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The Word Became Flesh<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.<\/span><\/p>\n

6There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.<\/span><\/p>\n

9The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God\u2014 13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband\u2019s will, but born of God.<\/span><\/p>\n

14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

15(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, \u201cThis is the one I spoke about when I said, \u2018He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.\u2019\u202f\u201d) 16Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.<\/span><\/p>\n

John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

19Now this was John\u2019s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, \u201cI am not the Messiah.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

21They asked him, \u201cThen who are you? Are you Elijah?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He said, \u201cI am not.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAre you the Prophet?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He answered, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

22Finally they said, \u201cWho are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

23John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, \u201cI am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, \u2018Make straight the way for the Lord.\u2019\u202f\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

24Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25questioned him, \u201cWhy then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

26\u201cI baptize with water,\u201d John replied, \u201cbut among you stands one you do not know. 27He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

28This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Testifies About Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, \u201cLook, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is the one I meant when I said, \u2018A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.\u2019 31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

32Then John gave this testimony: \u201cI saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, \u2018The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.\u2019 34I have seen and I testify that this is God\u2019s Chosen One.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

John\u2019s Disciples Follow Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, \u201cLook, the Lamb of God!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

37When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, \u201cWhat do you want?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They said, \u201cRabbi\u201d (which means \u201cTeacher\u201d), \u201cwhere are you staying?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

39\u201cCome,\u201d he replied, \u201cand you will see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

40Andrew, Simon Peter\u2019s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, \u201cWe have found the Messiah\u201d (that is, the Christ). 42And he brought him to Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus looked at him and said, \u201cYou are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas\u201d (which, when translated, is Peter ).<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, \u201cFollow me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

44Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45Philip found Nathanael and told him, \u201cWe have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote\u2014Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

46\u201cNazareth! Can anything good come from there?\u201d Nathanael asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCome and see,\u201d said Philip.<\/span><\/p>\n

47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, \u201cHere truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

48\u201cHow do you know me?\u201d Nathanael asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus answered, \u201cI saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

49Then Nathanael declared, \u201cRabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

50Jesus said, \u201cYou believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.\u201d 51He then added, \u201cVery truly I tell you, you will see \u2018heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on\u2019 the Son of Man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Changes Water Into Wine<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus\u2019 mother was there, 2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine was gone, Jesus\u2019 mother said to him, \u201cThey have no more wine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

4\u201cWoman, why do you involve me?\u201d Jesus replied. \u201cMy hour has not yet come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

5His mother said to the servants, \u201cDo whatever he tells you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.<\/span><\/p>\n

7Jesus said to the servants, \u201cFill the jars with water\u201d; so they filled them to the brim.<\/span><\/p>\n

8Then he told them, \u201cNow draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They did so, 9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10and said, \u201cEveryone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

11What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.<\/span><\/p>\n

12After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Clears the Temple Courts<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

13When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16To those who sold doves he said, \u201cGet these out of here! Stop turning my Father\u2019s house into a market!\u201d 17His disciples remembered that it is written: \u201cZeal for your house will consume me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

18The Jews then responded to him, \u201cWhat sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

19Jesus answered them, \u201cDestroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

20They replied, \u201cIt has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?\u201d 21But the temple he had spoken of was his body. 22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.<\/span><\/p>\n

23Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. 24But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Teaches Nicodemus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus at night and said, \u201cRabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

3Jesus replied, \u201cVery truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

4\u201cHow can someone be born when they are old?\u201d Nicodemus asked. \u201cSurely they cannot enter a second time into their mother\u2019s womb to be born!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

5Jesus answered, \u201cVery truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, \u2018You must be born again.\u2019 8The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

9\u201cHow can this be?\u201d Nicodemus asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

10\u201cYou are Israel\u2019s teacher,\u201d said Jesus, \u201cand do you not understand these things? 11Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven\u2014the Son of Man. 14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God\u2019s one and only Son. 19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Testifies Again About Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

22After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. 23Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized. 24(This was before John was put in prison.) 25An argument developed between some of John\u2019s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing. 26They came to John and said to him, \u201cRabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan\u2014the one you testified about\u2014look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

27To this John replied, \u201cA person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28You yourselves can testify that I said, \u2018I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.\u2019 29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom\u2019s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. 30He must become greater; I must become less.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

31The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. 33Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. 35The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God\u2019s wrath remains on them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John\u2014 2although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. 3So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee.<\/span><\/p>\n

4Now he had to go through Samaria. 5So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6Jacob\u2019s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.<\/span><\/p>\n

