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

So they asked him again, "What are you then? Elijah?" And he answered, "Of course, I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."

Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us, so that we can have an answer to give to those who sent us. What have you to say for yourself?"

so they asked him, "Why are you baptizing then, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"

John answered them, "I am baptizing only in water. There is standing among you One with whom you are not acquainted.

Now Jesus turned, and as He saw them following Him, He said, "What are you looking for?" They said to Him, "Rabbi," (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"

Then he took him to Jesus. Jesus looked him over and said, "You are Simon, son of John. From now on your name shall be Cephas" (which means Peter, or Rock).

Nathaniel answered Him, "Teacher, you are the Son of God, you are the king of Israel!"

Then the Jews retorted, "It took forty-six years to build this sanctuary, and you are going to raise it in three days!"

He came to Jesus one night and said to Him, "Teacher, we know that you have come from God, for no one can perform the wonder-works that you are doing, unless God is with him."

Jesus answered him, "Are you a teacher of Israel and do not know this?

I most solemnly say to you, we know what we are talking about and we have seen what we are testifying to, yet you are all rejecting our testimony.

You are not greater than our forefather Jacob, are you, who gave us this well, and drank from it himself, with all his sons and flocks?"

The woman said to Him, "I see that you are a prophet.

You Samaritans do not know what you are worshiping; we Jews do know what we are worshiping; for salvation comes from the Jews.

Just then His disciples came up, and they were surprised to find Him talking with a woman, yet not one of them asked Him, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

Are you not saying, 'In four months more the harvest comes'? Look! I tell you, lift up your eyes and scan the fields, for they are already white for harvesting.

Afterward Jesus found him in the temple court, and said to him, "See! You are now well. Stop sinning or something worse may befall you."

Stop being surprised at this, for the time is coming when all that are in the graves will listen to His voice,

"You keep on searching the Scriptures, for you yourselves suppose that you will get possession of eternal life through them; and yet they are witnesses that testify to me,

How can you believe, you who are always accepting honor from one another, but never seek the honor that comes from the one God?

"There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish, but what are they among so many?"

When they had plenty, He said to His disciples, "Pick up the pieces that are left, that nothing be wasted."

Jesus answered them, "I most solemnly say to you, you are looking for me, not because of the wonder-works you saw, but because you ate the loaves and had plenty.

So they asked Him, "What wonder-work then are you going to perform for us to see and so believe in you? What work are you going to do?

The Spirit is what gives life; the flesh does not help at all. The truths that I have told you are spirit and life.

But there are some of you who do not trust in me." For Jesus knew from the start who they were that did not trust in Him, and who it was that was going to betray Him.

and we have come to believe, yes more, we know by experience, that you are the Holy One of God."

So His brothers said to Him, "You must leave here and go to Judea, to let your disciples also see the works that you are doing;

for no one does anything in secret when he is trying to be known to the public. If you are going to do this, show yourself publicly to the world."

It is impossible for the world to hate you; it is I whom it hates, because I continue to testify that its works are wicked.

Did not Moses give you the law? And yet not one of you is keeping that law. If so, why are you trying to kill me?"

The crowd answered, "You are certainly under the power of a demon! Who is trying to kill you?"

Jesus answered them, "I have done just one deed, and yet you are all dumbfounded!

Well, if a male child undergoes circumcision on the Sabbath, to keep the law of Moses from being broken, are you angry with me for making a man perfectly well on the Sabbath?

Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, "Is not this the man they are trying to kill?

Then the Pharisees answered, "You are not swept off your feet too, are you?

Then they answered him, "You are not from Galilee, too, are you? Search the record and see that no prophet has ever come from Galilee."

He straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"

The Pharisees then said to Him, "You are testifying to yourself; your testimony is not true."

You are judging in accordance with external standards, but I judge nobody.

Even if I should judge, my decision is fair, because I am not alone, but there are two of us, I and the Father who has sent me.

He continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this present world; I do not belong to this present world.

Then they asked Him, "Who are you anyway?" Jesus answered them, "Why do I even talk to you at all?

So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, "If you live in accordance with what I teach, you are really my disciples,

They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and we never have been anybody's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"

I know that you are Abraham's descendants, and yet you are trying to kill me, because there is no room in you for my teaching.

I am telling you what I have seen in my Father's presence, and you are practicing what you have learned from your father."

