He came as a witness
to testify about the light,
so that all might believe through him.

The Word became flesh
and took up residence among us.
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.

This is John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord—just as Isaiah the prophet said.”

Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding as well.

This man came to Him at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one could perform these signs You do unless God were with him.”

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

“How is it that You, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” she asked Him. For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.

Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God, and who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would ask Him, and He would give you living water.”

You aren’t greater than our father Jacob, are You? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and livestock.”

And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to anyone He wants to.

so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

For just as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted to the Son to have life in Himself.

“I can do nothing on My own. I judge only as I hear, and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were seated—so also with the fish, as much as they wanted.

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”

But as I told you, you’ve seen Me, and yet you do not believe.

Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

As He was teaching in the temple complex, Jesus cried out, “You know Me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You don’t know Him;

The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him.”

So Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own. But just as the Father taught Me, I say these things.

As He was saying these things, many believed in Him.

As He was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth.

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the man who sat begging?”

“But we don’t know how he now sees, and we don’t know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he’s of age. He will speak for himself.”

His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him as Messiah, he would be banned from the synagogue.

This is why his parents said, “He’s of age; ask him.”

as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. I lay down My life for the sheep.

As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him. But Mary remained seated in the house.

Yet even now I know that whatever You ask from God, God will give You.”

As soon as she heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.

They were looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple complex: “What do you think? He won’t come to the festival, will He?”

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written:

As for Me, if I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all people to Myself.”

I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness.

The one who rejects Me and doesn’t accept My sayings has this as his judge: The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a command as to what I should say and what I should speak.

I know that His command is eternal life. So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me.”

For I have given you an example that you also should do just as I have done for you.

“Children, I am with you a little while longer. You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ so now I tell you.

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

Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.

I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.

“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful.

On the contrary, I am going away so that the world may know that I love the Father. Just as the Father commanded Me, so I do.

“Get up; let’s leave this place.

Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.

“As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love.

If you keep My commands you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commands and remain in His love.

This is My command: Love one another as I have loved you.

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

In that day you will not ask Me anything.

“I assure you: Anything you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

In that day you will ask in My name. I am not telling you that I will make requests to the Father on your behalf.

I am no longer in the world,
but they are in the world,
and I am coming to You.
Holy Father,
protect them by Your name
that You have given Me,
so that they may be one as We are one.

I have given them Your word.
The world hated them
because they are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.

They are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.

As You sent Me into the world,
I also have sent them into the world.

May they all be one,
as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You.
May they also be one in Us,
so the world may believe You sent Me.

I have given them the glory You have given Me.
May they be one as We are one.

I am in them and You are in Me.
May they be made completely one,
so the world may know You have sent Me
and have loved them as You have loved Me.

Meanwhile, Simon Peter was following Jesus, as was another disciple. That disciple was an acquaintance of the high priest; so he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard.

“My kingdom is not of this world,” said Jesus. “If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. As it is, My kingdom does not have its origin here.”

But Mary stood outside facing the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.

Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”

“Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?” because they knew it was the Lord.

“If I want him to remain until I come,” Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow Me.”