No, it spoke so that it could help you. v31 It is time now for God to *judge the people in this world. Now he will throw out the ruler of this world. v32 But when people lift me up from the earth, then I will pull everyone towards myself.’ v33 He said this to show how he would soon die.

v34 The crowd said, ‘The Scriptures (*Old Testament) tell us that the *Christ will continue always. So why do you say, “People must lift up the Son of Man”? Who is this Son of Man?’ v35 Jesus answered, ‘The light will be with you for only a short time longer. So, continue to walk while you still have the light. Then the dark will not come over you. Anyone who walks in the dark does not know the way. That person does not know where he is going. v36 Believe the light, while you have the light. So then you will become sons of light.’ When Jesus had said this, he went away. And he hid himself from them.

The *Jews still do not believe Jesus

v37 Jesus had done so many *miracles that the people themselves had seen. But even then, they still did not believe him. v38 This showed that the *prophet Isaiah had spoken true words. Isaiah had said:

            ‘*Lord, nobody has believed our message.

            Nobody has understood how powerful the *Lord is.’

v39 Isaiah spoke also about why the people could not believe. v40 He said:

            ‘God has made their eyes unable to see.

            He has closed their minds.

            So they cannot see with their eyes,

                        and they cannot understand with their minds.

            They will not turn to me, so that I can make them well.’

v41 Isaiah had seen how great Christ is. That is why he said these things.

v42 But many of the *Jews’ leaders did believe Jesus. But they did not tell people that they believed. They did not speak about it because they were afraid of the *Pharisees. They were afraid that the *Pharisees would send them away from the *synagogue. v43 They wanted other people to think good things about them more than they wanted to make God happy.

Jesus’ words will *judge people

v44 Jesus said in a loud voice, ‘Anyone who believes me does not believe only me. That person believes also him who sent me. v45 Anyone who looks at me does not see only me. That person sees also him who sent me. v46 I have come into the world to be a light. Everyone who believes me will not remain in the dark. That is why I came. v47 Some people may hear my words but not obey them. I will not *judge anyone who does that. I did not come to *judge the people in the world. I came to save them. v48 Something else will *judge anyone who refuses me. Something else will *judge anyone who will not listen to my words. The message that I have spoken will *judge him on the last day. v49 The words that I have spoken did not come from me myself. They came from the Father, who sent me. He told me what to say. And he told me how to say it. v50 What the Father says causes people to live always. I know that. So, I say only those things that the Father has said to me.’

Chapter 13

Jesus washes his *disciples’ feet

v1 It was nearly time for the *Passover *Festival. Jesus knew that it was almost time for him to leave this world. It was almost time for him to go to the Father. He had always loved those people in the world who were his own. And he loved them to the end.

v2 Jesus and his *disciples were eating supper. The *Devil had already put an idea into the mind of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son. The idea was to sell Jesus to his *enemies. v3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him *power over everything. He knew that he had come from God. And he knew that he would soon return to God. v4 So, during the meal, he stood up. He took off the coat that he wore over his other clothes. He tied a thick cloth round his body. v5 Then he poured water into a bowl (a wide pot) and he began to wash the *disciples’ feet. Jesus made their feet dry with the thick cloth that was round him.

v6 Jesus came to Simon Peter. Peter asked him, ‘*Lord, will you wash my feet?’ v7 Jesus answered him, ‘You do not understand now what I am doing. But you will understand some time after this.’ v8 Peter said, ‘You will never, never wash my feet!’ Jesus answered, ‘If I do not wash you, you do not belong with me. ’ v9 Simon Peter replied, ‘So *Lord, do not wash my feet only! Wash my hands and my head too!’ v10 Jesus said, ‘A person who has had a bath is completely clean. He needs only to wash his feet. And all of you are clean, except one of you.’ v11 Jesus knew already who would sell him to his *enemies. That is why he said, ‘All of you are clean, except one.’

v12 When he had finished washing their feet, Jesus put on his coat. He returned to his place at the meal. He asked them, ‘I want you to understand what I have just done to you. v13 You call me Teacher and *Lord. And you are right when you say that. You are right, because I am your Teacher and *Lord. v14 I am your Teacher and your *Lord, and I have washed your feet. So, you should wash each other’s feet also. v15 I have given you an example. So, you should do the same as I have done for you. v16 I am telling you what is true. No slave is more important than his master is. And no *messenger is more important than the person who sent him. v17 Now you know these things. So, you will be happy if you do them.’

v18 ‘I am not talking about all of you. I know the people that I have chosen. The *Old Testament says, “Someone who ate food with me has become my *enemy.” So that is what must happen. v19 I am telling you this now, before it happens. So then, when it does happen, you will believe. You will believe that “I am”. v20 I am telling you what is true. Some people will accept those that I send. And anyone who accepts them is accepting me also. And so some people will accept me. And anyone like that is accepting also him who sent me.’

Jesus tells the *disciples that one of them will sell him to his *enemies

v21 After Jesus had said this, he felt very, very sad. And he had trouble in his mind. He said to them very seriously, ‘I am telling you what is true. One of you will sell me to my *enemies.’ v22 The *disciples looked at each other. They did not know which of them Jesus was speaking about. v23 One of them, the *disciple that Jesus loved, was sitting very near to Jesus. v24 Simon Peter pointed at that *disciple. Peter said, ‘Ask Jesus whom he is speaking about.’ v25 So that *disciple moved even nearer to Jesus and he asked, ‘Who is it, *Lord?’ v26 Jesus answered, ‘I will put a piece of bread in the dish of food. Then I will give the bread to him. That is the man.’ So he put a piece of bread in the dish. Then he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

v27 Then, when Judas had taken the bread, *Satan came into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, ‘Do quickly what you want to do.’ v28 None of the other men who were sitting at the meal understood this. They did not know why Jesus said this to Judas. v29 Some of them thought that Jesus had asked Judas to buy some things. Judas was going out to buy what they needed for the *festival. That was what some of them thought. Some of them thought that Jesus had asked Judas to give some money to the poor people. That was because Judas kept the bag of money on behalf of all of them.

v30 Judas took the bread and then he went out immediately. And it was night.

The new rule

v31 When Judas had left, Jesus said, ‘Now people will see how great and how good the Son of Man is. And in him, they will see how great and how good God is. v32 The Son will show how great God is. Then God will take the Son to himself. And God will show how great the Son is. And he will do that immediately. v33 My children, I will be with you for only a short time. You will look for me. But I tell you now what I told the *Jews. You cannot go where I go now. v34 I give a new rule to you. Love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. v35 By this, everyone will know that you are my *disciples. They will know it, if you really love each other.’

v36 Simon Peter asked him, ‘Where will you go, *Lord?’ Jesus replied, ‘You cannot follow now where I will go. But you will follow some time after this.’ v37 Peter said, ‘*Lord, why can I not follow you now? I would die for you.’ v38 Jesus answered, ‘You say that you would die for me. But I am telling you what is true. You will say that you do not know me. Before the first bird sings, early in the morning, you will say it three times.’

Chapter 14

Jesus is the way to the Father

v1 Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not let yourselves be sad and afraid. Believe God, and believe me also. v2 There are many rooms in my Father’s house. I would not tell you this if it was not true. And I will go now so that I can prepare a place for you. v3 After I have prepared a place for you, I will return. I will take you so that you will be with me. So then you will be where I am. v4 You know the way to the place where I will go.’

v5 Thomas said to him, ‘*Lord, we do not know where you will go. So how can we know the way to get there?’ v6 Jesus answered, ‘I am the way. I am what is true. And I am the life. Nobody comes to the Father except by me. v7 If you really know me, you will know my Father also. From this time, you do know him, and you have seen him.’

v8 Philip said, ‘*Lord, show the Father to us. That is all that we need.’ v9 Jesus answered, ‘I have been with all of you for such a long time. But still you do not seem to know me, Philip! Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. So why do you say, “Show the Father to us”? v10 I am in the Father and the Father is in me. You should believe that. The words that I say to you do not come from me myself. But the Father, who lives in me, is doing his work. v11 I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Believe me when I say that. Or, if you do not believe my words, believe because of my work. Believe because of the things that I have done. v12 I am telling you what is true. Anyone who believes me will do the same things as me. That person will do the same things that I have done. Yes, he will do even greater things than these, because I go to my Father. v13 Ask for things in my name (because you are mine). If you ask anything in my name, I will do it. So then the Son will show everyone how great and how good the Father is. v14 If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.’