7When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, \u201cWill you give me a drink?\u201d 8(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)<\/span><\/p>\n

9The Samaritan woman said to him, \u201cYou are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?\u201d (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans. )<\/span><\/p>\n

10Jesus answered her, \u201cIf you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

11\u201cSir,\u201d the woman said, \u201cyou have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

13Jesus answered, \u201cEveryone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

15The woman said to him, \u201cSir, give me this water so that I won\u2019t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

16He told her, \u201cGo, call your husband and come back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

17\u201cI have no husband,\u201d she replied.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus said to her, \u201cYou are right when you say you have no husband. 18The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

19\u201cSir,\u201d the woman said, \u201cI can see that you are a prophet. 20Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

21\u201cWoman,\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cbelieve me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

25The woman said, \u201cI know that Messiah\u201d (called Christ) \u201cis coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

26Then Jesus declared, \u201cI, the one speaking to you\u2014I am he.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Disciples Rejoin Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

27Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, \u201cWhat do you want?\u201d or \u201cWhy are you talking with her?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

28Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, 29\u201cCome, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?\u201d 30They came out of the town and made their way toward him.<\/span><\/p>\n

31Meanwhile his disciples urged him, \u201cRabbi, eat something.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

32But he said to them, \u201cI have food to eat that you know nothing about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

33Then his disciples said to each other, \u201cCould someone have brought him food?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

34\u201cMy food,\u201d said Jesus, \u201cis to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. 35Don\u2019t you have a saying, \u2018It\u2019s still four months until harvest\u2019? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. 36Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37Thus the saying \u2018One sows and another reaps\u2019 is true. 38I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Many Samaritans Believe<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman\u2019s testimony, \u201cHe told me everything I ever did.\u201d 40So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41And because of his words many more became believers.<\/span><\/p>\n

42They said to the woman, \u201cWe no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Heals an Official\u2019s Son<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

43After the two days he left for Galilee. 44(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) 45When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for they also had been there.<\/span><\/p>\n

46Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. 47When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.<\/span><\/p>\n

48\u201cUnless you people see signs and wonders,\u201d Jesus told him, \u201cyou will never believe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

49The royal official said, \u201cSir, come down before my child dies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

50\u201cGo,\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cyour son will live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The man took Jesus at his word and departed. 51While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. 52When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, \u201cYesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

53Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, \u201cYour son will live.\u201d So he and his whole household believed.<\/span><\/p>\n

54This was the second sign Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Healing at the Pool<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3Here a great number of disabled people used to lie\u2014the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] 5One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, \u201cDo you want to get well?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

7\u201cSir,\u201d the invalid replied, \u201cI have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

8Then Jesus said to him, \u201cGet up! Pick up your mat and walk.\u201d 9At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.<\/span><\/p>\n

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, 10and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, \u201cIt is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

11But he replied, \u201cThe man who made me well said to me, \u2018Pick up your mat and walk.\u2019\u202f\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

12So they asked him, \u201cWho is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

13The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.<\/span><\/p>\n

14Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, \u201cSee, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.\u201d 15The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Authority of the Son<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

16So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17In his defense Jesus said to them, \u201cMy Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.\u201d 18For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.<\/span><\/p>\n

19Jesus gave them this answer: \u201cVery truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed. 21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. 22Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.<\/span><\/p>\n

24\u201cVery truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.<\/span><\/p>\n

28\u201cDo not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29and come out\u2014those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned. 30By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Testimonies About Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

31\u201cIf I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. 32There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true.<\/span><\/p>\n

33\u201cYou have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. 34Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved. 35John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.<\/span><\/p>\n

36\u201cI have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to finish\u2014the very works that I am doing\u2014testify that the Father has sent me. 37And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, 38nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. 39You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, 40yet you refuse to come to me to have life.<\/span><\/p>\n

41\u201cI do not accept glory from human beings, 42but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43I have come in my Father\u2019s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God ?<\/span><\/p>\n

45\u201cBut do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. 46If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4The Jewish Passover Festival was near.<\/span><\/p>\n

5When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, \u201cWhere shall we buy bread for these people to eat?\u201d 6He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

7Philip answered him, \u201cIt would take more than half a year\u2019s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

8Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter\u2019s brother, spoke up, 9\u201cHere is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

10Jesus said, \u201cHave the people sit down.\u201d There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.<\/span><\/p>\n

12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, \u201cGather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.\u201d 13So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.<\/span><\/p>\n

14After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, \u201cSurely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.\u201d 15Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Walks on the Water<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

16When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, 17where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. 18A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. 19When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened. 20But he said to them, \u201cIt is I; don\u2019t be afraid.\u201d 21Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.<\/span><\/p>\n

