It was by Him that life began to exist, and that life was the light of mankind.

So the light continues to shine in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it.

He came for the purpose of testifying, to testify to the light, so that everyone through him might come to believe.

He was not the light; he came to testify to the light.

The real light, which sheds light upon everyone, was just coming into the world.

And the ground for the sentence is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, because their actions were evil, men have loved darkness more than the light.

For anyone who is in the habit of doing wrong hates the light, and to keep his actions from being reproved, he does not come out into the daylight.

John was the lamp that kept on burning and shining, and you decided for a time to delight yourselves in his light.

So His brothers said to Him, "You must leave here and go to Judea, to let your disciples also see the works that you are doing;

Then they kept on trying to arrest Him, and yet no one laid a hand on Him, for the time had not yet come.

On the last day, the great day, of the feast, Jesus stood and cried aloud, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.

When the questioners persisted, Jesus straightened up and said to them, "Let the one of you who is sinless be the first one to cast a stone at her."

Then Jesus again addressed them and said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever continues to follow me need never walk in darkness, but he will enjoy the light that means life."

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

I have other sheep too that do not belong to this fold. I must lead them too, and they will listen to my voice, and all my sheep will become one flock with one shepherd.

These words again led to a difference of opinion among the Jews.

After that He said to His disciples, "Let us go back to Judea."

Jesus answered, "Does not the day have twelve hours? If a man travels in the daytime, he does not stumble, for he can see the light of this world;

but if he travels in the nighttime, he does stumble, because he has no light."

and I am glad for your sake that I was not there so that you may come to have real faith in me. But let us go to him."

Then Thomas the Twin said to his fellow-disciples, "Let us go too, and die with Him."

and asked, "Where have you laid him?" They answered, "Lord, come and see."

Then out came the dead man, his feet and hands tied with wrappings, and his face tied up with a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, "Untie him and let him go."

If we let Him go on this way, everybody will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and blot out both our city and nation."

Now the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone should learn where He was, he should let it be known so that they might arrest Him.

Then Jesus said, "Let her alone; let her keep it for the day of my funeral,

Jesus said to them, "Only a little while longer you will have the light. Keep on living by it while you have the light, so that darkness may not overtake you, for whoever walks about in the dark does not know where he is going.

While you have the light believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." On saying this Jesus went away and hid Himself.

I have come as light into the world, so that no one who continues to believe in me can remain in darkness.

Philip said to Him, "Lord, let us see the Father, and that will satisfy us."

Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you disciples so long, and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Let us see the Father'?

but he is coming that the world may know that I love the Father and am doing what the Father has ordered me to do. Get up and let us go away."

Jesus answered, "I have already told you that I am He; so if you are really looking for me, let these men go."

So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but let us draw for it to see who gets it." This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, "They divided my clothes among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." Now this was what the soldiers did.

There was a garden at the place where Jesus had been crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

So, because it was the Jewish Preparation day and because the tomb was near by, they laid Him there.

If you get forgiveness for people's sins, they are forgiven them; if you let people's sins fasten upon them, they will remain fastened upon them."