Jesus promises God’s Spirit

v15 ‘If you love me, you will obey me. You will obey what I have asked you to do. v16 I will ask the Father. And he will give to you another Person who will help you. That Helper will stay with you always. v17 He is the Spirit, who shows you true things. The people who belong to this world cannot receive him. That is because they cannot see him. They cannot know him. But you know him because he stays with you. And he will be in you. v18 I will not let you remain alone, like children without parents. I will come to you.’

v19 ‘After a short time, the people who belong to this world will not see me any longer. But you will see me. And because I live, you will live also. v20 On that day, you will know that I am in my Father. You will know that you are in me. And you will know that I am in you. v21 Some people will listen to what I have told them. And they will obey what I have said. It is those people who love me. My Father will love everyone who loves me. And I will love them and I will show myself to them.’

v22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, ‘*Lord, why will you show yourself only to us? Why will you not show yourself also to the people who belong to this world?’

v23 Jesus replied, ‘Anyone who loves me will obey my words. My Father will love him. And my Father and I will come to him and we will make our home with him. v24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my words. And these words that you hear are not my own. No, these words come from the Father, who sent me. v25 I have said these things to you while I am still with you. v26 But the Father will send the Holy (completely good) Spirit. And it is he who will help you. He will come in my name. He will teach you all things. And he will cause you to remember everything that I have told you.’

v27 ‘I will go away but I will cause a gift to stay with you. My gift is that I will give you *power to be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts. In the same way that I myself have this *power, I will cause you to have it also. My gift to you is not like what this world gives. Do not let yourselves be sad or afraid. v28 You heard me say to you, “I will go away, but I will return to you.” If you loved me, you would be happy because of that. You would be happy because I go to the Father. And he is greater than I am. v29 I have told you this now, before it happens. So then, when it does happen, you will believe. v30 I will not talk with you much more, because the ruler of this world will come soon. He has no *power over me. v31 But the people who belong to this world must learn about me. They must know that I love the Father. And I do everything that he asks me to do. I must show that to them. So get up, we must go.’

Chapter 15

The branches must stay in the *vine

v1 ‘I am the proper *vine, and my Father is the gardener. v2 Some branches that are part of me may have no fruit on them. So, my Father removes those branches. And he cuts short every branch that does make fruit. He cleans all those branches, so that they will make more fruit. v3 The words that I have spoken to you have made you clean already. v4 Continue to live in me, and I will continue to live in you. A branch cannot make fruit by itself. It can make fruit only if it continues to be part of the *vine. You are like that. You cannot make fruit unless you continue to live in me.’

v5 ‘I am the *vine, and you are the branches. You must remain in me and I must remain in you. Only if you do that will you make plenty of fruit. That is because you can do nothing without me. v6 If anyone does not remain in me, that person is like a dead branch. The gardener will throw that branch away and it will become dry. People take those dry branches and they throw them into the fire. So, those dry branches burn. v7 You must remain in me, and my words must remain in you. So then you can ask for anything that you want. And God will do it for you. v8 If you make plenty of fruit, you will be my *disciples. You will show how great and how good my Father is.’

v9 ‘I have loved you as the Father has loved me. Continue to know that I love you. v10 You must obey everything that I have taught you. So, as a result, you will continue to know that I love you. In the same way, I have obeyed everything that the Father has asked me to do. So, as a result, I continue to know that he loves me. v11 I have told you these things so that you can be really happy. You can be happy in the same way that I myself am happy. So you will be completely happy.’

v12 ‘I tell you that you must do this: You must love each other, as I have loved you. v13 A person really loves his friends if he dies on behalf of them. Nobody could love anyone more than that. v14 And you are my friends, if you obey me. You must do what I ask you to do. v15 A servant does not know what his master is doing. So I do not call you servants any longer. But I have told you everything that I have heard from my Father. So, I call you friends. v16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. I chose you for a purpose. You must go and you must make fruit. You must make the kind of fruit that will continue. So, as a result, the Father will give you anything that you ask him. If you ask him in my name (because you are mine), he will give it to you. v17 This is what you must do: You must love each other.’

The world *hates the *disciples

v18 ‘The people who belong to this world may *hate you. But remember this: They *hated me before they *hated you. v19 If you belonged to this world, this world’s people would love you. They would love you because you would belong with them. But I chose you so that you would be separate from this world’s people. You do not belong with them, so they *hate you. v20 Remember what I told you, “No slave is more important than his master.” If they have caused trouble for me, they will cause trouble for you, too. But if they have obeyed my words, they will obey your words, too. v21 They will do all these things to you because of me. They do not know him who sent me. That is why they will do these things.’

v22 ‘I have come and I have spoken to them. If I had not done that, they would not have done anything wrong. But now they cannot say, “We have not done anything wrong.” v23 Anyone who *hates me *hates my Father also. v24 I did many great things when I was with them. Nobody else ever did things like that. If I had not done those things among them, they would not have done anything wrong. But they have seen what I did. And they have *hated me. And they have hated my Father too. v25 But this had to happen. Their book of rules (the *Old Testament) says, “They *hated me without any good reason.” And what it says had to happen.’

v26 ‘But I will send the Helper to you from the Father. The Helper is the Spirit who speaks only true things. He comes from the Father. And he will speak about me. v27 You must speak about me, too, because you have been with me from the beginning.’

Chapter 16

v1 ‘I have told you all this, so that nothing will cause you to stop believing me. v2 People will send you away from the *synagogues. There will be a time when people will kill you. And they will even think that God has given them a duty to kill you. v3 They will do these things because they have never known either the Father or me. v4 But I have told you this so that you will remember. When they begin to do these things, you will remember. You will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you this before, because I was with you.’

The work of God’s Spirit

v5 ‘Now I will go to him who sent me. But none of you asks me, “Where will you go?” v6 And now you are very sad, because of the things that I have told you. v7 But I am telling you what is true. I will go away because it will be better for you. Unless I go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I do go away, I will send him to you. v8 When he comes, he will show things about this world’s people. He will show that they are wrong. They are wrong about *sin. They are wrong about how to be right with God. They are wrong about how God *judges people. v9 They are wrong about *sin, because they do not believe me. v10 They are wrong about how to be right with God, because I go to the Father. And you will not see me any longer. v11 They are wrong about how God *judges people. They are wrong about that because God has already decided to *punish the ruler of this world.’

v12 ‘I have many more things to tell you. But you are not strong enough to know them now. v13 But the Spirit, who shows you true things, will come. And when he comes, he will be a guide to you. He will cause you to know everything that is true. He will tell you only what he hears. He will not speak his own words. He will tell you about things that will happen after this time. v14 He will receive what I have to say. And he will tell it to you. In that way, he will show how great and how good I am. v15 Everything that the Father has is mine. That is why I said, “The Spirit will receive what I have to say. And then he will tell it to you.” ’

The *disciples will be sad first but after that they will be happy

v16 ‘After a short time, you will not see me any longer. But soon after that, you will see me. ’ v17 Some of his *disciples said to each other, ‘What does he mean? He says, “After a short time, you will not see me any longer, but soon after that, you will see me.” And he says, “because I go to the Father.” v18 What does he mean by ‘a short time’? We do not know what he is talking about!’

v19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him about this. So, he said to them, ‘I said, “After a short time, you will not see me any longer. But soon after that, you will see me.” Perhaps you are asking each other about that. v20 I am telling you what is true. You will cry and you will be sad. But the people who belong to this world will be happy. First, you will be sad, but soon after that, you will become happy instead. v21 While a woman is giving birth to a baby, she is sad. She is sad at that time because it is painful. But after the baby is born, she is happy. She forgets the pain, because now she is so happy. She is so happy because a person has been born into the world.’