22The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. 23Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus the Bread of Life<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

25When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, \u201cRabbi, when did you get here?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

26Jesus answered, \u201cVery truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

28Then they asked him, \u201cWhat must we do to do the works God requires?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

29Jesus answered, \u201cThe work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

30So they asked him, \u201cWhat sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: \u2018He gave them bread from heaven to eat.\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

32Jesus said to them, \u201cVery truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

34\u201cSir,\u201d they said, \u201calways give us this bread.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

35Then Jesus declared, \u201cI am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. 40For my Father\u2019s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

41At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, \u201cI am the bread that came down from heaven.\u201d 42They said, \u201cIs this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, \u2018I came down from heaven\u2019?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

43\u201cStop grumbling among yourselves,\u201d Jesus answered. 44\u201cNo one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. 45It is written in the Prophets: \u2018They will all be taught by God.\u2019 Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

52Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, \u201cHow can this man give us his flesh to eat?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

53Jesus said to them, \u201cVery truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.\u201d 59He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many Disciples Desert Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

60On hearing it, many of his disciples said, \u201cThis is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

61Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, \u201cDoes this offend you? 62Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you\u2014they are full of the Spirit and life. 64Yet there are some of you who do not believe.\u201d For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65He went on to say, \u201cThis is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

66From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.<\/span><\/p>\n

67\u201cYou do not want to leave too, do you?\u201d Jesus asked the Twelve.<\/span><\/p>\n

68Simon Peter answered him, \u201cLord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

70Then Jesus replied, \u201cHave I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!\u201d 71(He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. 2But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, 3Jesus\u2019 brothers said to him, \u201cLeave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. 4No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.\u201d 5For even his own brothers did not believe in him.<\/span><\/p>\n

6Therefore Jesus told them, \u201cMy time is not yet here; for you any time will do. 7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. 8You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.\u201d 9After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.<\/span><\/p>\n

10However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret. 11Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, \u201cWhere is he?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

12Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, \u201cHe is a good man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Others replied, \u201cNo, he deceives the people.\u201d 13But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Teaches at the Festival<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

14Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach. 15The Jews there were amazed and asked, \u201cHow did this man get such learning without having been taught?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

16Jesus answered, \u201cMy teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. 17Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. 18Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. 19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

20\u201cYou are demon-possessed,\u201d the crowd answered. \u201cWho is trying to kill you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

21Jesus said to them, \u201cI did one miracle, and you are all amazed. 22Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath. 23Now if a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing a man\u2019s whole body on the Sabbath? 24Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Division Over Who Jesus Is<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

25At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, \u201cIsn\u2019t this the man they are trying to kill? 26Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Messiah? 27But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

28Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, \u201cYes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority, but he who sent me is true. You do not know him, 29but I know him because I am from him and he sent me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

30At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. 31Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, \u201cWhen the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

32The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.<\/span><\/p>\n

33Jesus said, \u201cI am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me. 34You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

35The Jews said to one another, \u201cWhere does this man intend to go that we cannot find him? Will he go where our people live scattered among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? 36What did he mean when he said, \u2018You will look for me, but you will not find me,\u2019 and \u2018Where I am, you cannot come\u2019?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

37On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, \u201cLet anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.\u201d 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.<\/span><\/p>\n

40On hearing his words, some of the people said, \u201cSurely this man is the Prophet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

41Others said, \u201cHe is the Messiah.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Still others asked, \u201cHow can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David\u2019s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?\u201d 43Thus the people were divided because of Jesus. 44Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

45Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you bring him in?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

46\u201cNo one ever spoke the way this man does,\u201d the guards replied.<\/span><\/p>\n

47\u201cYou mean he has deceived you also?\u201d the Pharisees retorted. 48\u201cHave any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? 49No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law\u2014there is a curse on them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

50Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, 51\u201cDoes our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

52They replied, \u201cAre you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

[The earliest manuscripts and many other ancient witnesses do not have John\u202f7:53\u20148:11. A few manuscripts include these verses, wholly or in part, after John 7:36, John 21:25, Luke 21:38 or Luke 24:53.]<\/span><\/p>\n

53Then they all went home,<\/span><\/p>\n

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{tab=CHP 8}<\/span><\/p>\n

1but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.<\/span><\/p>\n

2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4and said to Jesus, \u201cTeacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.Now what do you say?\u201d 6They were using this question as a trap,in order to have a basis for accusing him.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, \u201cLet any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.\u201d 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened up and asked her, \u201cWoman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

