a slave has no right to be in the house for life: but the son is settled there.

If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

"Our father is Abraham," they said. "If you were Abraham's children," replied Jesus, "it is Abraham's deeds that you would be doing.

Jesus told them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing what Abraham did. But now you're trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham would'nt have done that.

Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

Jesus replied, "If God were [truly] your Father you would love me, because I came from God to be here. For I did not come on my own authority, but God sent me.

Ye, are, of your father - the adversary, and, the covetings of your father, ye choose to be doing. He, was, a murderer, from the beginning, and, in the truth, he stood not; because truth is not in him: Whensoever he speaketh falsehood, of his own, he speaketh; because, false, he is, and, the father of it.

"Are we not right," answered the Jews, "in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"

Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon. On the contrary, I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it and he will be the judge.

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, if anyone keeps My word [by living in accordance with My message] he will indeed never, ever see and experience death.”

"Now," exclaimed the Jews, "we know that you are possessed by a demon. Abraham died, and so did the Prophets, and yet *you* say, 'If any one shall have obeyed my teaching, he shall in no case ever taste death.'

Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too! Whom do You make Yourself out to be?”

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.’

Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

Your forefather Abraham was glad that he could look forward to my day [i.e., by faith he anticipated the coming of the Messiah. See Heb. 11:13ff]. And he saw it [by faith] and was glad."

Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I am.

Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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

And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: --

Whensoever I may be, in the world, I am, the light, of the world.

having said this, he spit on the ground, which by means of his saliva he made into clay, wherewith he anointed the eyes of the blind man,

And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

So the neighbors, and those who used to know him as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?”

They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.

Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

Certain from among the Pharisees, therefore, were saying - This man is not, from God, because, the Sabbath, he keepeth not. Others, howeverwere saying - How can a sinful man, such signs as these, be doing? And there was, a division, among them.

Accordingly they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “[It must be that] He is a prophet!”

And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, whom ye say that be was born blind how then does be now see

But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Then they summoned the man who used to be blind a second time and said to him, "Promise before God to tell the truth. We know that this man is a sinner."

He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

Then rated they him, and said, "Thou art his disciple. We be Moses' disciples.

The man replied, "Is not that strange! You do not know where he came from and yet he restored my sight! [Note: The next sentence may be the beggar stating the Pharisees' argument. See verse 24].

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

If this man were not of God he would be able to do nothing.

And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

These words were heard by those of the Pharisees who were present, and they asked Him, "Are *we* also blind?"

Jesus said to them, “If you were blind [to spiritual things], you would have no sin [and would not be blamed for your unbelief]; but since you claim to have [spiritual] sight, [you have no excuse so] your sin and guilt remain.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don't know the voice of strangers."

This was the figure Jesus used in speaking to them, but they did not understand what he meant by it.

I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and am known by mine,

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

For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."

There was another schism therefore among the Jews, occasion'd by this discourse.

Many of them said, "He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to him?"

Others said, These sayings are not those of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?

During the winter, when the Festival of Dedication was being held in Jerusalem [Note: This was the Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Temple in BC after its pagan desecration by Greeks. It is still observed today by Jews as "Hanukkah."],

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

Jesus answered them, “I have told you so, yet you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me [they are My credentials and the evidence declaring who I am].

And I give them eternal life, and they will never, ever [by any means] perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand.

And seeing this, Jesus said: "I have done before your eyes many good actions, inspired by the Father; for which of them would you stone me?"

The Jews answered Him, “We are not going to stone You for a good work, but for blasphemy, because You, a mere man, make Yourself out to be God.”

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

God came (and the scripture cannot be broken) Say ye of him whom God hath sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God?

But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

Then they sought again to take him by force; and he escaped out of their hand.

And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there be abode.

When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Then, after this, he saith unto the disciples - Let us be leading on into Judaea, again.

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours [of light] in the day? Anyone who walks in the daytime does not stumble, because he sees [by] the light of this world.

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

The disciples therefore said to him, Lord, if he be fallen asleep, he will get well.

and I rejoice, for your sake - that ye may believe, - that I was not there; but let us be going unto him.

Then Thomas, who was called Didymus (the twin), said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go too, that we may die with Him.”

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

Then the Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary get up quickly and go out, went after her in the belief that she was going to the place of the dead and would be weeping there.

When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

When Jesus saw her and her Jewish friends, who had come with her, crying, He felt distressed in His spirit and [visibly] troubled [Note: This last word means to shake with emotion, and seems to have been caused by His deep sympathy for these grieving people],

Jesus then again sighing, came to the sepulchre which was a cave, shut up by a stone.

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

whereupon the high priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. "Whatever is to be done?" they said. "The fellow is performing a number of Signs.

But one of their number, Caiaphas by name, who was high priest that year, said to them,

Nor do you understand that it is expedient and politically advantageous for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”

He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation;

and not for the nation only, but also that the children of God who are scattered would be gathered into one.)

Now the Jewish Passover Festival was to be held soon and many people went up to Jerusalem from the countryside before the [actual] Festival in order to perform the ceremonial purification rituals.

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?

And the chief priests and Pharisees had given commandment, that if any one knew where he was he should make it known, that they might take him by force.

So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.

"Why was this perfume not sold for a large sum of money [Note: The amount here was equivalent to three hundred days of a farm laborer's pay, or over $20,000 in 1994] and [then] the money given to poor people?"

Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.

Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

[So], they took branches from palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting, "Hosanna [Note: See Matt. 21:9 for the meaning of this word], may He, the King of Israel, be praised, for He comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord!"

now Jesus was riding upon a young ass, which he got by the way; as it is written,

"Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion! Behold, your king is coming, seated on the foal of a donkey!"

For this reason, also, the multitude met him, be cause they had heard that he had done this sign.

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.