For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned.

"This," replied Jesus, "is above all the thing that God requires--that you should be believers in Him whom He has sent."

And this is the will of Him who sent me, that of all that He has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it to life on the last day.

For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day."

The words I speak are those I have learnt in the presence of the Father. Therefore you also should do what you have heard from your father."

"Were I to glorify myself," answered Jesus, "I should have no real glory. There is One who glorifies me--namely my Father, who you say is your God.

You do not know Him, but I know Him perfectly; and were I to deny my knowledge of Him, I should resemble you, and be a liar. On the contrary I do know Him, and I obey His commands.

Such was their answer, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already settled among themselves that if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogue.

From the beginning of the world such a thing was never heard of as that any one should open the eyes of a man blind from his birth.

You do not reflect that it is to your interest that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish."

Now the High Priests and the Pharisees had issued orders that if any one knew where He was, he should give information, so that they might arrest Him.

"Yet a little while," He replied, "the light is among you. Be faithful to the light that you have, for fear darkness should overtake you; for a man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

"He has blinded their eyes and made their minds callous, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their minds, and should turn, and I should heal them."

Nevertheless even from among the Rulers many believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not avow their belief, for fear they should be shut out from the synagogue.

Some, however, supposed that because Judas had the money-box Jesus meant, "Buy what we require for the Festival," or that he should give something to the poor.

(It was this Caiaphas who had advised the Jews, saying, "It is to your interest that one man should die for the People.")

But you have a custom that I should release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So shall I release to you the King of the Jews?"

This led the Jewish High Priests to remonstrate with Pilate. "You should not write 'The King of the Jews,'" they said, "but that he claimed to be King of the Jews."