11\u201cNo one, sir,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen neither do I condemn you,\u201dJesus declared. \u201cGo now and leave your life of sin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dispute Over Jesus\u2019 Testimony<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, \u201cI am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

13The Pharisees challenged him, \u201cHere you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

14Jesus answered, \u201cEven if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. 15You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. 16But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. 17In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. 18I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

19Then they asked him, \u201cWhere is your father?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou do not know me or my Father,\u201d Jesus replied. \u201cIf you knew me, you would know my Father also.\u201d 20He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dispute Over Who Jesus Is<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

21Once more Jesus said to them, \u201cI am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

22This made the Jews ask, \u201cWill he kill himself? Is that why he says, \u2018Where I go, you cannot come\u2019?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

23But he continued, \u201cYou are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

25\u201cWho are you?\u201d they asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust what I have been telling you from the beginning,\u201d Jesus replied. 26\u201cI have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

27They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28So Jesus said, \u201cWhen you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. 29The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.\u201d 30Even as he spoke, many believed in him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus\u2019 Opponents Are<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, \u201cIf you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

33They answered him, \u201cWe are Abraham\u2019s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

34Jesus replied, \u201cVery truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37I know that you are Abraham\u2019s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word. 38I am telling you what I have seen in the Father\u2019s presence, and you are doing what you have heard from your father. \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

39\u201cAbraham is our father,\u201d they answered.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you were Abraham\u2019s children,\u201d said Jesus, \u201cthen you would do what Abraham did. 40As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41You are doing the works of your own father.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not illegitimate children,\u201d they protested. \u201cThe only Father we have is God himself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

42Jesus said to them, \u201cIf God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father\u2019s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don\u2019t you believe me? 47Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus\u2019 Claims About Himself<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

48The Jews answered him, \u201cAren\u2019t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

49\u201cI am not possessed by a demon,\u201d said Jesus, \u201cbut I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

52At this they exclaimed, \u201cNow we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. 53Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

54Jesus replied, \u201cIf I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. 55Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. 56Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

57\u201cYou are not yet fifty years old,\u201d they said to him, \u201cand you have seen Abraham!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

58\u201cVery truly I tell you,\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cbefore Abraham was born, I am!\u201d 59At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, \u201cRabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

3\u201cNeither this man nor his parents sinned,\u201d said Jesus, \u201cbut this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

6After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man\u2019s eyes. 7\u201cGo,\u201d he told him, \u201cwash in the Pool of Siloam\u201d (this word means \u201cSent\u201d). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.<\/span><\/p>\n

8His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, \u201cIsn\u2019t this the same man who used to sit and beg?\u201d 9Some claimed that he was.<\/span><\/p>\n

Others said, \u201cNo, he only looks like him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But he himself insisted, \u201cI am the man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

10\u201cHow then were your eyes opened?\u201d they asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

11He replied, \u201cThe man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

12\u201cWhere is this man?\u201d they asked him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

13They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man\u2019s eyes was a Sabbath. 15Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. \u201cHe put mud on my eyes,\u201d the man replied, \u201cand I washed, and now I see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

16Some of the Pharisees said, \u201cThis man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But others asked, \u201cHow can a sinner perform such signs?\u201d So they were divided.<\/span><\/p>\n

17Then they turned again to the blind man, \u201cWhat have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The man replied, \u201cHe is a prophet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

18They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man\u2019s parents. 19\u201cIs this your son?\u201d they asked. \u201cIs this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

20\u201cWe know he is our son,\u201d the parents answered, \u201cand we know he was born blind. 21But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don\u2019t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.\u201d 22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 23That was why his parents said, \u201cHe is of age; ask him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

24A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. \u201cGive glory to God by telling the truth,\u201d they said. \u201cWe know this man is a sinner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

25He replied, \u201cWhether he is a sinner or not, I don\u2019t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

26Then they asked him, \u201cWhat did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

27He answered, \u201cI have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

28Then they hurled insults at him and said, \u201cYou are this fellow\u2019s disciple! We are disciples of Moses! 29We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don\u2019t even know where he comes from.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

30The man answered, \u201cNow that is remarkable! You don\u2019t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. 32Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

34To this they replied, \u201cYou were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!\u201d And they threw him out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spiritual Blindness<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, \u201cDo you believe in the Son of Man?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

36\u201cWho is he, sir?\u201d the man asked. \u201cTell me so that I may believe in him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

37Jesus said, \u201cYou have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

38Then the man said, \u201cLord, I believe,\u201d and he worshiped him.<\/span><\/p>\n

