And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?

For at this time John had not been put into prison.

So when the people came to him they made request to him to be among them for a time, and he was there two days.

After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.

He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.

Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.

Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?

This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.

Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.

But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead.