who owe this birth of theirs to God, not to human blood, nor to any impulse of the flesh or of man.

so they asked him, saying, "Then why are you baptizing people, if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"

Now the Jewish passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, as there was plenty of water there, and people came to him and were baptized

and in so doing he arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar; it lay near the territory which Jacob had given to his son Joseph,

"Woman," said Jesus, "believe me, the time is coming when you will be worshipping the Father neither on this mountain nor at Jerusalem.

So, as some boats from Tiberias had put in near the spot where they had eaten bread after the Lord's thanksgiving,

and as the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they embarked in the boats themselves and made for Capharnahum in search of Jesus.

Now the Jewish festival of booths was near,

"Where is your Father?" they said. Jesus replied, "You know neither me nor my Father; if you had known me you would have known my Father also."

Jesus replied, "Neither for his own sin nor for his parents' ??it was to let the work of God be illustrated in him.

But how he can see to-day, we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask himself; he is of age, he can speak for himself."

Now the passover of the Jews was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem, to purify themselves before the passover.

Truly, truly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than he who sent him.

even the Spirit of truth: the world cannot receive him, because it neither sees nor knows him, but you know him, because he remains with you and will be within you.

This they will do to you, because they have not known the Father nor me.

Nor do I pray for them alone, but for all who believe in me by their spoken word;

So when Jesus saw his mother and his favourite disciple standing near, he said to his mother, "Woman, there is your son!"