39Jesus said, \u201cFor judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

40Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, \u201cWhat? Are we blind too?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

41Jesus said, \u201cIf you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Good Shepherd and His Sheep<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1\u201cVery truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger\u2019s voice.\u201d 6Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.<\/span><\/p>\n

7Therefore Jesus said again, \u201cVery truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.<\/span><\/p>\n

11\u201cI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.<\/span><\/p>\n

14\u201cI am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me\u2014 15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father\u2014and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life\u2014only to take it up again. 18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

19The Jews who heard these words were again divided. 20Many of them said, \u201cHe is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

21But others said, \u201cThese are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Further Conflict Over Jesus\u2019 Claims<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

22Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon\u2019s Colonnade. 24The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, \u201cHow long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

25Jesus answered, \u201cI did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father\u2019s name testify about me, 26but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all ; no one can snatch them out of my Father\u2019s hand. 30I and the Father are one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

31Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, 32but Jesus said to them, \u201cI have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

33\u201cWe are not stoning you for any good work,\u201d they replied, \u201cbut for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

34Jesus answered them, \u201cIs it not written in your Law, \u2018I have said you are \u201cgods\u201d\u202f\u2019 ? 35If he called them \u2018gods,\u2019 to whom the word of God came\u2014and Scripture cannot be set aside\u2014 36what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, \u2018I am God\u2019s Son\u2019? 37Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. 38But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.\u201d 39Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.<\/span><\/p>\n

40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, 41and many people came to him. They said, \u201cThough John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true.\u201d 42And in that place many believed in Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Death of Lazarus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2(This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, \u201cLord, the one you love is sick.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

4When he heard this, Jesus said, \u201cThis sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God\u2019s glory so that God\u2019s Son may be glorified through it.\u201d 5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7and then he said to his disciples, \u201cLet us go back to Judea.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

8\u201cBut Rabbi,\u201d they said, \u201ca short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

9Jesus answered, \u201cAre there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world\u2019s light. 10It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

11After he had said this, he went on to tell them, \u201cOur friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

12His disciples replied, \u201cLord, if he sleeps, he will get better.\u201d 13Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n

14So then he told them plainly, \u201cLazarus is dead, 15and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

16Then Thomas (also known as Didymus ) said to the rest of the disciples, \u201cLet us also go, that we may die with him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

17On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, 19and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. 20When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

21\u201cLord,\u201d Martha said to Jesus, \u201cif you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

23Jesus said to her, \u201cYour brother will rise again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

24Martha answered, \u201cI know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

25Jesus said to her, \u201cI am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

27\u201cYes, Lord,\u201d she replied, \u201cI believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

28After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. \u201cThe Teacher is here,\u201d she said, \u201cand is asking for you.\u201d 29When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.<\/span><\/p>\n

32When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, \u201cLord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34\u201cWhere have you laid him?\u201d he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCome and see, Lord,\u201d they replied.<\/span><\/p>\n

35Jesus wept.<\/span><\/p>\n

36Then the Jews said, \u201cSee how he loved him!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

37But some of them said, \u201cCould not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

38Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39\u201cTake away the stone,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut, Lord,\u201d said Martha, the sister of the dead man, \u201cby this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

40Then Jesus said, \u201cDid I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

41So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, \u201cFather, I thank you that you have heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

43When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, \u201cLazarus, come out!\u201d 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus said to them, \u201cTake off the grave clothes and let him go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Plot to Kill Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

45Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. 46But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are we accomplishing?\u201d they asked. \u201cHere is this man performing many signs. 48If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

49Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, \u201cYou know nothing at all! 50You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

51He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one. 53So from that day on they plotted to take his life.<\/span><\/p>\n

54Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.<\/span><\/p>\n

55When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing before the Passover. 56They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, \u201cWhat do you think? Isn\u2019t he coming to the festival at all?\u201d 57But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Anointed at Bethany<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2Here a dinner was given in Jesus\u2019 honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus\u2019 feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.<\/span><\/p>\n

4But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5\u201cWhy wasn\u2019t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year\u2019s wages. \u201d 6He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.<\/span><\/p>\n

7\u201cLeave her alone,\u201d Jesus replied. \u201cIt was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

9Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

12The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHosanna! \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBlessed is the king of Israel!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

14Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:<\/span><\/p>\n

15\u201cDo not be afraid, Daughter Zion;<\/span><\/p>\n

see, your king is coming,<\/span><\/p>\n

seated on a donkey\u2019s colt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

16At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.<\/span><\/p>\n

17Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. 19So the Pharisees said to one another, \u201cSee, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Predicts His Death<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

20Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. \u201cSir,\u201d they said, \u201cwe would like to see Jesus.\u201d 22Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n

23Jesus replied, \u201cThe hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.<\/span><\/p>\n

27\u201cNow my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? \u2018Father, save me from this hour\u2019? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28Father, glorify your name!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Then a voice came from heaven, \u201cI have glorified it, and will glorify it again.\u201d 29The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.<\/span><\/p>\n

30Jesus said, \u201cThis voice was for your benefit, not mine. 31Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. 32And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.\u201d 33He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.<\/span><\/p>\n

34The crowd spoke up, \u201cWe have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, \u2018The Son of Man must be lifted up\u2019? Who is this \u2018Son of Man\u2019?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

35Then Jesus told them, \u201cYou are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. 36Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.\u201d When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

37Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLord, who has believed our message<\/span><\/p>\n

and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

39For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:<\/span><\/p>\n

40\u201cHe has blinded their eyes<\/span><\/p>\n

and hardened their hearts,<\/span><\/p>\n

so they can neither see with their eyes,<\/span><\/p>\n

nor understand with their hearts,<\/span><\/p>\n

nor turn\u2014and I would heal them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

41Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus\u2019 glory and spoke about him.<\/span><\/p>\n

42Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43for they loved human praise more than praise from God.<\/span><\/p>\n

44Then Jesus cried out, \u201cWhoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. 46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.<\/span><\/p>\n

47\u201cIf anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. 49For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.\u201d{\/tabs}<\/span><\/p>\n

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 Jesus Washes His Disciples\u2019 Feet<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.<\/span><\/p>\n

2The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples\u2019 feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.<\/span><\/p>\n

6He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, \u201cLord, are you going to wash my feet?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

7Jesus replied, \u201cYou do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

8\u201cNo,\u201d said Peter, \u201cyou shall never wash my feet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus answered, \u201cUnless I wash you, you have no part with me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

9\u201cThen, Lord,\u201d Simon Peter replied, \u201cnot just my feet but my hands and my head as well!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

10Jesus answered, \u201cThose who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.\u201d 11For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.<\/span><\/p>\n

12When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. \u201cDo you understand what I have done for you?\u201d he asked them. 13\u201cYou call me \u2018Teacher\u2019 and \u2018Lord,\u2019 and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another\u2019s feet. 15I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

18\u201cI am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: \u2018He who shared my bread has turned against me.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

19\u201cI am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

21After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, \u201cVery truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

22His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, \u201cAsk him which one he means.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

25Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, \u201cLord, who is it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

26Jesus answered, \u201cIt is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.\u201d Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.<\/span><\/p>\n

So Jesus told him, \u201cWhat you are about to do, do quickly.\u201d 28But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. 30As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Predicts Peter\u2019s Denial<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

31When he was gone, Jesus said, \u201cNow the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.<\/span><\/p>\n

33\u201cMy children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.<\/span><\/p>\n

34\u201cA new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

36Simon Peter asked him, \u201cLord, where are you going?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus replied, \u201cWhere I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

37Peter asked, \u201cLord, why can\u2019t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

38Then Jesus answered, \u201cWill you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Comforts His Disciples<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1\u201cDo not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God ; believe also in me. 2My Father\u2019s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4You know the way to the place where I am going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus the Way to the Father<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

5Thomas said to him, \u201cLord, we don\u2019t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

6Jesus answered, \u201cI am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

8Philip said, \u201cLord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

9Jesus answered: \u201cDon\u2019t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, \u2018Show us the Father\u2019? 10Don\u2019t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. 12Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

15\u201cIf you love me, keep my commands. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever\u2014 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, \u201cBut, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

23Jesus replied, \u201cAnyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.<\/span><\/p>\n

25\u201cAll this I have spoken while still with you. 26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.<\/span><\/p>\n

28\u201cYou heard me say, \u2018I am going away and I am coming back to you.\u2019 If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe. 30I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me, 31but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCome now; let us leave.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Vine and the Branches<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1\u201cI am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.<\/span><\/p>\n

5\u201cI am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8This is to my Father\u2019s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.<\/span><\/p>\n

9\u201cAs the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father\u2019s commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one\u2019s life for one\u2019s friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master\u2019s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit\u2014fruit that will last\u2014and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17This is my command: Love each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>The World Hates the Disciples<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

18\u201cIf the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20Remember what I told you: \u2018A servant is not greater than his master.\u2019 If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me. 22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: \u2018They hated me without reason.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>The Work of the Holy Spirit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

