He was not the light, but came to bear witness of the light.

But to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

John answered them, "I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.

I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."

I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

And he said to him, "Every man sets out the good wine first; and when the guests have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now."

But he was speaking of the temple of his body.

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men,

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and testify to what we have seen; but you do not receive our testimony.

No one has ascended into heaven, but he who came from heaven the Son of Man.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.

He who believes in him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

But he who does the truth comes to the light, that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been done in God."

For John had not yet been put in prison.

You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but I have been sent before him.

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now full.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."

(although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples),

but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. The water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him.

Just then his disciples came. And they marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you wish?" or, "Why are you talking with her?"

But he said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know."

The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me."

Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed, and walk."

And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. Now that day was the Sabbath.

So the Jews said to the man who was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed."

But he answered them, "The man who made me well said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'"

They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your bed, and walk'?"

But Jesus answered them, "My Father is working still, and I am working."

Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, the Son also does.

For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

"I can do nothing of myself; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.

Not that the testimony which I receive is from man; but I say this that you may be saved.

But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these very works which I am doing, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me.

But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.

But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"

But this he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.

"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?"

got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid.

But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

On the next day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal."

Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.

For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day.

But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray him.

Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil.

But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but in secret.

Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of the One who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment."

But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from."

Then Jesus cried out, as he taught in the temple, "You know me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come on my own, but he who sent me is true, and him you do not know.

But I know him, for I am from him, and he sent me."

Then they sought to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Will the Christ come from Galilee?

Some of them wanted to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.

But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed."

But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

They said this to test him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Jesus answered, "Even if I bear witness of myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.

And yet if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.

These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.

I have much to say about you and much to judge; but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him."

So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak just what the Father taught me.

And a slave does not continue in the house forever, but a son continues forever.

but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.

Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I have not come of my own accord, but he sent me.

But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.

Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.

But you have not known him; I know him. If I said, I do not know him, I would be a liar like you; but I do know him and keep his word.

So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

Jesus answered, "Neither this man sinned nor his parents sinned. But that the works of God might be revealed in him,

Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he is like him." He said, "I am the man."

Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see."

Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them.

but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself."

His parents said this because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that he was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

Then they reviled him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we do not know where he comes from."

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him.

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your sin remains.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in by some other way, he is a thief and a robber.

But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."

This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.