In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.

so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God's wrath remains on him.

But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life."

The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

Jesus told him, "Go home; your son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and set off for home.

While he was on his way down, his slaves met him and told him that his son was going to live.

Then the father realized that it was the very time Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live," and he himself believed along with his entire household.

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.

"I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.

I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming -- and is now here -- when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself,

and will come out -- the ones who have done what is good to the resurrection resulting in life, and the ones who have done what is evil to the resurrection resulting in condemnation.

You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,

but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."

For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.

For this is the will of my Father -- for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."

I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life.

I am the bread of life.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.

The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.

This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever."

The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Then Jesus spoke out again, "I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Jesus replied, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father -- and I lay down my life for the sheep.

This is why the Father loves me -- because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.

So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, look, the one you love is sick."

Jesus replied, "Your brother will come back to life again."

Martha said, "I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day."

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,

The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.

And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Thus the things I say, I say just as the Father has told me."

"I give you a new commandment -- to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples -- if you have love for one another."

Peter said to him, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!"

Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you the solemn truth, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!

Jesus replied, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

"If you love me, you will obey my commandments.

In a little while the world will not see me any longer, but you will see me; because I live, you will live too.

The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."

Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.

The person who does not love me does not obey my words. And the word you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

but I am doing just what the Father commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up, let us go from here."

"Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love.

If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love.

My commandment is this -- to love one another just as I have loved you.

No one has greater love than this -- that one lays down his life for his friends.

This I command you -- to love one another.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.

just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.

Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

I made known your name to them, and I will continue to make it known, so that the love you have loved me with may be in them, and I may be in them."

But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you." Jesus told him, "Feed my lambs."

Jesus said a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you." Jesus told him, "Shepherd my sheep."

Jesus said a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time, "Do you love me?" and said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you." Jesus replied, "Feed my sheep.

Jesus replied, "If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!"

So the saying circulated among the brothers and sisters that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but rather, "If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours?"