So the Jews kept saying to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to pick up your pallet [because it is unlawful].”

But he that was healed knew not who it was; for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in the place.

Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

Then answered Jesus and said unto them, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The son can do no thing of himself: but that he seeth the father do. For whatsoever he doeth, that doeth the son also.

For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the person who hears My word [the one who heeds My message], and believes and trusts in Him who sent Me, has (possesses now) eternal life [that is, eternal life actually begins—the believer is transformed], and does not come into judgment and condemnation, but has passed [over] from death into life.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

and they will come out—those who did good things [will come out] to a resurrection of [new] life, but those who did evil things [will come out] to a resurrection of judgment [that is, to be sentenced].

“I can do nothing on my own initiative or authority. Just as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just (fair, righteous, unbiased), because I do not seek My own will, but only the will of Him who sent Me.

"If I bear witness to myself, my testimony is of no force,

There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

But I have no need of a man's witness: I only say these things so that you may have salvation.

But the testimony which I have is far greater than the testimony of John; for the works that the Father has given Me to finish—the very same works [that is, the miracles and proofs of My deity] that I am [now] doing—testify about Me, [by providing evidence] that the Father has sent Me.

And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.

I do not receive glory and approval from men;

But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

I have come in My Father’s name and with His power, and you do not receive Me [because your minds are closed]; but if another comes in his own name and with no authority or power except his own, you will receive him and give your approval to an imposter.

How is it possible for you to believe, while you receive glory from one another and have no desire for the glory that comes from the only God?

If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?

After these things, went Jesus his way over the sea of Galilee nigh to a city called Tiberias.

Now Jesus went up the hill and sat down there with his disciples.

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

When they had eaten enough, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.”

Now [when] the people saw the sign that he performed, they began to say, "This one is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world!"

Then Jesus, [because he] knew that they were about to come and seize him in order to make [him] king, withdrew again up the mountain [by] himself alone.

And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,

And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough.

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

But he said to them, It is I, have no fear.

Then they were willing to take Him on board the boat, and immediately the boat reached the [shore of the] land to which they were going.

On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went away alone

(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

Work for no perishing food, but for that lasting food which means eternal life; the Son of man will give you that, for the Father, God, has certified him."

Our forefathers ate the [supernatural] 'manna' in the desert, as it is written [Neh. 9:15], 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"

So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not [really] Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who is [now] giving you the real bread from heaven.

“I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to Me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in Me will ever be thirsty again.

But it is as I said to you: you have seen me, and still you have no faith.

All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but that I [give new life and] raise it up at the last day.

Now the Jews murmured and found fault with Him because He said, “I am the Bread that came down out of heaven.”

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

No one has ever seen the Father--except Him who is from God. He has seen the Father.

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he who believes [in Me as Savior—whoever adheres to, trusts in, relies on, and has faith in Me—already] has eternal life [that is, now possesses it].

But here is bread that comes down out of heaven, and no one who eats it will ever die.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

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.

Now many of his disciples, on hearing it, said, "This is hard to take in! Who can listen to talk like this?"

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh conveys no benefit [it is of no account]. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life [providing eternal 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 man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

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

And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.

Now he spake of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

After this Jesus resided in Galilee: for he would not be in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. now the

Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

So His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] may also see the works that You do.

For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

For even his brothers had no belief in him.

As for you, go up to the Festival. I do not now go up to this Festival, because my time is not yet fully come."

Now the Jews were looking for him at the festival and asking where he was,

And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

Then the Jews were amazed and said, “How does He know the Scriptures, since He hasn’t been trained?”

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

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

Has not Moses given you the law, and no one of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?

"You are possessed by a demon," replied the crowd; "no one wants to kill you."

For this reason Moses has given you [God’s law regarding] circumcision (not that it originated with Moses, but with the patriarchs) and you circumcise a man [even] on the Sabbath.

But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?

Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

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

Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

Now the pharisees heard the people murmuring these things concerning Him: and they, with the chief priests, sent officers to seize Him.

Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.

Now he said this concerning the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were about to receive. For the Spirit was not yet [given], because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)

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

So a division arose in the crowd concerning him. Some of them wished to apprehend him, but no one laid hands on him.

And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!”

No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?

But this crowd, which does not know the law, are accursed.

[Now] Nicodemus (being a leading Pharisee, and the one who went to talk to Jesus one night), said to them,

Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

Search and see, that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. And every man went to his own house.

Now early in the morning he came again to the temple [courts]. And all the people were coming, and he sat down [and] began to teach them.

Now the scribes and the Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery. And standing her in [their] midst,

Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

(Now they were saying this to test him, so that they would have [an occasion] to bring charges against him.) But Jesus, bending down, began to write with [his] finger on the ground, taking no notice.

Now when they continued questioning him, raising himself up, he said to them, Let the person who is sinless among you, first cast a stone at her.