He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.

But all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;

who were begotten as such not by human descent, nor through an impulse of their own nature, nor through the will of a human father, but from God.

He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ."

"I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--

I did not yet know Him; but that He may be openly shown to Israel is the reason why I have come baptizing in water."

I did not yet know Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, "'The One on whom you see the Spirit coming down, and remaining, He it is who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

and said to him, "It is usual to put on the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then that which is inferior. But you have kept the good wine till now."

But the Jewish Passover was approaching, and for this Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

But He was speaking of the Sanctuary of His body.

But for His part, Jesus did not trust Himself to them, because He knew them all,

The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is it with every one who has been born of the Spirit."

There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven.

For so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that every one who trusts in Him may not perish but may have the Life of Ages.

For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

But he who does what is honest and right comes to the light, in order that his actions may be plainly shown to have been done in God.

You yourselves can bear witness to my having said, 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I am His appointed forerunner.'

He must grow greater, but I must grow less.

What He has seen and heard, to that He bears witness; but His testimony no one receives.

He who believes in the Son has the Life of the Ages; he who disobeys the Son will not enter into Life, but God's anger remains upon him.

though Jesus Himself did not baptize them, but His disciples did--

but whoever drinks any of the water that I shall give him will never, never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become a fountain within him of water springing up for the Life of the Ages."

Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."

But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.

Do you not say, 'It wants four months yet to the harvest'? But look round, I tell you, and observe these plains-- they are already ripe for the sickle.

"Sir," replied the sufferer, "I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is moved; but while I am coming some one else steps down before me."

But the man who had been cured did not know who it was; for Jesus had passed out unnoticed, there being a crowd in the place.

On this account then the Jews were all the more eager to put Him to death--because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also spoke of God as being in a special sense His Father, thus putting Himself on a level with God.

The Father indeed does not judge any one, but He has entrusted all judgement to the Son,

"In most solemn truth I tell you that he who listens to my teaching and believes Him who sent me, has the Life of the Ages, and does not come under judgement, but has passed over out of death into Life.

"I can of my own self do nothing. As I am bidden, so I judge; and mine is a just judgement, because it is not my own will that guides me, but the will of Him who sent me.

But the testimony on my behalf which I accept is not from man; though I say all this in order that you may be saved.

"But the testimony which I have is weightier than that of John; for the work the Father has assigned to me for me to bring it to completion--the very work which I am doing--affords testimony concerning me that the Father has sent me.

but I know you well, and I know that in your hearts you do not really love God.

But if you disbelieve his writings, how are you to believe my words?"

"There is a boy here with five barley loaves and a couple of fish: but what is that among so many?"

They were terrified; but He called to them. "It is I," He said, "do not be afraid."

Next morning the crowd who were still standing about on the other side of the Lake found that there had been but one small boat there, and they had seen that Jesus did not go on board with His disciples, but that His disciples went away without Him.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that you are searching for me not because you have seen miracles, but because you ate the loaves and had a hearty meal.

Bestow your pains not on the food which perishes, but on the food that remains unto the Life of the Ages--that food which will be the Son of Man's gift to you; for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal."

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that Moses did not give you the bread out of Heaven, but my Father is giving you the bread--the true bread--out of Heaven.

But it is as I have said to you: you have seen me and yet you do not believe.

For I have left Heaven and have come down to earth not to seek my own pleasure, but to do the will of Him who sent me.

And this is the will of Him who sent me, that of all that He has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it to life on the last day.

But, knowing in Himself that His disciples were dissatisfied about it, Jesus asked them,

But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.

But the Jewish Festival of the Tent-Pitching was approaching.

So His brothers said to Him, "Leave these parts and go into Judaea, that not only we but your disciples also may witness the miracles which you perform.

"My time," replied Jesus, "has not yet come, but for you any time is suitable.

It is impossible for the world to hate you; but me it does hate, because I give testimony concerning it that its conduct is evil.

When however His brothers had gone up to the Festival, then He also went up, not openly, but as it were privately.