v22 ‘It is like that for you. You are sad now. But I will see you again, and you will be happy. You will be so happy. And nobody will cause you to stop being happy. v23 On that day, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you what is true. The Father will give you anything that you ask for in my name (because you are mine). v24 Until now, you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask, and you will receive. So then you will be completely happy.’

v25 ‘I have spoken to you with words and stories that are like pictures. But there will be a time when I will not speak like that any longer. Instead, I will speak clearly to you about the Father. v26 On that day, you will ask in my name (because you are mine). I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. v27 No, because the Father himself loves you. He loves you because you love me. He loves you because you believe. You believe that I came from God. v28 I came from the Father, and I came into the world. And now I will leave the world, and I will return to the Father.’

v29 His *disciples said, ‘Now you are speaking clearly. You are not speaking with words that are like pictures! v30 Now we are sure that you know everything. You do not need to ask people what they are thinking. Because of this, we believe that you came from God.’ v31 Jesus answered them, ‘You say that you believe now. v32 But it will happen very soon that all of you will run away to your own homes. Yes, it is that time already. You will leave me alone. But I am not really alone, because the Father is with me. v33 I have told you these things so that you will be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts. You will be like that because you are united with me. In this world, you will have trouble. But be strong! I have won! I have destroyed the *power of this world.’

Chapter 17

Jesus prays for himself

v1 After Jesus said this, he looked up to *heaven. He said, ‘Father, it is the time. Show how great and how good your Son is. So then I (the Son) can show how great and how good you are. v2 You gave to me (the Son) authority over all people. You did this so that I (the Son) could cause people to live always. I could cause all those people that you gave to me to live always. v3 And this is how they will live always. They will live because they will know you. They will know you. And only you really are God. And they will know Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. v4 I have finished the work that you gave to me to do. And so, I have shown on the earth how great and how good you are. v5 Now, Father, show how great and how good I am. Before the world began, I was with you. I was great and powerful with you. Show again that I am great like that.’

Jesus prays for his *disciples

v6 ‘You gave some men to me out of the world. I have shown them who you are. They were yours. You gave them to me, and they have obeyed your words. v7 Now they know about me. Everything that you have given to me really comes from you. They know that now. v8 I gave to them the words that you gave to me. And they accepted those words. They know certainly that I came from you. They believe that you sent me.’

v9 ‘I pray for them. I am not praying for the people who belong to this world. No, but I am praying for those people that you have given to me. I am praying for them because they are yours. v10 Everything that is mine is yours. And everything that is yours is mine. And these people have shown how great and how good I am. v11 Now, I will not remain in the world any longer. I will come to you. But they are still in the world. Holy (completely good) Father, keep them safe in your name (by your own *power), that you gave to me. So then they can be united in the same way that you and I are united. v12 While I was with them, I kept them safe. I kept them safe in your name (by your own *power), that you gave to me. I kept them safe so that none of them went the wrong way, except one. That was the man who had to go the wrong way. What the *Old Testament says had to happen.’

v13 ‘Now, I will come to you. But I am saying these things while I am still in the world. I am saying them so that these men can be completely happy in their *hearts. I want them to become completely happy in the same way that I am completely happy. v14 I have given your words to them. And the world’s people have *hated them because they do not belong to the world. They do not belong to the world, in the same way that I do not belong to the world. v15 I am not asking that you will take them out of the world. But I want you to keep them safe from him who is bad (the *Devil). So I am asking you to do that. v16 They do not belong to the world, in the same way that I do not belong to the world. v17 Make them separate for yourself by your words, which are true. v18 I have sent them into the world, in the same way that you sent me into the world. v19 On behalf of them, I make myself separate, so that I obey only you. So then they can become separate for you also, by what is true.’

Jesus prays for everyone who will believe him

v20 ‘I do not pray only for these people. I pray also for those people who will believe me because of their words. v21 I pray that all of them will be united. You, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be united in us. So then the world’s people will believe that you sent me. v22 I have given to them the great and special gift that you gave to me. Now they can be united in the same way that you and I are united. v23 I will be in them, and you will be in me. So then they can be completely united. And, as a result, the world’s people will know that you sent me. The world’s people will know that you love them. You love them as you love me.’

v24 ‘Father, you have given these people to me. And I want them to be with me where I am. You made me great and powerful because you loved me. You loved me before you made the world. And I want these people to see how great and how powerful I am. v25 Father, you always do what is right. The world’s people do not know you, but I know you. And these *disciples know that you have sent me. v26 I have shown them what you are like. And I will continue to show them who you are. So then they will love other people in the same way that you love me. And so I can be in them.’

Chapter 18

Soldiers take Jesus to the Chief *Priest (*priests’ leader)

v1 When Jesus had finished praying, he and his *disciples went out. They went across the Kidron valley. On the other side, there was a garden. Jesus and his *disciples went into it. v2 Judas, who sold Jesus to Jesus’ *enemies, knew the garden. He knew it because Jesus and his *disciples had met there often. v3 The most important *priests and the *Pharisees had sent a group of soldiers and some officers to Judas. Judas led these soldiers and officers to the garden. The soldiers had long knives and they carried lights.

v4 Jesus knew everything that would soon happen to him. So, he went towards them. He asked them, ‘Whom are you looking for?’ v5 They answered, ‘Jesus, who comes from Nazareth .’ Jesus said, ‘I am.’

Judas, who sold Jesus to Jesus’ *enemies, was standing with the soldiers. v6 When Jesus said to them, ‘I am’, the soldiers moved away from him. They fell down to the ground. v7 So Jesus asked them again, ‘Whom are you looking for?’ And they said, ‘Jesus, who comes from Nazareth.’ v8 Jesus said, ‘I have told you already that “I am” that person. So, if you are looking for me, let these other men go.’ v9 Jesus said this for a reason. Earlier, he had said, ‘I have lost none of those men that you gave to me.’ And what he had spoken earlier had to happen.

v10 Simon Peter had a long knife. He lifted the knife and he attacked the Chief *Priest’s (*priest’s leader’s) servant. He cut off the servant’s right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. v11 Then Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your knife into the thing that covers it! Let them take me. My Father has told me what must happen to me. And I will obey him completely.’

v12 The group of soldiers, with their captain and the *Jews’ officers, took Jesus and they tied him. v13 They led him first to Annas, who was the father of Caiaphas’s wife. Caiaphas was the Chief *Priest (*priests’ leader) that year. v14 It was Caiaphas who had spoken to the *Jews’ leaders some time before. He had told them, ‘It is better that one man should die on behalf of all the people.’

Peter says that he does not know Jesus

v15 Simon Peter and another *disciple followed Jesus. The Chief *Priest (*priests’ leader) knew that other *disciple. So, he went with Jesus into the yard of the Chief *Priest’s house. v16 But Peter stayed outside by the gate. Then the other *disciple, whom the Chief *Priest knew, went out again. He spoke to the girl who was at the gate. Then he brought Peter inside. v17 The girl who was at the gate spoke to Peter. She asked him, ‘Are you another of this man’s (Jesus’) *disciples?’ Peter replied, ‘No, I am not!’ v18 It was cold. So the servants and the officers were standing round a fire that they had made. They were making themselves warm. Peter went to stand with them, so that he could make himself warm too.

The *Priests’ Leader asks Jesus some questions

v19 The Chief *Priest (*priests’ leader) asked Jesus about his *disciples. He also asked Jesus about what Jesus taught. v20 Jesus answered him, ‘I have spoken in public places so that everyone could hear. I have always taught in *synagogues, or in God’s Great House (the temple), where all the *Jews meet together. I have said nothing secretly. v21 So, you do not need to ask me these questions. Ask the people who heard me. Ask them what I said to them. They know what I said.’ v22 When Jesus said this, one of the soldiers hit him on the face. The soldier said, ‘You must never speak to the Chief *Priest (*priests’ leader) like that!’ v23 Jesus replied, ‘If I said something wrong, tell everyone about it. But if I said something true, you should not have hit me. ’ v24 Then Annas sent Jesus, who still had *ropes round his arms, to Caiaphas, the Chief *Priest (*priests’ leader).