They answered Him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, you must be practicing what Abraham did.

But right now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that He has learned from God. Abraham never did that.

You are practicing what your real father does." They said to Him, "We are not illegitimate children; we have one Father, even God."

Whoever is sprung from God listens to what God says. This is why you do not listen to me: you are not sprung from God."

Then the Jews answered Him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and are under the power of a demon?"

Jesus answered: "I am not under the power of a demon; on the other hand, I am honoring my Father, but you are dishonoring me.

Then the Jews said to Him, "Now we know that you are under the power of a demon. Abraham is dead; the prophets too, and yet you say, 'If anyone follows my teaching, he will never experience death.'

You are not greater than our forefather Abraham, are you? He is dead and the prophets are dead. Who do you claim to be?"

The Jews then said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?"

Then they jeered him, and said, "You are a disciple of His yourself, but we are disciples of Moses.

Then they retorted, "You were born in total depravity, and yet you are trying to teach us!" And so they turned him out of the synagogue.

Jesus answered him, "You have seen Him; you are talking to Him right now!"

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and asked Him, "We are not blind, are we?"

All who came as such before me are thieves and robbers, but the true sheep would not listen to them.

Many of them said, "He is under the power of a demon and is going crazy. Why are you listening to Him?"

Others said, "These are not the words of a man who is under the power of a demon. A demon cannot make the eyes of the blind see, can he?"

So the Jews surrounded Him and kept asking Him, "How much longer are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are really the Christ, tell us so plainly."

Jesus answered them, "I have already told you so, but you do not believe me. The works which I am doing on my Father's authority are my credentials,

The Father and I are one."

Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good deeds from my Father. For which of them are you going to stone me?"

The Jews retorted, "It is not for a good deed but for blasphemy we are going to stone you; namely, because you, although a mere man, claim to be God."

Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods"'?

If men to whom God's message came are called gods -- and the Scriptures cannot be made null and void --

do you now say to me whom my Father has set apart to it and sent into the world, 'You are a blasphemer,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?

The disciples said to Him, "Teacher, the Jews just now were trying to stone you, and are you going back there again?"

She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."

So the high priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council, and began to say, "What are we to do? For this man is certainly performing many wonder-works.

Thus He came to Simon Peter. Peter said to Him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"

Jesus said to him, "Anyone who has taken a bath has no need of washing anything but his feet, but he is clean all over. And you are now clean, though not all of you are."

For He knew who was going to betray Him; this is why He said, "You are not all clean."

You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right in calling me so, for that is what I am.

If you know all this, happy are you if you practice it.

As soon as he took the bread, Satan took possession of Judas. Then Jesus said to him, "Make quick work of what you are to do."

By this everybody will know that you are my disciples, if you keep on showing love for one another."

Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "I am going where you cannot follow me just now, but you will later follow me."

In my Father's house there are many dwelling places; if there were not, I would have told you, for I am going away to make ready a place for you.

Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going, and so how can we know the way?"

At that time you will know that I am in union with my Father and you are in union with me and I am in union with you.

Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said to Him, "Why is it, Lord, that you are going to make yourself real to us and not to the world?"

Whoever does not really love me does not observe my teaching; and yet the teaching which you are listening to is not mine but comes from the Father who has sent me.

You are already pruned because of the teaching that I have given you.

I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in union with me and I in union with him will bear abundant fruit, because you cannot do anything cut off from union with me.

You are my friends, if you keep on doing what I command you to do.

And you too are to bear testimony to me, because you have been with me from the start."

But when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into the whole truth, for He will not speak on His own authority but will tell what is told Him, and will announce to you the things that are to come.

Everything that the Father has is mine; this is why I have told you, 'He will take the things that are mine and tell them to you.'

Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him a question, and so He said to them, "Are you inquiring of one another about this saying of mine, 'In just a little while you will not see me, and yet in just a little while after you will see me again'?

So you too are now in sorrow, but I am going to see you again, and then your hearts will be happy, and no one can rob you of your happiness.

His disciples said to Him, "Now you are talking plainly and not in allegory at all.

for I have given them the teachings that you gave me, and they have accepted them, and they have come to know in reality that I did come from you, and so they are convinced that you did send me.

I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world now, but only for those whom you have given me, because they are yours --

And now I am no longer to be in the world, but they are to stay on in the world, while I am going to be with you. Holy Father, keep them by the power which you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are.