But when the Festival was already half over, Jesus went up to the Temple and commenced teaching.

Jesus answered their question by saying, "My teaching does not belong to me, but comes from Him who sent me.

Consider therefore. Moses gave you the rite of circumcision (not that it began with Moses, but with your earlier forefathers)

Do not form superficial judgements, but form the judgements that are just."

But here he is, speaking openly and boldly, and they say nothing to him! Can the Rulers really have ascertained that this man is the Christ?

And yet we know this man, and we know where he is from; but as for the Christ, when He comes, no one can tell where He is from."

Jesus therefore, while teaching in the Temple, cried aloud, and said, "Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. And yet I have not come of my own accord; but there is One who has sent me, an Authority indeed, of whom you have no knowledge.

But from among the crowd a large number believed in Him. "When the Christ comes," they said, "will He perform more miracles than this teacher has performed?"

What do those words of his mean, 'You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

Others said, "He is the Christ." But others again, "Not so, for is the Christ to come from Galilee?

Some of them wanted at once to arrest Him, but no one laid hands upon Him.

But this rabble who understand nothing about the Law are accursed!"

but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

Now, in the Law, Moses has ordered us to stone such women to death. But what do you say?"

They asked this in order to put Him to the test, so that they might have some charge to bring against Him. But Jesus leant forward and began to write with His finger on the ground.

Once more Jesus addressed them. "I am the Light of the world," He said; "the man who follows me shall certainly not walk in the dark, but shall have the light of Life."

"Even if I am giving testimony about myself," replied Jesus, "my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.

And even if I do judge, my judgement is just; for I am not alone, but the Father who sent me is with me.

Again He said to them, "I am going away. Then you will try to find me, but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come."

"Many things I have to speak and to judge concerning you. But He who sent me is true, and the things which I have heard from Him are those which I have come into the world to speak."

So Jesus added, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He. Of myself I do nothing; but as the Father has taught me, so I speak.

Now a slave does not remain permanently in his master's house, but a son does.

You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.

But, in fact, you are longing to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth which I have heard from God. Abraham did not do that.

"If God were your Father," said Jesus, "you would love me; for it is from God that I came and I am now here. I have not come of myself, but *He* sent me.

But because I speak the truth, you do not believe me.

You do not know Him, but I know Him perfectly; and were I to deny my knowledge of Him, I should resemble you, and be a liar. On the contrary I do know Him, and I obey His commands.

Thereupon they took up stones with which to stone Him, but He hid Himself and went away out of the Temple.

"Neither he nor his parents sinned," answered Jesus, "but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly shown in him.

"Yes it is," replied some of them. "No it is not," said others, "but he is like him." His own statement was, "I am the man."

"Where is he?" they inquired, but the man did not know.

but how it is that he can now see or who has opened his eyes we do not know. Ask him himself; he is of full age; he himself will give his own account of it."

Then they railed at him, and said, "You are that man's disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this fellow we do not know where he comes from."

We know that God does not listen to bad people, but that if any one is a God-fearing man and obeys Him, to him He listens.

"If you were blind," answered Jesus, "you would have no sin; but as a matter of fact you boast that you see. So your sin remains!"

"In most solemn truth I tell you that the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over some other way, is a thief and a robber.

But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

Jesus spoke to them in this figurative language, but they did not understand what He meant.

All who have come before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep would not listen to them.

No one is taking it away from me, but I myself am laying it down. I am authorized to lay it down, and I am authorized to receive it back again. This is the command I received from my Father."

But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep.

"For no good deed," the Jews replied, "are we going to stone you, but for blasphemy, and because you, who are only a man, are making yourself out to be God."

But if they are, then even if you do not believe me, at least believe the deeds, that you may know and see clearly that the Father is in me, and that I am in the Father."

This made them once more try to arrest Him, but He withdrew out of their power.

Large numbers of people also came to Him. Their report was, "John did not work any miracle, but all that John said about this Teacher was true."

Jesus received the message and said, "This illness is not to end in death, but is to promote the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified by it."

But if a man walks by night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him."