Now there was a man from the Pharisees, a leader of the Jews, whose name was Nicodemus.

The Samaritan woman asked him, "How can you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" Because Jews do not have anything to do with Samaritans.

Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain. But you Jews say that the place where people should worship is in Jerusalem."

You don't know what you're worshiping. We Jews know what we're worshiping, because salvation comes from the Jews.

Later on, there was another festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.

So Jesus told those Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are really my disciples.

Once again there was a division among the Jews because of what Jesus had been saying.

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother.

When the Jews who had been with her, consoling her in the house, saw Mary get up quickly and go out, they followed her, thinking that she had gone to the tomb to cry there.

When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, he was greatly troubled in spirit and deeply moved.

So the Jews said, "See how much he loved him!"

Many of the Jews who had come with Mary and who had observed what Jesus did believed in him.

As a result, Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews. Instead, he went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness. There he remained with his disciples.

When the large crowd of Jews realized that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

since he was the reason why so many of the Jews were leaving to believe in Jesus.

Caiaphas was the person who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one man die for the people.

Jesus answered him, "I have spoken publicly to the world. I have always taught in the synagogue or in the Temple, where all Jews meet together, and I have said nothing in secret.

Then Jesus was led from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters early in the morning. The Jews did not go into the headquarters, to avoid becoming unclean and unable to eat the Passover meal.

So Pilate went back into the governor's headquarters, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

But you have a custom that I release one person for you at Passover. Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?"

They kept coming up to him and saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!" Then they began to slap him on the face.

Pilate went outside again and told the Jews, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him."

Pilate wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, "Jesus from Nazareth, the King of the Jews."

Many Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. It was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

Then the Jewish high priests told Pilate, "Don't write, "The King of the Jews,' but that this fellow said, "I am the King of the Jews.'"

They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths along with spices, according to the burial custom of the Jews.