Everything came into existence through him, and apart from him nothing came to be.

It was by him that life came into existence, and that life was the light of mankind.

There appeared a man by the name of John, with a message from God.

Now there were six stone water jars there, for the ceremonial purification practiced by the Jews, each large enough to hold twenty or thirty gallons.

This, the first of the signs of his mission, Jesus showed at Cana in Galilee. By it he showed his greatness, and his disciples believed in him.

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

Do not wonder at my telling you that you must be born over again from above.

Nicodemus said to him, "How can that be?"

And just as Moses in the desert lifted the serpent up in the air, the Son of Man must be lifted up,

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that no one who believes in him should be lost, but that they should all have eternal life.

For God did not send his Son into the world to pass judgment upon the world, but that through him the world might be saved.

For everyone who does wrong hates the light and will not come to it, for fear his actions will be exposed.

and Jacob's spring was there. So Jesus, tired with his journey, sat down just as he was by the spring. It was about noon.

For his disciples had gone into the town to buy some food.

Jesus answered, "Anyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,

but anyone who drinks the water that I will give him will never be thirsty, but the water that I will give him will become a spring of water within him, bubbling up for eternal life."

The woman said to him, "Give me this water, sir, so that I may never be thirsty, nor have to come all this way to draw water."

The reaper is already being paid and gathering the harvest for eternal life, so that the sower may be glad with the reaper.

I have sent you to reap a harvest on which you have not worked. Other men have worked and you have profited by their work."

While he was on the way, his slaves met him and told him that his boy was going to live.

Do not be surprised at this, for the time is coming when all who are in their graves will listen to his voice,

But the testimony that I accept is not from any man; I am only saying this that you may be saved.

He was the lamp that burned and shone, and you were ready to be gladdened for a while by his light.

So Jesus, raising his eyes and seeing that a great crowd was coming up to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy food for these people to eat?"

Philip answered, "Forty dollars' worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to have even a little."

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

When they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, "Pick up the pieces that are left, so that nothing may be wasted."

So Jesus, seeing that they meant to come and carry him off to make him king, retired again to the hill by himself.

and got into a boat and started across the sea for Capernaum. By this time it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them;

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

Next day the people who had stayed on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not embarked in it with his disciples, but that the disciples had gone away by themselves.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread that gives life. No one who comes to me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty.

In the prophets it is written, 'And all men will be taught by God!' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him will come to me.

And he added, "This is why I said to you, 'No one can come to me unless he is enabled to do so by the Father.' "

For no one acts in secret when he desires to be publicly known. If you are going to do these things, let the world see you."

But after his brothers had gone up to the festival, then Jesus went up also, not publicly, but as though he did not wish to be observed.

The crowd answered, "You must be possessed! Who is trying to kill you?"

Jesus said, "I am to be with you a little while longer, and then I am going to him who has sent me.

You will look for me and you will not find me, and you will not be able to go where I shall be."

What does he mean by saying 'You will look for me and you will not find me, and you will not be able to go where I shall be'?"

He meant by this the Spirit which those who believed in him were to receive??or the Spirit had not yet come, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

You judge by material standards, but I am judging nobody.

But even if I do judge, my decision is just, because I am not by myself, but the Father who sent me is with me.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide by what I teach, you are really disciples of mine,

They answered, "We are descended from Abraham, and have never been anyone's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"

So if the Son sets you free you will be really free.

Are you a greater man than our forefather Abraham? Yet he is dead and the prophets are dead. What do you claim to be?"

yet you have never come to know him. But I know him. If I say I do not know him, I will be a liar like yourselves. No! I do know him, and I am faithful to his message.

Jesus answered, "It was neither for his own sin nor for that of his parents, but to let what God can do be illustrated in his case.

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already made an agreement that if anyone acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogues.

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would be guilty of no sin, but as it is, you say 'We can see'; so your sin continues.

"I tell you, any man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over at some other place, is a thief and robber.

But the man who enters by the door is the shepherd of the flock.

This was the figure Jesus used in speaking to them, but they did not understand what he meant by it.