26\u201cWhen the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father\u2014the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father\u2014he will testify about me. 27And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1\u201cAll this I have told you so that you will not fall away. 2They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. 3They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. 4I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you, 5but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, \u2018Where are you going?\u2019 6Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. 7But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.<\/span><\/p>\n

12\u201cI have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>The Disciples\u2019 Grief Will Turn to Joy<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

16Jesus went on to say, \u201cIn a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

17At this, some of his disciples said to one another, \u201cWhat does he mean by saying, \u2018In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,\u2019 and \u2018Because I am going to the Father\u2019?\u201d 18They kept asking, \u201cWhat does he mean by \u2018a little while\u2019? We don\u2019t understand what he is saying.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

19Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, \u201cAre you asking one another what I meant when I said, \u2018In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me\u2019? 20Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 21A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. 23In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.<\/span><\/p>\n

25\u201cThough I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

29Then Jesus\u2019 disciples said, \u201cNow you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. 30Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

31\u201cDo you now believe?\u201d Jesus replied. 32\u201cA time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.<\/span><\/p>\n

33\u201cI have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Prays to Be Glorified<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed:<\/span>
\u201cFather, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 5And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Jesus Prays for His Disciples<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

6\u201cI have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. 9I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. 10All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. 11I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. 12While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled.<\/span><\/p>\n

13\u201cI am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. 14I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Jesus Prays for All Believers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

20\u201cMy prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one\u2014 23I in them and you in me\u2014so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.<\/span><\/p>\n

24\u201cFather, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

25\u201cRighteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. 26I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Arrested<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.<\/span><\/p>\n

2Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. 3So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n

4Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, \u201cWho is it you want?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

5\u201cJesus of Nazareth,\u201d they replied.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am he,\u201d Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) 6When Jesus said, \u201cI am he,\u201d they drew back and fell to the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

7Again he asked them, \u201cWho is it you want?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJesus of Nazareth,\u201d they said.<\/span><\/p>\n

8Jesus answered, \u201cI told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.\u201d 9This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: \u201cI have not lost one of those you gave me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest\u2019s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant\u2019s name was Malchus.)<\/span><\/p>\n

11Jesus commanded Peter, \u201cPut your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

12Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him 13and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter\u2019s First Denial<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

15Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest\u2019s courtyard, 16but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in.<\/span><\/p>\n

17\u201cYou aren\u2019t one of this man\u2019s disciples too, are you?\u201d she asked Peter.<\/span><\/p>\n

He replied, \u201cI am not.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

18It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

The High Priest Questions Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

19Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.<\/span><\/p>\n

20\u201cI have spoken openly to the world,\u201d Jesus replied. \u201cI always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. 21Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

22When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. \u201cIs this the way you answer the high priest?\u201d he demanded.<\/span><\/p>\n

23\u201cIf I said something wrong,\u201d Jesus replied, \u201ctestify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?\u201d 24Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter\u2019s Second and Third Denials<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

25Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself. So they asked him, \u201cYou aren\u2019t one of his disciples too, are you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He denied it, saying, \u201cI am not.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

26One of the high priest\u2019s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, \u201cDidn\u2019t I see you with him in the garden?\u201d 27Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Before Pilate<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

28Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. 29So Pilate came out to them and asked, \u201cWhat charges are you bringing against this man?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

30\u201cIf he were not a criminal,\u201d they replied, \u201cwe would not have handed him over to you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

31Pilate said, \u201cTake him yourselves and judge him by your own law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut we have no right to execute anyone,\u201d they objected. 32This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die.<\/span><\/p>\n

33Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, \u201cAre you the king of the Jews?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

34\u201cIs that your own idea,\u201d Jesus asked, \u201cor did others talk to you about me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

35\u201cAm I a Jew?\u201d Pilate replied. \u201cYour own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

36Jesus said, \u201cMy kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

37\u201cYou are a king, then!\u201d said Pilate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus answered, \u201cYou say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

38\u201cWhat is truth?\u201d retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, \u201cI find no basis for a charge against him. 39But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release \u2018the king of the Jews\u2019?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

40They shouted back, \u201cNo, not him! Give us Barabbas!\u201d Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3and went up to him again and again, saying, \u201cHail, king of the Jews!\u201d And they slapped him in the face.<\/span><\/p>\n

4Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, \u201cLook, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.\u201d 5When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, \u201cHere is the man!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

6As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, \u201cCrucify! Crucify!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But Pilate answered, \u201cYou take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

7The Jewish leaders insisted, \u201cWe have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

8When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, 9and he went back inside the palace. \u201cWhere do you come from?\u201d he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10\u201cDo you refuse to speak to me?\u201d Pilate said. \u201cDon\u2019t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

