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

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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

He said, “I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”

The Jews then said to Him, “What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?”

this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”

As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.”

Therefore the Samaritan woman *said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me for a drink since I am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living.

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;

“I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted.

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’”

As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me.

This is the bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever.”

These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.

As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore.

But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as if, in secret.

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”

These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

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

As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.

But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.

We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”

but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.”

For this reason his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from.”

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

Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

So they were seeking for Jesus, and were saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think; that He will not come to the feast at all?”

Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.

Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written,

these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.

For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.

I know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me.”

For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.

Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

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

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

I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

but so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. Get up, let us go from here.

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.

If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.

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

Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

“This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.

You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.

If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.

In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf;

even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life.

I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours;

I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.

I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.

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

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

“I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;

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

The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one;

I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.”

As a result of this Pilate made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar.”

So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;

So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”