Peter says again that he does not know Jesus

v25 Simon Peter was still standing there (by the fire) so that he could make himself warm. The other people there said to him, ‘We think that you are one of that man’s *disciples.’ But Peter said, ‘No, I am not.’

v26 A servant of the *priests’ leader belonged to the same *family as the man whose ear Peter had cut off. This servant said to Peter, ‘I am sure that I saw you in the garden with him (Jesus).’ v27 Again, Peter said, ‘No.’ And immediately the first bird sang, early in the morning.

Pilate, the *Roman ruler, asks Jesus some questions

v28 The *Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas’s house to the *Roman ruler’s big house (called the Praetorium). It was early in the morning. The *Jews’ leaders themselves did not go into the house because they wanted to be ‘clean’. They wanted to eat the *Passover meal.

v29 So Pilate went outside to meet them. He asked them, ‘What do you say that this man has done wrong?’ v30 They replied, ‘We would not have brought him to you if he had done nothing wrong.’ v31 So Pilate said to them, ‘You yourselves take him away. You *judge him by your own rules.’ The *Jews replied, ‘We do not have authority to kill anyone.’ v32 This happened because of what Jesus had said earlier. Jesus had told them how he would die. So, what he had said had to happen.

v33 Pilate returned into his big house (the Praetorium). He told Jesus that he must come to him. Pilate asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the *Jews?’ v34 Jesus said, ‘Is that your own idea, or have other people spoken to you about me?’ v35 Pilate replied, ‘I am not a *Jew! It was your own people and their most important *priests who brought you to me. What have you done?’ v36 Jesus said, ‘My *kingdom does not belong to this world. If it did, my people would have fought. They would have fought so that the *Jews could not take me. No, my kingdom is from another place.’ v37 Pilate said to him, ‘So do you mean that you really are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘It is you are using the word “king”. I was born and I came into the world for only one purpose. I came to tell people what is true. Everyone who loves all true things hears my voice.’ v38 Pilate said, ‘I do not know if anything is really true.’

Then Pilate went out again to the *Jews. He said to them, ‘This man seems to have done nothing wrong. I have no reason to *punish him. v39 But every year we do something for you *Jews. We let one man go free from the prison at the time of your *Passover. Do you want me to let the king of the *Jews go free?’ v40 They shouted their answer, ‘No, we do not want him! We want Barabbas!’ (Barabbas was a man who had robbed people.)

Chapter 19

v1 Then Pilate told the soldiers that they should take Jesus outside. He told them that they should hit Jesus many times with a *whip.

v2 The soldiers took some branches that had sharp points all over them. They made the branches into a circle that they put on Jesus’ head. Then they took a dark red coat (like a king’s coat) and they put that on him. v3 The soldiers came to him and they hit him with their hands. While they were hitting him, they said to him, ‘Hello, great King of the *Jews!’

v4 Pilate went outside once more. He said to the crowd, ‘Look, I will bring him (Jesus) out here to you. So now you will know that I cannot find any reason to *punish him.’ v5 So Jesus came out, with the circle of branches on his head. He was wearing the dark red coat. Pilate said to them, ‘Look. Here is the man!’ v6 When the most important *priests and the officers saw Jesus, they shouted, ‘Kill him! Kill him on a *cross!’ Pilate said to them, ‘You take him yourselves, and you kill him on a cross. I find no reason why anyone should *punish him.’ v7 The *Jews answered, ‘We have a rule. That rule says that he must die. He must die because he said, “I am the Son of God”.’

v8 When Pilate heard that, he was even more afraid. v9 He returned into the big house (the Praetorium). He asked Jesus, ‘Where are you from?’ But Jesus did not answer. v10 Pilate said to him, ‘Are you refusing to speak to me? Remember that I have authority. I can let you go free, or I can let them kill you on a *cross.’ v11 Jesus answered, ‘You could have no authority against me unless God had given it to you. So, the man who sent me to you has done a worse thing. That man has done a worse thing than you have done.’ v12 From that moment, Pilate tried to let Jesus go free. But the *Jews shouted back, ‘If you let him go, you are not *Caesar’s friend. Nobody should say that he himself is a king. Anyone who says that is Caesar’s *enemy!’

v13 When Pilate heard those words, he brought Jesus outside. Pilate sat down on a special seat, where he *judged. The seat was in a place called ‘Gabbatha’ in the *Jews’ language. There were large flat stones there, which covered the ground. v14 It was about 6 in the morning on the day when they prepared the *Passover meal. Pilate said to the *Jews, ‘Here is your king!’ v15 But they shouted, ‘Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a *cross!’ Pilate asked them, ‘Do you want me to kill your king on a cross?’ The most important *priests answered, ‘*Caesar is the only ruler that we call king.’ v16 Then Pilate gave Jesus to them, so that they could kill him on a *cross.

They fix Jesus to a *cross

v17 Jesus went out to the place called ‘The Place of the *Skull’. This place is called ‘ Golgotha ’ in the *Jews’ language. He was carrying his own *cross.

v18 They fixed him to the *cross with nails (short, sharp pieces of metal) and then they lifted the cross up. They put two other men on crosses with him, one on each side of him. Jesus was between them.

v19 Pilate wrote a notice, and then he put it on the *cross. It said: ‘Jesus from Nazareth , the King of the *Jews’. v20 The place where they put Jesus on the *cross was near to the city. So, many of the *Jews read this notice. They could read it because Pilate had written the words three times. He had written it in the *Jews’ language and in the languages called Roman and Greek. v21 The *Jews’ most important *priests said to Pilate, ‘Do not write: the King of the *Jews. Instead, write: This man said, “I am the King of the *Jews”.’ v22 Pilate answered, ‘I will not change what I have written.’

v23 After the soldiers had put Jesus on the *cross, they took his clothes. They made them into 4 parts, one part for each soldier. Also, they took his coat, which somebody had made from one piece of cloth. It was not several pieces of cloth that somebody had put together. v24 So they said to each other, ‘We will not tear it. Instead, we will play a game. The person who wins the game will have the coat.’ This happened because the *Old Testament says:

            ‘Each of them took some of my clothes.

                        They played a game to win what I was wearing.’

So, that is what the soldiers did.

v25 Some women stood near to Jesus while he was on the *cross. They were his mother, his mother’s sister - Mary the wife of Cleopas - and Mary Magdalene (Mary from Magdala). v26 Jesus saw his mother. Also he saw the *disciple that he loved. That *disciple was standing near Jesus’ mother. So Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ v27 Then he said to the *disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time, the *disciple took her to live in his own home.

Jesus dies

v28 Now Jesus had done everything that God had sent him into the world to do. Jesus knew this. So, because of what it says in the *Old Testament, he said, ‘I want a drink.’ What it says in the *Old Testament had to happen. v29 There was a pot full of cheap *wine there. So the soldiers put a cloth into the *wine. They fixed the cloth to the end of a branch. The branch was from a plant called hyssop. Then they lifted the cloth up to Jesus’ mouth. v30 Jesus drank the *wine. Then he said, ‘I have finished it.’ Then he bent his head down and he let his *spirit go.

A soldier puts a *spear into Jesus

v31 It was a Friday - the day when the *Jews prepared themselves for the *Sabbath day. And that *Sabbath day was a very important one. The *Jews did not want the dead bodies to stay on the *cross on the *Sabbath day. So they asked Pilate to speak to the soldiers. The soldiers would break the legs of the men who were on the crosses. Then they could take the dead bodies down from the crosses.

v32 So the soldiers went there. And they broke the legs of the two other men who were on the *crosses next to Jesus. v33 But when they came to Jesus, he was dead already. They saw that he was dead. So they did not break his legs. v34 But one of the soldiers put a *spear into Jesus’ side. Immediately, blood and water came out. v35 The man who saw this has spoken about it. What he says is true. He knows that it really happened. He says this so that you can believe. v36 This happened because of what the *Old Testament says. It says:

            ‘Nobody will break any of his bones.’