11Jesus answered, \u201cYou would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

12From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, \u201cIf you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

13When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge\u2019s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). 14It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHere is your king,\u201d Pilate said to the Jews.<\/span><\/p>\n

15But they shouted, \u201cTake him away! Take him away! Crucify him!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShall I crucify your king?\u201d Pilate asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no king but Caesar,\u201d the chief priests answered.<\/span><\/p>\n

16Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Crucifixion of Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18There they crucified him, and with him two others\u2014one on each side and Jesus in the middle.<\/span><\/p>\n

19Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews. 20Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. 21The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, \u201cDo not write \u2018The King of the Jews,\u2019 but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

22Pilate answered, \u201cWhat I have written, I have written.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

23When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.<\/span><\/p>\n

24\u201cLet\u2019s not tear it,\u201d they said to one another. \u201cLet\u2019s decide by lot who will get it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey divided my clothes among them<\/span><\/p>\n

and cast lots for my garment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So this is what the soldiers did.<\/span><\/p>\n

25Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother\u2019s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, \u201cWoman, here is your son,\u201d 27and to the disciple, \u201cHere is your mother.\u201d From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Death of Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

28Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, \u201cI am thirsty.\u201d 29A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus\u2019 lips. 30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, \u201cIt is finished.\u201d With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

31Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus\u2019 side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: \u201cNot one of his bones will be broken,\u201d 37and, as another scripture says, \u201cThey will look on the one they have pierced.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Burial of Jesus<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

38Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate\u2019s permission, he came and took the body away. 39He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. 40Taking Jesus\u2019 body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. 41At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Empty Tomb<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, \u201cThey have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don\u2019t know where they have put him!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

3So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus\u2019 head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. 8Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) 10Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

11Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus\u2019 body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.<\/span><\/p>\n

13They asked her, \u201cWoman, why are you crying?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey have taken my Lord away,\u201d she said, \u201cand I don\u2019t know where they have put him.\u201d 14At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n

15He asked her, \u201cWoman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Thinking he was the gardener, she said, \u201cSir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

16Jesus said to her, \u201cMary.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, \u201cRabboni!\u201d (which means \u201cTeacher\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n

17Jesus said, \u201cDo not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, \u2018I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.\u2019\u202f\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

18Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: \u201cI have seen the Lord!\u201d And she told them that he had said these things to her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Appears to His Disciples<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

19On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, \u201cPeace be with you!\u201d 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n

21Again Jesus said, \u201cPeace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.\u201d 22And with that he breathed on them and said, \u201cReceive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive anyone\u2019s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Appears to Thomas<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

24Now Thomas (also known as Didymusa ), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, \u201cWe have seen the Lord!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But he said to them, \u201cUnless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

26A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, \u201cPeace be with you!\u201d 27Then he said to Thomas, \u201cPut your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

28Thomas said to him, \u201cMy Lord and my God!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

29Then Jesus told him, \u201cBecause you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Purpose of John\u2019s Gospel<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

30Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31But these are written that you may believeb that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: 2Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 3\u201cI\u2019m going out to fish,\u201d Simon Peter told them, and they said, \u201cWe\u2019ll go with you.\u201d So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n

4Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n

5He called out to them, \u201cFriends, haven\u2019t you any fish?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d they answered.<\/span><\/p>\n

6He said, \u201cThrow your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.\u201d When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.<\/span><\/p>\n

7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, \u201cIt is the Lord!\u201d As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, \u201cIt is the Lord,\u201d he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. 8The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. 9When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.<\/span><\/p>\n

10Jesus said to them, \u201cBring some of the fish you have just caught.\u201d 11So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them, \u201cCome and have breakfast.\u201d None of the disciples dared ask him, \u201cWho are you?\u201d They knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. 14This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus Reinstates Peter<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

15When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me more than these?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, Lord,\u201d he said, \u201cyou know that I love you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus said, \u201cFeed my lambs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

16Again Jesus said, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He answered, \u201cYes, Lord, you know that I love you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus said, \u201cTake care of my sheep.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

17The third time he said to him, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, \u201cDo you love me?\u201d He said, \u201cLord, you know all things; you know that I love you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus said, \u201cFeed my sheep. 18Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.\u201d 19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, \u201cFollow me!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

20Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, \u201cLord, who is going to betray you?\u201d) 21When Peter saw him, he asked, \u201cLord, what about him?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

22Jesus answered, \u201cIf I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.\u201d 23Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, \u201cIf I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

24This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.<\/span><\/p>\n

25Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.<\/span><\/p>\n

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