He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.

No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.

Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."

Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

John answered them, "I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.

I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."

I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"

Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

When the wine was gone, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."

Now six stone jars were standing there, according to the manner for purification of the Jews, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.

He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the master of the feast." So they took it.

When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it had come from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom.

And he said to him, "Every man sets out the good wine first; and when the guests have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now."

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs which he did.

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men,

and he had no need for anyone to bear witness of man, for he knew what was in man.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."

Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and testify to what we have seen; but you do not receive our testimony.

No one has ascended into heaven, but he who came from heaven the Son of Man.

Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were baptized.

Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purifying.

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now full.

He testifies to what he has seen and heard; yet no one receives his testimony.

Now when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

Now he had to go through Samaria.

Then the woman of Samaria said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.

Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

The woman answered, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband';

for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly."

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him.

The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When he comes, he will tell us all things."

Just then his disciples came. And they marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you wish?" or, "Why are you talking with her?"

But he said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know."

They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man is indeed the Savior of the world."

For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live." And he himself believed, and all his household.

This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee.

Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.

When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been in this condition for a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be made well?"

The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me."

And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. Now that day was the Sabbath.

Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in that place.

Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you are well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse may happen to you."

For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,

Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.

There is another who bears witness of me, and I know that the testimony which he bears of me is true.

But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

But this he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.

Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place; so the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

All that the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will by no means cast out.

They said, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?"

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples complained about this, he said to them, "Does this offend you?

But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray him.

And he said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it has been granted to him by the Father."

From this time many of his disciples went back and no longer walked with him.

And we believe, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God."

Now the Jews' feast of Tabernacles was at hand.

For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world."

And there was much complaining among the people about him. Some said, "He is a good man"; others said, "No, on the contrary, he deceives the people."

However, no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.

Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.

If anyone is willing to do his will, he shall know whether the teaching is from God or whether I speak on my own authority.

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of the One who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

Here he is, speaking publicly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that he is the Christ?

But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from."

Then Jesus cried out, as he taught in the temple, "You know me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come on my own, but he who sent me is true, and him you do not know.

But I know him, for I am from him, and he sent me."

Then they sought to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Some of them wanted to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.

The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man!"

But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed."

They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search and look, and you will find that no prophet is to rise out of Galilee."

Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such. What do you say?"

Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"

She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more."

Jesus answered, "Even if I bear witness of myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.

You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.

Then they said to him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father; if you knew me, you would know my Father also."

These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.

So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak just what the Father taught me.

And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

I know that you are Abraham's descendants, yet you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.

but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'

But you have not known him; I know him. If I said, I do not know him, I would be a liar like you; but I do know him and keep his word.

we must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. Night is coming, when no one can work.

Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he is like him." He said, "I am the man."

They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."

Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.