And what the *Old Testament says must happen. v37 And, in another place, the *Old Testament says:

            ‘People will look at the man whose body they have made a hole in.’

Joseph buries Jesus

v38 After that, a man asked Pilate if he could take Jesus’ dead body away. The man was called Joseph. He came from the town called Arimathea. He was one of Jesus’ *disciples, but that was a secret. It was a secret because he was afraid of the *Jews’ leaders. Pilate told Joseph that he could take the dead body. So Joseph went there and he took it away. v39 Nicodemus, the man who, earlier, had visited Jesus at night, went with Joseph. Nicodemus brought about 100 pounds of *spices called myrrh and aloes. v40 The two men covered Jesus’ dead body with these *spices. And they put long pieces of cloth round it again and again. That is how the *Jews prepare a dead body before they bury it. v41 There was a garden at the place where they killed Jesus on the *cross. In that garden there was a new *tomb, where nobody had ever put a dead person. v42 The next day was the *Jews’ *Sabbath, and this *tomb was near. So, they put Jesus there.

Chapter 20

The *tomb is empty

v1 Early on the first day of the week, Mary from Magdala went to the *tomb. It was still dark. She saw that someone had removed the big stone from the way into the *tomb. v2 So she ran to where Simon Peter was. He was with the other *disciple, the one that Jesus loved. She said to them, ‘They have taken the *Lord out of the *tomb. And we do not know where they have put him!’

v3 So Peter and the other *disciple started to go to the *tomb. v4 Both of them were running. But the other *disciple ran faster than Peter ran. So he reached the *tomb first. v5 He bent himself down and he looked inside the *tomb. He saw the long pieces of cloth that were lying there. But he did not go in. v6 Simon Peter had run behind the other *disciple. When Peter arrived, he went into the *tomb. He saw the long pieces of cloth that were lying there. v7 Also, he saw the piece of cloth that had been round Jesus’ head. This was not in the same place as the other pieces of cloth. Someone had put it carefully in a separate place. v8 Then the other *disciple, who had reached the *tomb first, went inside also. He saw and he believed. v9 They still did not understand what the *Old Testament says. It says that Jesus had to become alive again. After he had died, he had to become alive again.

Jesus appears to Mary from Magdala

v10 Then the *disciples returned to their homes. v11 But Mary stood outside the *tomb. She was crying. While she cried, she bent herself down to look inside the *tomb. v12 She saw two *angels who were wearing white clothes. They were sitting where Jesus’ dead body had been. One *angel was sitting where Jesus’ head had been. The other *angel was sitting where his feet had been.

v13 They asked her, ‘Woman, why are you crying?’ v14 She replied, ‘They have taken away my *Lord. And I do not know where they have put him.’ When she had said this, she turned round. And she saw a man who was standing there. It was Jesus, but she did not recognise him. v15 Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you crying? Whom are you looking for?’ She thought that he was the gardener. So she said, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, please tell me. Tell me where you have put him. Then I will take him away.’

v16 Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned towards him and she said in the *Jews’ language, ‘Rabboni!’ (This means ‘Teacher’.) v17 Jesus said, ‘Do not hold on to me because I have not gone up to the Father yet. But go to my brothers (the *disciples). Tell them, “I go up to my Father. And he is your Father. He is my God, and he is your God.” ’ v18 Mary from Magdala went to the *disciples. She said to them, ‘I have seen the *Lord!’ Then she told them what he had said to her.

Jesus appears to his *disciples

v19 On the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the *disciples were all together. They had locked the doors of the room because they were afraid of the *Jews’ leaders. Then Jesus came and he stood among them. He said to them, ‘Be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts.’ v20 After he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The *disciples were very, very happy when they saw the *Lord. v21 Jesus said again, ‘Be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts. As the Father sent me, in the same way I am sending you.’ v22 When he had said this, he caused air from his mouth to blow on them. And he said, ‘Receive God’s Spirit. v23 If you *forgive a person’s *sins, God will *forgive them too. If you do not *forgive them, God will not *forgive them.’

Jesus shows himself to Thomas

v24 One of the 12 *disciples was called Thomas. He was not with the other disciples when Jesus came. (Thomas was also called ‘the *Twin’.) v25 So the other *disciples told him, ‘We have seen the *Lord.’ But Thomas said to them, ‘I will never believe that unless I myself see him. I want to see the marks of the *nails in his hands. I want to put my finger where the *nails were. I want to put my hand into the hole in his side. I will not believe unless I do those things.’

v26 Eight days after that, the *disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. They had locked the door. But Jesus came and he stood among them. He said, ‘Be without trouble in your minds and in your *hearts.’ v27 Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger in here. Look at my hands. Put your hand in my side. Do not refuse to believe, but instead, believe.’ v28 Thomas answered him, ‘My *Lord, and my God!’ v29 Jesus said to him, ‘You believe because you have seen me. Other people have not seen, but they do believe. And God will be good to those people.’

The purpose of this book

v30 Jesus did many other *miracles while the *disciples were with him. I have not written about them in this book. v31 But I have written about these things, so that you will be able to believe. You will be able to believe that Jesus is the *Christ, the Son of God. And when you believe, you will be able to live. You will be able to live because of who he is.

Chapter 21

Jesus shows himself to the *disciples again

v1 After that, Jesus showed himself to the *disciples again. They were by Lake Tiberias . This is how it happened. v2 Simon Peter, Thomas the *Twin, and Nathanael (who came from Cana in Galilee ) were together. They were with the sons of Zebedee (James and John) and two other *disciples. v3 Simon Peter said to the other *disciples, ‘I am going to catch fish.’ They replied, ‘We will come with you.’ So they went out and they got into the boat. But they caught nothing during that night.

v4 Early in the morning, Jesus was standing on the shore. But the *disciples did not know that it was Jesus. v5 Then Jesus asked them, ‘Friends, have you caught any fish?’ They answered, ‘No!’ v6 He said, ‘Throw your *net out on the right side of the boat. If you do that, you will catch some fish.’ So they threw the *net out. Then they caught so many fish that they could not pull the *net into the boat.

v7 The *disciple that Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the *Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard him say, ‘It is the *Lord’, he put on his coat. (He was wearing only a very few clothes.) Then Peter jumped into the water. v8 The other *disciples followed him in the boat. They pulled the *net that was full of fish behind them. They were not far from the shore. It was about 100 metres away. v9 When they came to the shore, they saw a red fire there. Some fish were lying on the fire. There was some bread there, too. v10 Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.’

v11 Simon Peter got into the boat and he pulled the *net on to the shore. It was full of big fish. There were 153 fish. There were so many fish, but the *net did not tear. v12 Jesus said to them, ‘Come and eat breakfast.’ None of the *disciples was brave enough to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew that it was the *Lord. v13 So Jesus went and he got the bread. Then he gave it to them. And he did the same with the fish.

v14 This was the third time that Jesus showed himself to the *disciples. After Jesus had died, he had become alive again. And this was the third time that he showed himself to them.

Jesus talks to Peter

v15 When they had finished eating, Jesus spoke to Simon Peter. He said, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?’ Peter answered, ‘Yes *Lord, you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs (young sheep).’

v16 Jesus asked him a second time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’ Peter answered, ‘Yes *Lord, you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘*Look after my *sheep.’ v17 Jesus asked him a third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’ Peter was sad because Jesus asked him a third time, ‘Do you love me?’ So he said to Jesus, ‘*Lord, you know everything. You know that I do love you!’ Jesus said to him, ‘*Look after my *sheep. v18 I am telling you what is true. When you were young, you got yourself ready. And you went to any place that you wanted to visit. But when you are old, it will be different. You will hold out your arms and someone else will tie you. Then they will take you where you do not want to go.’ v19 Jesus was speaking about how Peter would die. It would show how great God is. Then Jesus said to Peter, ‘Follow me.’

v20 Peter turned round. He saw another *disciple. It was the *disciple that Jesus loved. This *disciple was following them. He was the man who had been very near to Jesus at the supper. This *disciple had asked Jesus, ‘*Lord, who will sell you to your *enemies?’ v21 When Peter saw this *disciple, he asked Jesus, ‘*Lord, what will happen to him?’ v22 Jesus answered him, ‘Perhaps I might want him to live on the earth until I return. But it does not matter to you. You must follow me!’

v23 Then people began to talk about these words that Jesus had said. People who believed Jesus began to have a wrong idea about this *disciple. They thought that this *disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say, ‘He will not die.’ Instead, he said, ‘Perhaps I might want him to live until I return. But it does not matter to you.’ v24 This is the *disciple who spoke about these things. This is the *disciple who wrote them down. And what he said is true. We know that.

v25 Jesus did many other things also. If people wrote down all those things, there would be many, many books. I do not think that the whole world could contain all those books.

