I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] has eternal life [that is, now possesses it], and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.

This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

It is the Holy Spirit who [Note: The Greek word here is "that" instead of "who"] gives life [i.e., understanding the spiritual nature of Jesus' teaching can produce spiritual life]; the flesh is of no value [i.e., understanding Jesus' teaching only in a physical sense makes it worthless]. The words I have spoken to you are [from the] Holy Spirit and [they give] life.

But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no one can come to me unless it be given to him from the Father.

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, unto whom shall we go from thee? thou hast the words of eternal life.

Jesus answered them - Did not, I, make choice, of you, the twelve? And yet, from among you, one, is, an adversary.

After this, Jesus walked [from place to place] in Galilee, for He would not walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

So his brothers said to him, "Depart from here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also can see your works that you are doing.

Nevertheless, no one spoke openly for him from fear of the Jews.

The Jews were amazed. They said, "How does this fellow know the sacred writings when he has never learned them?" "I am not asking that thou wilt take them out of the world, but that thou wilt protect them from the Evil One.

So Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not mine, but [is] from the one who sent me.

If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

[Someone from] the crowd answered, "You have an evil spirit [in you]; who is trying to kill you?"

Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

When a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath to prevent the Law of Moses from being broken, how can you be angry with me for making a man sound and well on a Sabbath?

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

Then some of those from Jerusalem said, Is this not the one they seek to kill?

But we know where this Man is from; whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”

Then Jesus called out as He taught in the temple, “You know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come on my own initiative [as self-appointed], but He who sent Me is true, and Him you do not know.

But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

But from the crowd many believed in him and were saying, "Whenever the Christ comes, he will not perform more signs than this man has done, [will he]?"

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.

Then, [when they] heard these words, [some] from the crowd began to say, "This man is truly the Prophet!"

Others were saying, "This man is the Christ!" But others were saying, "No, for the Christ does not come from Galilee, [does he]?

Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

Certain, indeed, from among them, were wishing to seize him; but, no one, thrust upon him his hands.

Nicodemus saith unto them - he that came unto him formerly, being, one, from among them -

Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?

They responded, “Are you also from Galilee? Search [and read the Scriptures], and see [for yourself] that no prophet comes from Galilee!”

And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst.

And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn thee: go thy way; from henceforth sin no more.

Jesus replied, “Even if I do testify on My own behalf, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Therefore I said to you that you will die [condemned] in your sins. For unless you believe that I am [the Messiah, who came from above. See verse 23], you will die [condemned] in your sins."

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.

I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.

Then Jesus said, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will recognize that I am [he], and I do nothing from myself, but just as the Father taught me, I say these [things].

He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him.

And you will know what the truth is and the truth will set you free [i.e. from bondage to sin]."

They answered, "We are descended from Abraham, and have never been anyone's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"

Therefore, if the Son sets you free [from sin], you will be truly free.

I know that you are descended from Abraham, yet you want to kill me, because there is no room in your hearts for my teaching.

I speak the things which I have seen with my Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father.

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.

You are doing the deeds of your father!" They said to him, "We were not born from sexual immorality! We have one father, God!"

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

The one who is from God listens to the words of God. Because of this you do not listen--because you are not of God."

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is [worth] nothing. It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

Jesus said to them, Truly, truly do I say to you, From before Abraham was, I have been.

Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out from the temple area.

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?

After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.

Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?

Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was division among them.

His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one confessed him to be the Christ, he should be excommunicated from the synagogue.

We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind;

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins [from head to foot], and you [presume to] teach us?” Then they threw him out [of the synagogue].

'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is not entering through the door to the fold of the sheep, but is going up from another side, that one is a thief and a robber;

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.

I am the gate; if anyone enters [the corral] through me, he will be saved [i.e., from condemnation], and will find pasture [i.e., will receive spiritual nurturing].

He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:

And I have other sheep which are not from this fold. I must bring these also, and they will hear my voice, and they will become one flock--one shepherd.

Therefore doth my father love me: because I put my life from me, that I might take it again.

No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

But many from among them were saying - A demon, he hath, and is raving, - Why, unto him, do ye hearken?

I give them the Life of the Ages, and they shall never, never perish, nor shall any one wrest them from my hand.

My Father, who has given [them] to me, is greater than all, and no one can seize [them] from the Father's hand.

Then the Jews again took up stones to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father;

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

If he called those to whom a message from God came "gods' (and the Scripture cannot be disregarded),

They sought therefore again to take him; and he went away from out of their hand

And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister --

So when the news came to him that Lazarus was ill, he did not go from the place where he was for two days.

(Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem,

and, many from among the Jews, had come unto Martha and Mary, that they might console them concerning their brother.

When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house.

Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give to You.”

Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again [from the dead]."

Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.

& 31] Now as Bethany is not far from Jerusalem, only about two miles away,

when Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he sighed from his heart, and was troubled,

Whereupon the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" ??37 though some of them asked, "Could he not have prevented him from dying, when he could open a blind man's eyes?"

But some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the blind man’s eyes, have kept this man from dying?”

Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

Many therefore from among the Jews, who had come unto Mary, and gazed on what he did, believed on him

but, certain from among them, went away unto the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus had done.

If we let him alone as we are doing, every one will believe in him; and the Romans will come and will take from us both our City and our Nationality."

But, a certain one from among them, Caiaphas, being, High-priest, for that year, said unto them - Ye, know, nothing at all;

(Now he did not say this from himself, but being high priest in that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,