He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.

No human eye has ever seen God: the only Son, who is in the Father's bosom--He has made Him known.

"What then?" they inquired; "are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.

"I baptize in water only," John answered, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not know--

I did not yet know Him; but that He may be openly shown to Israel is the reason why I have come baptizing in water."

I did not yet know Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, "'The One on whom you see the Spirit coming down, and remaining, He it is who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

(Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.)

Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"

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

Now the wine ran short; whereupon the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."

Now there were six stone jars standing there (in accordance with the Jewish regulations for purification)

Then He said, "Now, take some out, and carry it to the President of the feast."

So they carried some to him. And no sooner had the President tasted the water now turned into wine, than--not knowing where it came from, though the attendants who had drawn the water knew--he called to the bridegroom

and said to him, "It is usual to put on the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then that which is inferior. But you have kept the good wine till now."

Now when He was in Jerusalem, at the Festival of the Passover, many became believers in Him through watching the miracles He performed.

But for His part, Jesus did not trust Himself to them, because He knew them all,

and did not need any one's testimony concerning a man, for He of Himself knew what was in the man.

Now there was one of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus--a ruler among the Jews.

He came to Jesus by night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher from God; for no one can do these miracles which you are doing, unless God is with him.

The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is it with every one who has been born of the Spirit."

In most solemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony.

There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven.

they came to John and reported to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan and to whom you bore testimony is now baptizing, and great numbers of people are resorting to him."

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; and the bridegroom's friend who stands by his side and listens to him, rejoices heartily on account of the bridegroom's happiness. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

What He has seen and heard, to that He bears witness; but His testimony no one receives.

Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--

"How is it," replied the woman, "that a Jew like you asks me, who am a woman and a Samaritan, for water?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

"I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;

You worship One of whom you know nothing. We worship One whom we know; for salvation comes from the Jews.

But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.

"I know," replied the woman, "that Messiah is coming--'the Christ,' as He is called. When He has come, He will tell us everything."

"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."

"I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."

and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."

though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.

So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum.

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, called in Hebrew 'Bethesda.' It has five arcades.

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"Sir," replied the sufferer, "I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is moved; but while I am coming some one else steps down before me."

But the man who had been cured did not know who it was; for Jesus had passed out unnoticed, there being a crowd in the place.

Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you."

"In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.

There is Another who gives testimony concerning me, and I know that the testimony is true which He offers concerning me.

but I know you well, and I know that in your hearts you do not really love God.

How is it possible for you to believe, while you receive glory from one another and have no desire for the glory that comes from the only God?

He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.

Now the Jews began to find fault about Him because of His claiming to be the bread which came down out of Heaven.

They kept asking, "Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?"

"no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; then I will raise him to life on the last day.

No one has ever seen the Father--except Him who is from God. He has seen the Father.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no Life in you.

It is the spirit which gives Life. The flesh confers no benefit whatever. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and are Life.

But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.

So He added, "That is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it be granted him by the Father."

Thereupon many of His disciples left Him and went away, and no longer associated with Him.

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

For no one acts in secret, desiring all the while to be himself known publicly. Since you are doing these things, show yourself openly to the world."

As for you, go up to the Festival. I do not now go up to this Festival, because my time is not yet fully come."

Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke out boldly about Him.

The Jews were astonished. "How does this man know anything of books," they said, "although he has never been at any of the schools?"

If any one is willing to do His will, he shall know about the teaching, whether it is from God or originates with me.

The man whose teaching originates with himself aims at his own glory. He who aims at the glory of Him who sent him teaches the truth, and there is no deception in him.

"You are possessed by a demon," replied the crowd; "no one wants to kill you."

And yet we know this man, and we know where he is from; but as for the Christ, when He comes, no one can tell where He is from."

Jesus therefore, while teaching in the Temple, cried aloud, and said, "Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. And yet I have not come of my own accord; but there is One who has sent me, an Authority indeed, of whom you have no knowledge.

I know Him, because I came from Him, and He sent me."

Some of them wanted at once to arrest Him, but no one laid hands upon Him.

"No mere man has ever spoken as this man speaks," said the officers.

"Do you also come from Galilee?" they asked in reply. "Search and see for yourself that no Prophet is of Galilaean origin."

Now, in the Law, Moses has ordered us to stone such women to death. But what do you say?"

Then, raising His head, Jesus said to her, "Where are they? Has no one condemned you?"

"No one, Sir," she replied. "And *I* do not condemn you either," said Jesus; "go, and from this time do not sin any more."

"Even if I am giving testimony about myself," replied Jesus, "my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.

You judge according to appearances: I am judging no one.

"Where is your Father?" they asked. "You know my Father as little as you know me." He replied; "if you knew me, you would know my Father also."

These sayings He uttered in the Treasury, while teaching in the Temple; yet no one arrested Him, because His time had not yet come.

So Jesus added, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He. Of myself I do nothing; but as the Father has taught me, so I speak.

Jesus therefore said to those of the Jews who had now believed in Him, "As for you, if you hold fast to my teaching, then you are truly my disciples;

and you shall know the Truth, and the Truth will make you free."

Now a slave does not remain permanently in his master's house, but a son does.

You are descendants of Abraham, I know; but you want to kill me, because my teaching gains no ground within you.

"If God were your Father," said Jesus, "you would love me; for it is from God that I came and I am now here. I have not come of myself, but *He* sent me.

The father whose sons you are is the Devil; and you desire to do what gives him pleasure. *He* was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand firm in the truth--for there is no truth in him. Whenever he utters his lie, he utters it out of his own store; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.

In most solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall have obeyed my teaching he shall in no case ever see 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.'

"Were I to glorify myself," answered Jesus, "I should have no real glory. There is One who glorifies me--namely my Father, who you say is your God.

You do not know Him, but I know Him perfectly; and were I to deny my knowledge of Him, I should resemble you, and be a liar. On the contrary I do know Him, and I obey His commands.

We must do the works of Him who sent me while there is daylight. Night is coming on, when no one can work.

"Yes it is," replied some of them. "No it is not," said others, "but he is like him." His own statement was, "I am the man."

"Where is he?" they inquired, but the man did not know.

Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened the man's eyes was the Sabbath.

So the Pharisees renewed their questioning as to how he had obtained his sight. "He put clay on my eyes," he replied, "and I washed, and now I can see."

"Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How is it then that he can now see?"

"We know," replied the parents, "that this is our son and that he was born blind;

but how it is that he can now see or who has opened his eyes we do not know. Ask him himself; he is of full age; he himself will give his own account of it."

A second time therefore they called the man who had been blind, and said, "Give God the praise: we know that that man is a sinner."

"Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know," he replied; "one thing I know--that I was once blind and that now I can see."

We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this fellow we do not know where he comes from."

"Why, this is marvellous!" the man replied; "you do not know where he comes from, and yet he has opened my eyes!

We know that God does not listen to bad people, but that if any one is a God-fearing man and obeys Him, to him He listens.