Word List

ancestor ~ ancestors are people centuries ago that your grandparents’ grandparents were born to.

angel ~ *spirit being (a being is a person or animal that is alive). Good angels come from *heaven. They are God’s servants and they bring messages from God to people.

baptise ~ to put a person into water to show that he or she wants to obey God.

Baptist ~ a man who *baptises people.

breathe ~ to get air in through the mouth.

Caesar ~ Caesar was the ruler of all the countries that the *Romans had beaten. He ruled from Rome city itself (the capital of the country that we call Italy now).

Christ ~ the special man that God sent to save his people.

circumcise ~ to cut off the skin that covers the end of a boy’s or a man’s sex part.

cross ~ a piece of wood that someone has fastened across another piece. People put Jesus on a cross to kill him.

Dedication ~ when you give something to God for him to use.

Devil ~ the leader and the worst of the bad *angels; God’s enemy, who is also called Satan. A devil (or demon) is a bad *spirit that is the Devil’s servant.

Didymus ~ the other name of one of Jesus’ 12 special *disciples; Didymus means ‘the Twin’. Twins are two children who were born at the same time to the same mother.

disciple ~ a person who believes and obeys Jesus; someone who wants to learn from Jesus and to be like him.

donkey ~ an animal like a small horse.

enemy ~ someone that wants to hurt or attack you; someone that wants to do bad things to you.

family ~ family included father, mother and children; it might also include grandfathers and those who had been born before them. The 12 families of Israel included everyone who belonged to Israel ’s people.

festival ~ (also called feast) - a special time when Israel ’s people came to *worship God at Jerusalem . They remembered something that God had done on their behalf. There were several festivals during every year.

Festival of Tabernacles ~ this *festival continued for a week. The people built houses from branches and they lived in these small houses during the *festival. This helped them to remember what God had done many years before. A long time before, their *ancestors had left Egypt and they had lived in houses like this.

forgive ~ when God (or another person) chooses to forget the wrong things that we do.

Greeks ~ people who come from the country called Greece . When Jesus lived on the earth, Greek people lived in many places outside Greece .

harvest ~ the time when people bring in the fruits and other food from the farmers’ fields.

hate ~ to strongly or completely not like something or someone. To hate is the opposite of when you love something or someone.

heart ~ the place deep inside a person where they feel things. For example, they may feel happy or sad, or brave or afraid.

heaven ~ the place beyond the earth where God and Jesus Christ live.

Holy One ~ the special person that God has chosen; another way to say ‘*Messiah’.

Jew ~ someone who is born from Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their children. The *ancestors of the *Jews were first called Israelites (Israel’s people). They were the sons of Jacob ( Israel ). Many years after that, God sent almost all of the Israelites away. Only the people from Judah ’s *family group remained. So they started to be called Jews.

judge ~ to say what is right or wrong, good or bad; also to say how to *punish people who have done wrong things.

kingdom ~ a place where a king rules, or the people and things that he rules over.

lamb ~ young sheep. John the *Baptist called Jesus ‘God’s Lamb’. Israel ’s people killed young sheep so that God would *forgive their *sins. Jesus Christ was God’s Lamb, who came to die on our behalf. He came to save us from *sin.

Levite ~ a man from the *family of Levi. Levi was one of the sons of Jacob. We can read about this *family in Exodus and Leviticus, and in 1 Chronicles 23:28 -32. Levites worked in God’s Great House (the temple), but they were not *priests.

look after ~ be good to; keep safe, as a *shepherd keeps his sheep safe.

Lord ~ master; another name for God. It means that he is greater than everyone else.

messenger ~ a person who brings a message.

Messiah ~ the special person that God had chosen to save his people - Jesus Christ. The Messiah was a man that God would send to save Israel ’s people. They thought that he would come to send away the *Roman soldiers. They thought that he would be a king like David. They believed that he would make sick people well too. The *prophets had said that he would be born in David’s city, Bethlehem .

miracle ~ a great thing, like when a dead person becomes alive again or a sick person becomes well; a thing that only God can do.

money-changers ~ these people bought and sold coins.

mud ~ material from the ground and water that you have mixed.

nail ~ a short, sharp piece of metal.

net ~ a big bag with small holes in it; people use it to catch fish.

Old Testament ~ the first part of the Bible; it describes events before Jesus’ life on earth. This was the only part of the Bible (called the Scriptures) that the people had during Jesus’ life on earth.

olive ~ a tree with small fruits (or the fruits themselves) that people used to make oil. They burned the oil to give them light. They used it in other ways too.

palm ~ a tree with big leaves.

Passover ~ the time (*festival) each year when the *Jews remembered how God had brought them out of Egypt . He told them that they must put a young sheep’s blood on the wood round their doors. So then the *angel that killed all the oldest sons of Egypt ’s people passed over the houses of Israel ’s people.

Pharisees ~ a group of *Jews who were very careful to obey all the rules that God had given to Moses. They had many other rules also, that they thought were very important. They did not like people who did not agree with them.

power ~ what someone is able to do, or what someone has authority to do.

priest ~ a man from Levi’s *family group, who worked in God’s Great House (the temple) in Jerusalem .

prophet ~ person who speaks words from God. In the *Old Testament, the prophets often spoke about what would happen in future times.

punish ~ to hurt someone, or to cause trouble for them, because they have done wrong things.

Roman ~ a person who came from Rome city (in Italy ). When Jesus lived on the earth, the Romans had a very powerful army. They ruled Israel and many other countries.

rope ~ long thin piece of material; people use it to tie things together.

Sabbath ~ the seventh day of the week. God told Israel ’s people that they must rest on this day.

Satan ~ the bad *spirit who wants to be God. He is the ruler of bad *angels and of everything that is bad. He is the enemy of Christians. Another name for Satan is the Devil.

sheep ~ Jesus uses this word to mean people that he wants to be good to.

shepherd ~ person who keeps sheep safe.

sin ~ what makes us *sinful. Sin has authority over every person who is born into this world. When we come to Christ, he stops sin’s authority over us. Sins are the wrong things that people do.

sinful ~ when a person does not love or obey God. All people are born sinful, with their *spirits dead to God. As a result, they cannot really know God or be friends with him. Sinful things (sins) are the wrong things that sinful people do.

skull ~ bone in head that gives it its shape.

Solomon’s Porch ~ a part outside the Great House of God. People often met together there to listen while someone taught them. Only the *priests could go into the Great House of God. Other people remained outside.

spear ~ a long piece of wood or metal that has a sharp point at the end. *Roman soldiers used spears when they fought against enemies.

spices ~ oils or powders that have a lovely smell.

spirit ~ the part of a person that will always be alive. It will be alive even after their body is dead. Our spirit is the part of us that receives God’s Spirit. There are good spirits, like God’s Spirit and his *angels. And there are bad spirits, like the Devil (God’s enemy) and his *angels.

synagogue ~ a building in each town, where *Jews met to pray. They also met to study and to *worship God.

thirsty ~ a thirsty person wants or needs a drink.

tomb ~ a place where people bury dead bodies. Jesus’ tomb was a big hole in the rock.

trust ~ to believe that someone will do the right thing.

twin ~ twins are two children who were born at the same time to the same mother.

vine ~ a kind of plant that has many small, sweet fruits called grapes. People make *wine from grapes.

wheat ~ a kind of plant; people make bread with the seeds.

whip ~ something to hit people and animals with; people made it out of very long and very thin pieces of material with something sharp at the end. People hit a person with it to *punish them.

wild place ~ a place where people do not usually live.

wine ~ a drink that people make from small, sweet fruits called grapes. It contains alcohol.

worship ~ to love and to thank someone (God) more than anyone else.

