but now ye seek to kill me, the man who has told you the truth, such as I have learnt it of God: Abraham did not act thus.

Jesus said to them, if God were your father, ye would love me: for I was commissioned by God to come; I did not come of my self, but he sent me.

why do not you understand my language? unless because ye cannot bear my doctrine?

but as to me, because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me.

he that is of God, does therefore observe what God says: which you do not observe, because ye are not of God.

The Jews answered, and said to him, are we not in the right to say, that you are a Samaritan, and are really mad?

Jesus answered, I am not mad; but I honour my father, and you dishonour me.

I do not consult my own glory: there is one that will consult that, and judge accordingly.

yet ye have not known him, but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I should be a lyar like you: but I know him, and observe his commands.

then said the Jews to him, you are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?

it was not for any sin of his, said Jesus, or of his parents: but that the works of God might be displayed thro' him.

I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work.

the neighbours therefore, and they who before had seen him begging, said, is not this he that used to sit begging?

thereupon some of the Pharisees said, this man has no divine mission, because he does not observe the sabbath. but said others, if he be an impostor, how can he do such miracles? and there was a schism among them.

but by what means it was that he now sees, that we know not; or who made him see, we know not: he is of age, ask him, he will answer for himself.

whether he be so or not, said he, I don't know: one thing I very well know, that once I was blind, and now I see.

I have already told you that, said he, and did you not hear it? why would ye hear it over again? have you likewise a mind to be his disciples?

the man replied, that's very strange that he should make me see, and you should not know who sent him.

now 'tis certain, that God does not countenance impostors: but regards him only that is religious, and executes his commands.

if this man had not his mission from God, he could do nothing.

Jesus said to him, not only thou hast seen him, but it is he himself that is talking with thee.

and Jesus said, to execute justice am I come into this world: that they who see not, may see; and that they who do see, may become blind.

I assure you, he that entreth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, is a thief and a robber.

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

Jesus talk'd to them in this figurative way: but they did not understand the meaning of his discourse.

they who have personated me, are all thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not follow them.

but the hireling, who is not the pastor, nor has the property of the sheep, seeing the wolf come, leaves the sheep, and flies away: so the wolf seizes some, and disperses the flock.

other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring; they will hear my voice; and so there shall be but one fold, and one pastor.

others said, this is not the language of one possess'd: can a demon give sight to the blind?

Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye did not believe me: the works that I do in my father's name, they testify of me.

but, as I said before, you do not believe; because ye are not of my sheep.

the Jews answered him, saying, it is not for any good work that we stone thee; but for blasphemy, inasmuch as you, being a man, pretend to be a God.

Jesus answered them, is it not written in your law, "I said ye are Gods?"

if I do not the works of my father, believe me not.

but if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and believe that the father is in me, and I in him.

when Jesus heard that, he said, the disease is not to be mortal, but is design'd for the glory of God, that the son of God might be glorified thereby.

upon which his disciples said, master, it is not long since the Jews attempted to stone you; and are you for going thither again?

Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in the day? he that travels by day does not stumble, because he has the light of this world to see by.

but if a man travels by night he stumbles, because there is no light for him.

and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there (to the intent you may believe) but now, let us go to him.

Lord, said Martha to Jesus, if you had been here, my brother had not been dead.

for Jesus was not yet arrived in the town, but staid at the place were Martha met him.

Mary being come to the place where Jesus was, as soon as she saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not been dead.

but some of them said, this man who has given sight to the blind, could not he have prevented Lazarus's death?

Jesus said to her, did I not tell you, that if you would believe, you should see the glory of God?

now this he did not say from his own motion: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation:

and not for that nation only, but likewise to reassemble the dispersed children of God into one body.

For which reason he did not afterwards appear publickly among the Jews; but retir'd into the country near the desart, to a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

when they were in the temple, they enquired for Jesus, and said to one another, do you think he will not be at the feast?

said, why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, to be given to the poor?

this he said, not out of any concern for the poor; but because being purse-bearer he used to pilfer what was in bank.

the poor you will always have with you; but me you will not always have.

a great multitude of Jews knowing that Jesus was there, went thither, not for his sake only, but likewise to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

"fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king comes sitting on an ass's colt."

this passage his disciples did not understand at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, they remembred how they had mounted him, and perceiv'd that those words related to him.

