For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.

(John bears witness to him; he cried aloud--for it was he who spoke--"'He who is Coming' after me is now before me, for he was ever first");

For the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.

It was of him that I spoke when I said 'After me there is coming a man who is now before me, for he was ever First.'

But Jesus turned round, and saw them following. "What are you looking for?" he asked. "Rabbi," they answered (or, as we should say, "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

"Come, and you shall see," he replied. So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four in the afternoon.

The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him: "Follow me."

His disciples remembered that Scripture said--'Zeal for thy House will consume me.'

And because he did not need that others should tell him what men were; for he could of himself read what was in men.

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 could give such signs as you are giving, unless God were with him."

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.

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

For he who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, for fear that his actions should be exposed;

(For John had not yet been imprisoned).

For he whom God sent as his Messenger gives us God's own teaching, for God does not limit the gift of the Spirit.

He left Judea, and set out again for Galilee.

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

"How is it," replied the Samaritan woman, "that you who are a Jew ask for water from a Samaritan woman like me?" (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans).

"For you have had five husbands, and the man with whom you are now living is not your husband; in saying that, you have spoken the truth."

"It was on this mountain that our ancestors worshiped; and yet you Jews say that the proper place for worship is in Jerusalem."

You Samaritans do not know what you worship; we know what we worship, for Salvation comes from the Jews.

But a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father spiritually and truly; for such are the worshipers that the Father desires.

Do not you say that it still wants four months to harvest? Why, look up, and see how white the fields are for harvest!

Already the reaper is receiving wages and gathering in sheaves for Immortal Life, so that sower and reaper rejoice together.

For here the proverb holds good--'One sows, another reaps.'

But far more came to believe in him on account of what he said himself,

And they said to the woman: "It is no longer because of what you say that we believe in him, for we have heard him ourselves and know that he really is the Savior of the world."

For he himself declared that 'a Prophet is not honored in his own country.'

When he entered Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, for they had seen all that he did at Jerusalem during the Festival, at which they also had been present.

When this man heard that Jesus had returned from Judea to Galilee, he went to him, and begged him to come down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death.

One man who was there had been afflicted for thirty-eight years.

But the man who had been restored did not know who it was; for Jesus had moved away, because there was a crowd there.

Afterwards Jesus found the man in the Temple Courts, and said to him: "You are cured now; do not sin again, for fear that something worse may befall you."

For the Father loves his Son, and shows him everything that he is doing; and he will show him still greater things--so that you will be filled with wonder.

For, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them Life, so also the Son gives Life to whom he pleases.

For, just as the Father has inherent Life within him, so also he has granted to the Son to have inherent Life within him;

Do not wonder at this; for the time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice,

And will come out--those who have done good rising to Life, and those who have lived evil lives rising for condemnation.

But the testimony which I receive is not from man; I am saying this for your Salvation.

He was the 'Lamp that was burning' and shining, and you were ready to rejoice, for a time, in his light.

But the testimony which I have is of greater weight than John's; for the work that the Father has given me to carry out-- the work that I am doing--is in itself proof that the Father has sent me as his Messenger.

For, had you believed Moses, you would have believed me, for it was of me that Moses wrote;

Looking up, and noticing that a great crowd was coming towards him, Jesus said to Philip: "Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?"

He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he meant to do.

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

"Who has five barley loaves and two fishes; but what is that for so many?"

The Sea, too, was getting rough, for a strong wind was blowing.

When they had rowed three or four miles, they caught sight of him walking on the water and approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

And after this they were glad to take him into the boat; and the boat at once arrived off the shore, for which they had been making.

So, on the next day, when the people saw that Jesus was not there, or his disciples either, they themselves got into the boats, and went to Capernaum to look for him.

"In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "it is not on account of the signs which you saw that you are looking for me, but because you had the bread to eat and were satisfied.

Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for Immortal Life, which the Son of Man will give you; for upon him the Father--God himself--has set the seal of his approval."

For the Bread that God gives is that which comes down from Heaven, and gives Life to the world."