Book List

B. Newman and E. Nida ~ A Handbook on the Gospel of John ~ UBS

Eight Translations of the New Testament ~ Tyndale Press

A. Marwill ~ The Interlinear Greek-English New Testament

B. Milne ~ The Message of John ~ IVP

J. C. Ryle ~ Expository Thoughts on John

L. Morris ~ The New International Commentary on the New Testament: The Gospel According to John ~ Marwill, Morgan & Scott

Various Bible versions

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Book 43	John

King James Version

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001:001	In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
001:002	The same was in the beginning with God.
001:003	All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
001:004	In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
001:005	And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
001:006	There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
001:007	The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
001:008	He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
001:009	That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
001:010	He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
001:011	He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
001:012	But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
001:013	Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
001:014	And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
001:015	John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
001:016	And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
001:017	For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
001:018	No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
001:019	And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
001:020	And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
001:021	And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
001:022	Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
001:023	He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
001:024	And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
001:025	And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
001:026	John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
001:027	He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
001:028	These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
001:029	The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
001:030	This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
001:031	And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
001:032	And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
001:033	And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
001:034	And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
001:035	Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
001:036	And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
001:037	And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
001:038	Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
001:039	He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
001:040	One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
001:041	He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
001:042	And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
001:043	The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
001:044	Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
001:045	Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
001:046	And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
001:047	Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
001:048	Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
001:049	Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
001:050	Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
001:051	And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

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002:001	And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
002:002	And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
002:003	And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
002:004	Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
002:005	His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
002:006	And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
002:007	Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
002:008	And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
002:009	When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
002:010	And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
002:011	This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
002:012	After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
002:013	And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
002:014	And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
002:015	And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
002:016	And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
002:017	And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
002:018	Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
002:019	Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
002:020	Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
002:021	But he spake of the temple of his body.
002:022	When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
002:023	Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
002:024	But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
002:025	And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

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003:001	There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
003:002	The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
003:003	Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
003:004	Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
003:005	Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
003:006	That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
003:007	Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
003:008	The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
003:009	Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
003:010	Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
003:011	Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
003:012	If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
003:013	And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
003:014	And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
003:015	That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
003:016	For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
003:017	For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
003:018	He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
003:019	And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
003:020	For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
003:021	But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
003:022	After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
003:023	And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
003:024	For John was not yet cast into prison.
003:025	Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
003:026	And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
003:027	John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
003:028	Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
003:029	He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
003:030	He must increase, but I must decrease.
003:031	He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
003:032	And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
003:033	He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
003:034	For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
003:035	The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
003:036	He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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004:001	When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
004:002	(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
004:003	He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
004:004	And he must needs go through Samaria.
004:005	Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
004:006	Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
004:007	There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
004:008	(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
004:009	Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
004:010	Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
004:011	The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
004:012	Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
004:013	Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
004:014	But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
004:015	The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
004:016	Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
004:017	The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
004:018	For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
004:019	The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
004:020	Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
004:021	Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
004:022	Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
004:023	But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
004:024	God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
004:025	The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
004:026	Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
004:027	And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
004:028	The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,
004:029	Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
004:030	Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
004:031	In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
004:032	But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
004:033	Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
004:034	Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
004:035	Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
004:036	And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
004:037	And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
004:038	I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
004:039	And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
004:040	So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
004:041	And many more believed because of his own word;
004:042	And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
004:043	Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
004:044	For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
004:045	Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
004:046	So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
004:047	When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
004:048	Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
004:049	The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
004:050	Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
004:051	And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
004:052	Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
004:053	So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
004:054	This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

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005:001	After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
005:002	Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
005:003	In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
005:004	For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
005:005	And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
005:006	When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
005:007	The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
005:008	Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
005:009	And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
005:010	The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
005:011	He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
005:012	Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
005:013	And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
005:014	Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
005:015	The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
005:016	And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
005:017	But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
005:018	Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
005:019	Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
005:020	For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
005:021	For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
005:022	For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
005:023	That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
005:024	Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
005:025	Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
005:026	For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
005:027	And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
005:028	Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
005:029	And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
005:030	I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
005:031	If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
005:032	There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
005:033	Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
005:034	But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
005:035	He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
005:036	But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
005:037	And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
005:038	And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
005:039	Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
005:040	And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
005:041	I receive not honour from men.
005:042	But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
005:043	I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
005:044	How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
005:045	Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
005:046	For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.
005:047	But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

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006:001	After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
006:002	And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
006:003	And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
006:004	And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
006:005	When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
006:006	And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
006:007	Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
006:008	One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
006:009	There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
006:010	And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
006:011	And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
006:012	When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
006:013	Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
006:014	Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
006:015	When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
006:016	And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
006:017	And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
006:018	And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
006:019	So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
006:020	But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
006:021	Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
006:022	The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
006:023	(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
006:024	When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
006:025	And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
006:026	Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
006:027	Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
006:028	Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
006:029	Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
006:030	They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
006:031	Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
006:032	Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
006:033	For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
006:034	Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
006:035	And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
006:036	But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
006:037	All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
006:038	For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
006:039	And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
006:040	And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
006:041	The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
006:042	And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
006:043	Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
006:044	No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
006:045	It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
006:046	Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
006:047	Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
006:048	I am that bread of life.
006:049	Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
006:050	This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
006:051	I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
006:052	The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
006:053	Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
006:054	Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
006:055	For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
006:056	He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
006:057	As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
006:058	This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
006:059	These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
006:060	Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
006:061	When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
006:062	What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
006:063	It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
006:064	But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
006:065	And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
006:066	From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
006:067	Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
006:068	Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
006:069	And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
006:070	Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
006:071	He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

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007:001	After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
007:002	Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.
007:003	His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
007:004	For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
007:005	For neither did his brethren believe in him.
007:006	Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
007:007	The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
007:008	Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.
007:009	When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
007:010	But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
007:011	Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
007:012	And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
007:013	Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
007:014	Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
007:015	And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
007:016	Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
007:017	If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
007:018	He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
007:019	Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
007:020	The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
007:021	Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
007:022	Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
007:023	If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
007:024	Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
007:025	Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
007:026	But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
007:027	Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
007:028	Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
007:029	But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.
007:030	Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
007:031	And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
007:032	The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
007:033	Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
007:034	Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
007:035	Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
007:036	What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
007:037	In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
007:038	He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
007:039	(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
007:040	Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
007:041	Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
007:042	Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
007:043	So there was a division among the people because of him.
007:044	And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
007:045	Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
007:046	The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
007:047	Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?
007:048	Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
007:049	But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
007:050	Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
007:051	Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
007:052	They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
007:053	And every man went unto his own house.

