That which came into being in him was Life; and the Life was the Light of Man;

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

And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory--the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.

Out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love;

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

That every one who believes in him may have Immortal Life."

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

He who believes in the Son has Immortal Life, while he who rejects the Son will not even see that Life, but remains under 'God's displeasure.'

But whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst any more; but the water that I will give him shall become a spring welling up within him--a source of Immortal Life."

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

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

In truth I tell you that he who listens to my Message and believes him who sent me, has Immortal Life, and does not come under condemnation, but has already passed out of Death into Life.

In truth I tell you that a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the Dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and when those who listen will live.

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

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

You search the Scriptures, because you think that you find in them Immortal Life;

And, though it is those very Scriptures that bear testimony to me, you refuse to come to me to have life.

But I know this of you, that you have not the love of God in your hearts.

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."

"I am the Life-giving Bread," Jesus said to them; "he that comes to me shall never be hungry, and he that believes in me shall never thirst again.

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."

In truth I tell you, he who believes in me has Immortal Life.

I am the Life-giving Bread.

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."

"In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you have not Life within you.

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.

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."

It is the Spirit that gives Life; mere flesh is of no avail. In the teaching that I have been giving you there is Spirit and there is Life.

But Simon Peter answered: "Master, to whom shall we go? Immortal Life is in your teaching;

Jesus again addressed the people. "I am the Light of the World," he said. "He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life."

The thief comes only to steal, to kill, and to destroy; I have come that they may have Life, and may have it in greater fullness.

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.

This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life- -to receive it again.

And I give them Immortal Life, and they shall not be lost; nor shall any one snatch them out of my hands.

"Your brother shall rise to life," said Jesus.

"I am the Resurrection and the Life," said Jesus. "He that believes in me shall live, though he die;

He who loves his life loses it; while he who hates his life in the present world shall preserve it for Immortal Life.

And I know that Immortal Life lies in keeping his command. Therefore, whatever I say, I say only what the Father has taught me."

I give you a new commandment--Love one another; love one another as I have loved you.

"Why cannot I follow you now, Master?" asked Peter. "I will lay down my life for you."

"Will you lay down your life for me?" replied Jesus. "In truth I tell you, the cock will not crow till you have disowned me three times.

Jesus answered: "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one ever comes to the Father except through me.

If you love me, you will lay my commands to heart,

It is he who has my commands and lays them to heart that loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him."

"Whoever loves me," Jesus answered, " will lay my Message to heart; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.

He who does not love me will not lay my Message to heart; and the Message to which you are listening is not my own, but that of the Father who sent me.

But he is coming that the world may see that I love the Father, and that I do as the Father commanded me. Come, let us be going.

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; remain in my love.

If you lay my commands to heart, you will remain in my love; just as I have laid the Father's commands to heart and remain in his love.

This is my command--Love one another, as I have loved you.

No one can give greater proof of love than by laying down his life for his friends.

I am giving you these commands that you may love one another.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world--that is why the world hates you.

Even as thou gavest him power over all mankind, that he should give Immortal Life to all those whom thou has given him.

And the Immortal Life is this--to know thee the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent as thy Messenger.

Father, my desire for all those whom thou has given me is that they may be with me where I am, so that they may see the honor which thou has given me; for thou didst love me before the beginning of the world.

I have made thee known to them, and will do so still; that the love that thou has had for me may be in their hearts, and that I may be in them also."

They kept coming up to him and saying: "Long live the King of the Jews!" and they gave him blow after blow with their hands.

Then he said to that disciple: "There is your mother." And from that very hour the disciple took her to live in his house.

But these have been recorded that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God--and that, through your belief in his Name, you may have Life.

When breakfast was over, Jesus said to Simon Peter: "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the others?" "Yes, Master," he answered, "you know that I am your friend." "Feed my lambs," said Jesus.

Then, a second time, Jesus asked: "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Master," he answered, "you know that I am your friend." "Tend my sheep," said Jesus.