Jesus said, this voice came not for my sake, but for yours.

Jesus answer'd them, yet a little while is the light with you: walk while ye have the light, lest darkness surprize you: for he that walketh in darkness, does not know whither he goes.

But though he had done so many miracles in their presence, yet they did not believe on him:

therefore they could not believe, according to what Esaias said in another place, "he hath blinded their eyes,

and hardned their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them."

nevertheless there were many even among the chief rulers, who believed on him; but they did not own it publickly for fear the Pharisees should excommunicate them.

Then Jesus rais'd his voice, and said, he that believeth on me, does not so much believe on me, as on him that sent me.

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me, might not abide in darkness.

but if any man hear my words, and does not believe them, it is not I that condemn him: for I came not to condemn the world, but to save the world.

he that rejecteth me, and does not embrace my doctrine, hath one that condemns him: the doctrine that I have delivered, that shall condemn him in the last day.

for I have not spoken for my self; but the father who sent me, he commission'd me, what I should teach, and what I should speak.

Peter said to him, you shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered, if I do not cleanse thee, you cannot partake with me.

Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

Jesus said to him, he that comes out from bathing has occasion only to wash his feet, the rest of his body being clean: so you are clean, but not every one of you.

for he knew who would betray him; therefore, said he, you are not every one of you clean.

I declare unto you, the servant is not greater than his lord, neither he that is sent, greater than he that sent him.

I say not this of you all; for I know whom I have chosen: and that passage of the scripture must be fulfilled, "He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me."

but the company at table did not know what he meant by saying so.

Judas then having received the sop, immediately went out: and it was night.

Jesus answered him, you lay down your life for my sake! Verily, verily I say unto thee, the cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

Let not your heart be troubled: you trust in God, trust also in me.

Thomas said to him, Lord, we know not whither you are going, how then can we know the way?

don't you believe that I am in the father, and the father in me? the words that I speak unto you, I speak indeed, tho' not from my self; but as to the works, the father, who dwells in me, he is the agent.

I will not leave you orphans; I will come again to you.

Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, why Lord, will you show your self to us, and not to the world?

he does not love me, who does not observe my precepts: for the doctrine which you have heard, is not mine, but the father's who sent me.

I bid you farewell! I give you my last farewell; but I do not give it out of common formality: don't be concern'd for me, or apprehensive for your selves.

not that he has any thing against me, but that the world may know that I love the father, by my executing the commands which my father gave me: arise, let us go hence.

every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he takes away: as for the branch that bears fruit, he prunes it clean, to make it more fruitful.

if a man abide not in me, he is cast away as withered branches that are gather'd up to be thrown into the fire, where they are burned.

henceforth I do not treat you as servants; for the servant is unacquainted with his master's affairs: but I have treated you as friends; for what I have learnt of my father, I have communicated to you.

it was not you that chose me, but I that chose you, and establish'd you, that your travels may be fruitful, and your fruit be lasting: so that whatever ye shall ask of the father for my sake, he will give it you.

if you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world does hate you.

remember what I told you, "the servant is not greater than his master." if they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have been spies upon my discourse, they will be so upon yours.

but all these things will they do unto you, out of hatred to my name, because they know not him that sent me.

if I had not appear'd, and inform'd them, they would have been innocent: but now they have no excuse for their sin.

if I had not done among them such works as no other ever did, they had been innocent: but though they have seen them, yet they hate both me and my father.

I have told you these things that ye may not be discouraged.

and thus will they treat you, because they have not known the father, nor me.

but these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember what I now tell you. I did not tell you so much at the beginning, because, I was then to be with you.

nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the advocate will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.

of sin, because they believ'd not on me;

but when he, the spirit of truth shall come, he will inform you of all those truths: for he will not speak from himself; but the information he shall receive will he communicate: and acquaint you with what is to come.

Within a little while ye shall not see me: but within a little while ye shall see me again, because I am going to the father.

then said some of his disciples among themselves, what is the meaning of his saying, "within a little while ye shall not see me: but within a little while ye shall see me again, because I am going to the father?"