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

“What then?” they asked him. “Are you Elijah?”

“I am not,” he said.

“Are you the Prophet?”

“No,” he answered.

“Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?”

So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”

When Jesus turned and noticed them following Him, He asked them, “What are you looking for?”

They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are You staying?”

and he brought Simon to Jesus.

When Jesus saw him, He said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which means “Rock”).

“Rabbi,” Nathanael replied, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

“Are you a teacher of Israel and don’t know these things?” Jesus replied.

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.”

“Sir,” the woman replied, “I see that You are a prophet.

Just then His disciples arrived, and they were amazed that He was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, “What do You want?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

“Don’t you say, ‘There are still four more months, then comes the harvest’? Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest.

After this, Jesus found him in the temple complex and said to him, “See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.”

Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice

And you are not willing to come to Me so that you may have life.

“There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what are they for so many?”

Jesus answered, “I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.

“What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You?” they asked. “What are You going to perform?

The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

But there are some among you who don’t believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning those who would not believe and the one who would betray Him.)

We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!”

so His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea so Your disciples can see Your works that You are doing.

The world cannot hate you, but it does hate Me because I testify about it—that its deeds are evil.

“I did one work, and you are all amazed,” Jesus answered.

If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses won’t be broken, are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath?

Then the Pharisees responded to them: “Are you fooled too?

“You aren’t from Galilee too, are you?” they replied. “Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”

When Jesus stood up, He said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”

“You are from below,” He told them, “I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.

“Who are You?” they questioned.

“Precisely what I’ve been telling you from the very beginning,” Jesus told them.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples.

“We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered Him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will become free’?”

I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill Me because My word is not welcome among you.

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

You are of your father the Devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars.

The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”

The Jews responded to Him, “Aren’t we right in saying that You’re a Samaritan and have a demon?”

Are You greater than our father Abraham who died? Even the prophets died. Who do You pretend to be?”

The Jews replied, “You aren’t 50 years old yet, and You’ve seen Abraham?”

“You were born entirely in sin,” they replied, “and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

But I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.

Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

Then the Jews surrounded Him and asked, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”

But you don’t believe because you are not My sheep.

The Father and I are one.”

Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for?”

“We aren’t stoning You for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because You—being a man—make Yourself God.”

Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your scripture, I said, you are gods?

do you say, ‘You are blaspheming’ to the One the Father set apart and sent into the world, because I said: I am the Son of God?

“Aren’t there 12 hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

“Yes, Lord,” she told Him, “I believe You are the Messiah, the Son of God, who comes into the world.”

So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do since this man does many signs?

He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

“One who has bathed,” Jesus told him, “doesn’t need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.”

For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, “You are not all clean.”

If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

“Lord,” Simon Peter said to Him, “where are You going?”

Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you.

In that day you will know that I am in My Father, you are in Me, and I am in you.

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without Me.

If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

You are My friends if you do what I command 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.

“But now I am going away to Him who sent Me, and not one of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

Jesus knew they wanted to question Him, so He said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’?

Now they know that all things
You have given to Me are from You,

I pray for them.
I am not praying for the world
but for those You have given Me,
because they are Yours.

Everything I have is Yours,
and everything You have is Mine,
and I have been glorified in them.

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.

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.

Then the slave girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?”

“I am not!” he said.

Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, “You aren’t one of His disciples too, are you?”

He denied it and said, “I am not!”

Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

Jesus answered, “Are you asking this on your own, or have others told you about Me?”

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.

“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

He went back into the headquarters and asked Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer.

From that moment Pilate made every effort to release Him. But the Jews shouted, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!”

They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put Him.”

“Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”

Supposing He was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve removed Him, tell me where you’ve put Him, and I will take Him away.”

If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Jesus said, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed. Those who believe without seeing are blessed.”

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples that are not written in this book.

But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

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

And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if they were written one by one, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written.