I am the door. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will pass in and out and find pasture.

Jesus answered, "I have told you so, and you will not believe it. The things I have been doing by my Father's authority are my credentials,

and I give them eternal life, and they shall never be lost, and no one shall tear them out of my hands.

The Jews answered, "We are not stoning you for doing anything good, but for your impious talk, and because you, a mere man, make yourself out to be God."

If those to whom God's message was addressed were called gods??nd the Scripture cannot be set aside??36 do you mean to say to me whom the Father has consecrated and made his messenger to the world, 'You are blasphemous,' because I said, 'I am God's Son'?

When Jesus received it he said, "This sickness is not to end in death, but is for the honor of God, that through it the Son of God may be honored."

Jesus answered, "Is not the day twelve hours long? If a man travels by day he will not stumble, for he can see the light of this world;

Jesus said, "Move the stone away." The dead man's sister, Martha, said to him, "Master, by this time he is decaying, for he has been dead four days."

"Do not be afraid, Daughter of Zion! See, your king is coming mounted on an ass's colt!"

Jesus answered, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and wherever I am found, my servant must be also. If anyone serves me, my Father will show him honor.

The judgment of this world is now in progress. Its evil genius is now to be expelled,

The crowd answered, "We have learned from the Law that the Christ is to remain here forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?"

"He has made their eyes blind and their minds dull, To keep them from seeing with their eyes, and understanding with their minds, And turning to me to be cured."

Whoever rejects me and refuses to accept my teachings is not without his judge; the very message I have given will be his judge on the Last Day,

So at supper??he devil having by this time put the thought of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son??3 Jesus, fully aware that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,

Jesus answered, "You cannot understand now what I am doing, but you will learn by and by."

Jesus said to him, "Anyone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed to be altogether clean. And you are already clean??hough not all of you."

Now that you have this knowledge, you will be blessed if you act upon it.

I do not mean all of you; I know whom I have chosen; but let the Scripture be fulfilled: " 'He who is eating my bread Has raised his heel against me.'

After he took the bread, Satan took possession of him. Then Jesus said to him, "Be quick about your business."

But no one else at the table knew what he meant by telling him this,

for some of them thought that as Judas had the purse Jesus meant to say to him, "Buy what we need for the festival," or to have him give something to the poor.

My children, I am to be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, but, as I said to the Jews, where I am going you cannot follow,

By this they will all know that you are my disciples??y your love for one another."

"Your minds must not be troubled; you must believe in God, and believe in me.

And if I go and make it ready, I will come back and take you with me, so that you may be where I am.

Anything you ask for as followers of mine I will grant, so that the Father may be honored through the Son.

And I will ask the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you always.

It is he who has my commands and observes them that really loves me, and whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and show myself to him."

I leave you a blessing; I give you my own blessing. I do not give it to you as the world gives. Your minds must not be troubled or afraid.

You have heard me say that I am going away and am coming back to you; if you loved me you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

You must remain united to me and I will remain united to you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains united to the vine, you cannot unless you remain united to me.

I am the vine, you are the branches. Anyone who remains united to me, with me united to him, will be very fruitful, for you cannot do anything apart from me.

When you are very fruitful and show yourselves to be disciples of mine, my Father is honored.

I have told you all this so that you may have the happiness that I have had, and your happiness may be complete.

No one can show greater love than by giving up his life for his friends.

It was not you who chose me, it is I that have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit??ruit that shall be lasting, so that the Father may grant you whatever you ask him for as my followers.

If I had not done things before them that no one else ever did they would not be guilty of sin. But as it is, they have seen both me and my Father, and they have hated us both.

But the saying of their Law, 'They hated me without cause,' must be fulfilled.

about uprightness, as shown by my going away to the Father, where you can no longer see me;

and about judgment, as shown by the condemnation of the evil genius of this world.

So they kept saying "What does he mean by 'In a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about."

I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world will be happy; you will grieve, but your grief will change to happiness.

So you, too, are sorrowful now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will be happy, and no one will rob you of your happiness.

Hitherto you have not asked for anything as my followers, but now ask, and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.