For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

For it is the will of my Father that every one who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have Immortal Life; and I myself will raise him up at the Last Day."

Upon this the Jews began murmuring against Jesus for saying-- 'I am the Bread which came down from Heaven.'

I am the Living Bread that has come down from Heaven. If any one eats of this Bread, he will live for ever; and the Bread that I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world."

Upon this the Jews began disputing with one another: "How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh to eat?"

He who takes my flesh for his food, and drinks my blood, has Immortal Life; and I will raise him up at the Last Day.

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

He who takes my flesh for his food, and drinks my blood, remains united to me, and I to him.

As the Living Father sent me as his Messenger, and as I live because the Father lives, so he who takes me for his food shall live because I live.

That is the Bread which has come down from Heaven--not such as your ancestors ate, and yet died; he who takes this Bread for his food shall live for ever."

Yet there are some of you who do not believe in me." For Jesus knew from the first who they were that did not believe in him, and who it was that would betray him;

After this, Jesus went about in Galilee, for he would not do so in Judea, because the Jews were eager to put him to death.

For no one does a thing privately, if he is seeking to be widely known. Since you do these things, you should show yourself publicly to the world."

For even his brothers did not believe in him.

The Jews were looking for him at the Festival and asking 'Where is he?';

No one, however, spoke freely about him, for fear of the Jews.

The man who speaks on his own authority seeks honor for himself; but the man who seeks the honor of him that sent him is sincere, and there is nothing false in him.

When a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath to prevent the Law of Moses from being broken, how can you be angry with me for making a man sound and well on a Sabbath?

I do know him, for it is from him that I have come, and he sent me as his Messenger."

So they sought to arrest him; but no one touched him, for his time was not come yet.

You will look for me, and you will not find me; and you will not be able to come 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 come where I shall be'?"

(By this he meant the Spirit, which those who had believed in him were to receive; for the Spirit had not yet come, because Jesus had not yet been exalted.)

As for these people who do not know the Law--they are cursed!"

"Even if I bear testimony to myself," answered Jesus, "my testimony is trustworthy; for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from, nor where I am going.

These statements Jesus made in the Treasury, while teaching in the Temple Courts. Yet no one arrested him, for his time had not then come.

Jesus again spoke to the people. "I am going away," he said, "and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin; you cannot come where I am going."

And so I told you that you would die in your sins, for, unless you believe that I am what I am, you will die in your sins."

Moreover, he who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone; for I always do what pleases him."

And you find out the Truth, and the Truth will set you free."

"We are descendants of Abraham," was their answer, "and have never yet been in slavery to any one. What do you mean by saying 'you will be set free'?"

If, then, the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!

"If God were your Father," Jesus replied, "you would have loved me, for I came out from God, and now am here; and I have not come of myself, but he sent me as his Messenger.

As for you, you are children of your Father the Devil, and you are determined to do what your father loves to do. He was a murderer from the first, and did not stand by the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he does what is natural to him; because he is a liar, and the father of lying.

But, as for me, it is because I speak the truth to you that you do not believe me.

"I am not possessed by a demon," Jesus answered, "but I am showing reverence for my Father; and yet you have no reverence for me.

Not that I am seeking honor for myself; there is one who is seeking my honor, and he decides.

"If I do honor to myself," answered Jesus, "such honor counts for nothing. It is my Father who does me honor--and you say that he is your God;

"The man cannot be from God," said some of the Pharisees, "for he does not keep the Sabbath." "How is it possible," retorted others, "for a bad man to give signs like this?"

So there was a difference of opinion among them, and they again questioned the man; "What do you yourself say about him, for it is to you that he has given sight?"

His parents spoke in this way because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that, if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be expelled from their synagogues.

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

"If you had been blind," replied Jesus, "you would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, you say 'We can see,' and so your sin remains.

For him the watchman opens the door; and the sheep listen to his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

So he continued: "In truth I tell you, I am the Door for the sheep.

I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.

Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep.