There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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

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?"

Then they said to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."

It is he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."

This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.'

And John bore witness, "I saw the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.

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.'

And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."

And he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"

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

Then the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show to us, since you do this?"

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."

Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"

Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

He who believes in him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified behold, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."

John answered, "A man can receive only what is given to him from heaven.

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 who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth belongs to the earth, and of the earth he speaks. He who comes from heaven is above all.

He who has received his testimony has certified that God is true.

So he came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

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 said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water?

Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his cattle?"

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

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."

Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.

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.

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

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

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to finish his work.

For here the saying is true, 'One sows and another reaps.'

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."

So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was sick.

As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was living.

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

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."

So the Jews said to the man who was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed."

They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your bed, and walk'?"

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.

But Jesus answered them, "My Father is working still, and I am working."

For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom he will.

that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

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.

For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself,

and has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the graves will hear his voice

"I can do nothing of myself; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.

"If I bear witness of myself, my testimony is not true.

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

Not that the testimony which I receive is from man; but I say this that you may be saved.

But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these very works which I am doing, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me.

Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; it is Moses who accuses you, on whom you set your hope.

After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.

"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?"

Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.

When the people saw the sign that Jesus did, they said, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."

But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."

Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"

For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

Then they said to him, "Lord, give us this bread always."

And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day.

For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

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'?"

It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.

Not that any one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father.

This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die.

I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."

Then the Jews began to argue among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on me will live because of me.

This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread will live for ever."

This he said in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum.

Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, "This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?"

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life.

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."

Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"

Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.

The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, "Where is he?"

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."

Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

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.

The people answered, "You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill you?"

Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

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

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."