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008:001	Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
008:002	And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
008:003	And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
008:004	They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
008:005	Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
008:006	This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
008:007	So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
008:008	And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
008:009	And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
008:010	When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
008:011	She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
008:012	Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
008:013	The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
008:014	Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
008:015	Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
008:016	And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
008:017	It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
008:018	I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
008:019	Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
008:020	These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
008:021	Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
008:022	Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
008:023	And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
008:024	I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
008:025	Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
008:026	I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
008:027	They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
008:028	Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
008:029	And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
008:030	As he spake these words, many believed on him.
008:031	Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
008:032	And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
008:033	They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
008:034	Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
008:035	And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
008:036	If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
008:037	I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
008:038	I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
008:039	They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
008:040	But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
008:041	Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
008:042	Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
008:043	Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
008:044	Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
008:045	And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
008:046	Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
008:047	He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
008:048	Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
008:049	Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.
008:050	And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
008:051	Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
008:052	Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
008:053	Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
008:054	Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
008:055	Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
008:056	Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
008:057	Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
008:058	Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
008:059	Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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009:001	And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
009:002	And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
009:003	Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
009:004	I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
009:005	As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
009:006	When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
009:007	And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
009:008	The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
009:009	Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
009:010	Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
009:011	He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
009:012	Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
009:013	They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
009:014	And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
009:015	Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
009:016	Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
009:017	They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
009:018	But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
009:019	And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
009:020	His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
009:021	But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
009:022	These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
009:023	Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
009:024	Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
009:025	He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
009:026	Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
009:027	He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
009:028	Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
009:029	We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
009:030	The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
009:031	Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
009:032	Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
009:033	If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
009:034	They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
009:035	Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
009:036	He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
009:037	And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
009:038	And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
009:039	And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
009:040	And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
009:041	Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

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010:001	Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
010:002	But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
010:003	To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
010:004	And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
010:005	And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
010:006	This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
010:007	Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
010:008	All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
010:009	I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
010:010	The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
010:011	I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
010:012	But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
010:013	The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
010:014	I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
010:015	As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
010:016	And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
010:017	Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
010:018	No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
010:019	There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
010:020	And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
010:021	Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
010:022	And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
010:023	And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
010:024	Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
010:025	Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
010:026	But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
010:027	My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
010:028	And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
010:029	My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
010:030	I and my Father are one.
010:031	Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
010:032	Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
010:033	The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
010:034	Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
010:035	If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
010:036	Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
010:037	If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
010:038	But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
010:039	Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
010:040	And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
010:041	And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
010:042	And many believed on him there.

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011:001	Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
011:002	(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
011:003	Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
011:004	When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
011:005	Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
011:006	When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
011:007	Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
011:008	His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
011:009	Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
011:010	But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
011:011	These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
011:012	Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
011:013	Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
011:014	Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
011:015	And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
011:016	Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
011:017	Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
011:018	Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
011:019	And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
011:020	Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
011:021	Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
011:022	But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
011:023	Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
011:024	Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
011:025	Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
011:026	And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
011:027	She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
011:028	And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
011:029	As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
011:030	Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
011:031	The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
011:032	Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
011:033	When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
011:034	And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
011:035	Jesus wept.
011:036	Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
011:037	And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
011:038	Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
011:039	Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
011:040	Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
011:041	Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
011:042	And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
011:043	And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
011:044	And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
011:045	Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
011:046	But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
011:047	Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
011:048	If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
011:049	And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
011:050	Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
011:051	And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
011:052	And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
011:053	Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
011:054	Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
011:055	And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.
011:056	Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
011:057	Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

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012:001	Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
012:002	There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
012:003	Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
012:004	Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
012:005	Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
012:006	This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
012:007	Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
012:008	For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
012:009	Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
012:010	But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
012:011	Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
012:012	On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
012:013	Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
012:014	And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
012:015	Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
012:016	These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
012:017	The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
012:018	For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
012:019	The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
012:020	And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
012:021	The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
012:022	Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
012:023	And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
012:024	Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
012:025	He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
012:026	If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
012:027	Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
012:028	Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
012:029	The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
012:030	Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
012:031	Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
012:032	And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
012:033	This he said, signifying what death he should die.
012:034	The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
012:035	Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
012:036	While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.
012:037	But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
012:038	That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
012:039	Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
012:040	He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
012:041	These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
012:042	Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
012:043	For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
012:044	Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
012:045	And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
012:046	I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
012:047	And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
012:048	He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
012:049	For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
012:050	And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

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013:001	Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
013:002	And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
013:003	Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
013:004	He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
013:005	After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
013:006	Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
013:007	Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
013:008	Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
013:009	Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
013:010	Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
013:011	For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
013:012	So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
013:013	Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
013:014	If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
013:015	For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
013:016	Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
013:017	If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
013:018	I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
013:019	Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
013:020	Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
013:021	When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
013:022	Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
013:023	Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
013:024	Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
013:025	He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
013:026	Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
013:027	And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
013:028	Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
013:029	For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
013:030	He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
013:031	Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
013:032	If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
013:033	Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
013:034	A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
013:035	By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
013:036	Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
013:037	Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
013:038	Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

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014:001	Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
014:002	In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
014:003	And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
014:004	And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
014:005	Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
014:006	Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
014:007	If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
014:008	Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
014:009	Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
014:010	Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
014:011	Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
014:012	Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
014:013	And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
014:014	If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
014:015	If ye love me, keep my commandments.
014:016	And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
014:017	Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
014:018	I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
014:019	Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
014:020	At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
014:021	He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
014:022	Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
014:023	Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
014:024	He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
014:025	These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
014:026	But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
014:027	Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
014:028	Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
014:029	And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
014:030	Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
014:031	But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

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015:001	I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
015:002	Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
015:003	Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
015:004	Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
015:005	I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
015:006	If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
015:007	If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
015:008	Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
015:009	As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
015:010	If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
015:011	These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
015:012	This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
015:013	Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
015:014	Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
015:015	Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
015:016	Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
015:017	These things I command you, that ye love one another.
015:018	If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
015:019	If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
015:020	Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
015:021	But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
015:022	If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
015:023	He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
015:024	If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
015:025	But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
015:026	But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
015:027	And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

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016:001	These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
016:002	They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
016:003	And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
016:004	But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
016:005	But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
016:006	But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
016:007	Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
016:008	And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
016:009	Of sin, because they believe not on me;
016:010	Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
016:011	Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
016:012	I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
016:013	Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
016:014	He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
016:015	All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
016:016	A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
016:017	Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
016:018	They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
016:019	Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
016:020	Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
016:021	A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
016:022	And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
016:023	And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
016:024	Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
016:025	These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
016:026	At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
016:027	For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
016:028	I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.
016:029	His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
016:030	Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
016:031	Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
016:032	Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
016:033	These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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017:001	These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
017:002	As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
017:003	And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
017:004	I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
017:005	And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
017:006	I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
017:007	Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
017:008	For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
017:009	I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
017:010	And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
017:011	And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
017:012	While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
017:013	And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
017:014	I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
017:015	I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
017:016	They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
017:017	Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
017:018	As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
017:019	And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
017:020	Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
017:021	That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
017:022	And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
017:023	I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
017:024	Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
017:025	O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
017:026	And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

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018:001	When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
018:002	And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
018:003	Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
018:004	Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
018:005	They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
018:006	As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
018:007	Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
018:008	Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
018:009	That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
018:010	Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
018:011	Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
018:012	Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
018:013	And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
018:014	Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
018:015	And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
018:016	But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.
018:017	Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.
018:018	And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
018:019	The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
018:020	Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
018:021	Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
018:022	And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
018:023	Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
018:024	Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
018:025	And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.
018:026	One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
018:027	Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
018:028	Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
018:029	Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
018:030	They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
018:031	Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
018:032	That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
018:033	Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
018:034	Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
018:035	Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
018:036	Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
018:037	Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
018:038	Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
018:039	But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
018:040	Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

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019:001	Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
019:002	And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
019:003	And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
019:004	Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
019:005	Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
019:006	When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
019:007	The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
019:008	When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
019:009	And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
019:010	Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
019:011	Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
019:012	And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
019:013	When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
019:014	And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
019:015	But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
019:016	Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
019:017	And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
019:018	Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
019:019	And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
019:020	This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
019:021	Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
019:022	Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.
019:023	Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
019:024	They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
019:025	Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
019:026	When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
019:027	Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
019:028	After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
019:029	Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
019:030	When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
019:031	The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
019:032	Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
019:033	But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
019:034	But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
019:035	And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
019:036	For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
019:037	And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
019:038	And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
019:039	And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
019:040	Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
019:041	Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
019:042	There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

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020:001	The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
020:002	Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
020:003	Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.
020:004	So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
020:005	And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
020:006	Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
020:007	And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
020:008	Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
020:009	For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
020:010	Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
020:011	But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
020:012	And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
020:013	And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my LORD, and I know not where they have laid him.
020:014	And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
020:015	Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
020:016	Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
020:017	Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
020:018	Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the LORD, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
020:019	Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
020:020	And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the LORD.
020:021	Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
020:022	And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
020:023	Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
020:024	But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
020:025	The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
020:026	And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
020:027	Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
020:028	And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
020:029	Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
020:030	And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
020:031	But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

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021:001	After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
021:002	There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
021:003	Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
021:004	But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
021:005	Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
021:006	And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
021:007	Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
021:008	And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
021:009	As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
021:010	Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
021:011	Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
021:012	Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
021:013	Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
021:014	This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
021:015	So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
021:016	He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
021:017	He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
021:018	Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
021:019	This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
021:020	Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
021:021	Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
021:022	Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
021:023	Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
021:024	This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
021:025	And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

 

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