Now he was not self-moved in saying this, but as high priest for that year he was inspired to say that Jesus was to die for the nation??52 and not only for the nation but also for the purpose of uniting the scattered children of God.

Now the Jewish Passover Festival was approaching and many people went up to Jerusalem from the country, to purify themselves before the Passover.

For the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where he was should let them know, so that they might arrest him.

Now my heart is troubled; what am I to say? Father, save me from this trial! And yet it was for this very purpose that I have come to this trial.

The judgment of this world is now in progress. Its evil genius is now to be expelled,

Jesus said to them, "You will have the light only a little while longer. Go on while you still have the light, so that darkness may not overtake you, for those who go about in the dark do not know where they are going.

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me may have to remain in darkness.

And I know his orders mean eternal life. So whatever I say, I say only as the Father has told me."

Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father, but he had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.

Jesus answered, "You cannot understand now what I am doing, but you will learn by and by."

Peter said to him, "I will never let you wash my feet!" Jesus answered, "You will have no share with me unless I wash you."

For he knew who was going to betray him; that was why he said, "You are not all of you clean."

I tell you, no slave is superior to his master, and no messenger is greater than the man who sends him.

Now that you have this knowledge, you will be blessed if you act upon it.

I do not mean all of you; I know whom I have chosen; but let the Scripture be fulfilled: " 'He who is eating my bread Has raised his heel against me.'

From now on I will tell you things before they happen, so that when they do happen you may believe that I am what I say.

But no one else at the table knew what he meant by telling him this,

When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man has been honored, and God has been honored through him,

I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must love one another.

By this they will all know that you are my disciples??y your love for one another."

Simon Peter said to him, "Master, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "I am going where you cannot follow me now, but you will follow me later."

Peter said to him, "Master, why cannot I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."

You know the way to the place where I am going."

Thomas said to him, "Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?"

Jesus said to him, "I am Way and Truth and Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

If you knew me, you would know my Father also. From now on you do know him and you have seen him."

When that day comes you will know that I am in union with my Father and you are with me and I am with you.

No one who does not love me will observe my teaching, and yet the teaching you are listening to is not mine but is that of him who has sent me.

And I have told you of it now before it happens, in order that when it happens you may believe in me.

but he is coming that the world may know that I love the Father and am doing what he has commanded me to do. Come, let us go away.

You must remain united to me and I will remain united to you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains united to the vine, you cannot unless you remain united to me.

No one can show greater love than by giving up his life for his friends.

I do not call you slaves any longer, for a slave does not know what his master is doing, but now I call you friends, for I have made known to you everything that I have learned from my Father.

Remember what I said to you: No slave is greater than his master. If they have persecuted me they will persecute you too. If they have observed my teaching, they will observe yours too.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but as it is, they have no excuse for their sin.

If I had not done things before them that no one else ever did they would not be guilty of sin. But as it is, they have seen both me and my Father, and they have hated us both.

They will do this because they do not know the Father or me.

But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me where I am going,

about uprightness, as shown by my going away to the Father, where you can no longer see me;

I have much more to tell you, but you cannot take it in now,

So they kept saying "What does he mean by 'In a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about."

So you, too, are sorrowful now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will be happy, and no one will rob you of your happiness.

Hitherto you have not asked for anything as my followers, but now ask, and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.

I did come from the Father and enter the world. Now I am leaving the world again and going back to the Father."

His disciples said, " Why, now you are talking plainly and not speaking figuratively at all.

Now we know that you know everything and do not need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you have really come from God."

Jesus answered, "Do you believe that now?

Now, Father, do such honor to me in your presence as I had done me there before the world existed.

Now at last they know that all that you have given me comes from you,

I have a request to make for them. I make no request for the world, but only for those whom you have given me, for they are yours??10 all that is mine is yours and what is yours is mine??nd they have done me honor.

Now I am to be no longer in this world, but they are to remain in the world, while I return to you. Holy Father, keep them by your power which you gave me, so that they may be one just as we are.

But now I am coming to you, and I say this here in this world in order that they may have the happiness that I feel fully realized in their own hearts.

Righteous Father, though the world did not know you, I knew you, and these men knew that you had sent me.

Judas who betrayed him also knew the place, for Jesus often met his disciples there.

Then Jesus, as he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came forward and said to them, "Who is it you are looking for?"

Now it was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was for their interest that one man should die for the people.

The maid at the door said to Peter, "Are you also one of this man's disciples?" He said, "No, I am not."

Why do you question me? Ask those who have heard me what it was that I said to them. They will know what I have said."

But Simon Peter still stood warming himself. So they said to him, "Are you also one of his disciples?" He denied it and said, "No, I am not."

Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and try him by your law." The Jews said to him, "We have no authority to put anyone to death."

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not a kingdom of this world. If my kingdom were a kingdom of this world, my men would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom has no such origin."

Then they shouted back, "No! Not him, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

and he went back into the governor's house and said to Jesus, "Where do you come from?" But Jesus made no answer.

Then Pilate said to him, "Do you refuse to speak to me? Do you not know that it is in my power to release you or to have you crucified?"

Jesus answered him, "You would have no power at all over me, if it were not given to you from above. So you are less guilty than the man who betrayed me to you."

This made Pilate try to find a way to let him go, but the Jews shouted, "If you let him go, you are no friend of the emperor's! Anyone who calls himself a king utters treason against the emperor!"

At that they shouted, "Kill him! Kill him! Have him crucified!" Pilate said to them, "Am I to crucify your king?" The high priests answered, "We have no king but the emperor!"

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier, besides his shirt. Now his shirt had no seam; it was woven in one piece from top to bottom.

After that, Jesus, knowing that everything was now finished, to fulfil the saying of Scripture, said, "I am thirsty."

There was a garden at the place where Jesus had been crucified, and in the garden was a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

So she ran away and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple who was dear to Jesus, and said to them, "They have taken the Master out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him."

And they said to her, "Why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken my Master away, and I do not know where they have put him."

As she said this she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was he.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you! Just as my Father sent me forth so I now send you."

Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and look at my hands, and take your hand and put it in my side, and be no longer unbelieving, but believe!"

But just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the beach, though the disciples did not know that it was he.

So Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any fish?" They answered, "No."

Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples dared to ask him who he was, for they knew it was the Master.

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, are you more devoted to me than these others are?" Peter said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my lambs!"

Again Jesus said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, are you devoted to me?" He said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then be a shepherd to my sheep!"

Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because the third time Jesus asked him if he loved him, and he answered, "Master, you know everything, you can see that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep!

I tell you, when you were young, you used to put on your own girdle and go where you pleased, but when you grow old, you will stretch our your hands and someone else will put a girdle on you and take you where you have no wish to go"

It is this disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down, and we know that his testimony is true.