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He came as a witness, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.

Verse ConceptsFaith, Origins OfThe Light Of ChristContemporary Witness To ChristBelieve In Christ!

This also is John's testimony, when the Jews sent to him a deputation of Priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him who he was.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesPriests, Types Of In Nt TimesContemporary Witness To ChristWho Is John The Baptist?Priests In Action

So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"

Verse ConceptsWho Is John The Baptist?Acting For OneselfAnswering

"I am the voice," he replied, "of one crying aloud, 'Make straight the Lord's way in the Desert,' fulfilling the words of the Prophet Isaiah."

Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistStraight PathsMaking RoadsWritten In The ProphetsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

I did not yet know Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, "'The One on whom you see the Spirit coming down, and remaining, He it is who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritSending Of The Holy SpiritMissionaries, Call OfPromises Of The Holy SpiritAbiding With GodGod Going DownWater For BaptismNot Knowing About Christ

when he saw Jesus passing by, and said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"

Verse ConceptsLambsAtonement, By Christ AloneWatching Christ

"Come and you shall see," He said. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they remained and spent that day with Him. It was then about ten o'clock in the morning.

Verse ConceptsHourAdventureCalling, Of IndividualsComing To ChristChrist With People On EarthStaying Temporarily

Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John's exclamation and followed Jesus.

Verse ConceptsAndrewCommitment, to Jesus Christcredibility

He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.

Verse ConceptsFindingWitnessing, Approaches ToNames And Titles For ChristChrist, Names ForFinding PeopleEvangelismmovement

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas" --that is to say, Peter (or 'Rock')

Verse ConceptsPeople As RocksChrist SeeingPeople Renaming People

Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, and said of him, "Look! here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceitfulness!"

Verse ConceptsBehaviourInnocence, Examples OfCharacter Of SaintsGuileDiscernment of JesusChrist SeeingThose Who Deceived

"How do you know me?" Nathanael asked. "Before Philip called you," said Jesus, "when you were under the fig-tree I saw you."

Verse ConceptsKnowing PeopleJesus Christ, Omniscience OfAwarenessBeforeChrist Seeing

"Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig-tree,'" replied Jesus, "do you believe? You shall see greater things than that."

Verse ConceptsChrist SeeingReasons For Faith In ChristMore ThanWhy It Happened

So they carried some to him. And no sooner had the President tasted the water now turned into wine, than--not knowing where it came from, though the attendants who had drawn the water knew--he called to the bridegroom

Verse ConceptsTasteDrawing WaterProviding WineNot Knowing WhereKnowing FactsWhere From?Jesus As A Bridegroompotential

So He plaited a whip of rushes, and drove all--both sheep and bullocks--out of the Temple. The small coin of the brokers He upset on the ground and overturned their tables.

Verse ConceptsBanksWhipsTurning Upside DownWhippingChrist Driving Out PeopleIndeterminate Sums Of Moneycatsknots

And to the pigeon-dealers He said, "Take these things away. Do not turn my Father's house into a market."

Verse ConceptsMerchandiseRelationship Of Father And SonBusinessthievessalesmarketing

So the Jews asked Him, "What proof of your authority do you exhibit to us, seeing that you do these things?"

Verse ConceptsSeeking SignsCuriosityJesus Christ, Temptation OfSigns Performed By ChristSeeking A Signefficiency

and did not need any one's testimony concerning a man, for He of Himself knew what was in the man.

Verse ConceptsHow Jesus Knows The HeartDiscernment of JesusChrist Knowing About Peopletestimonytestifying

As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification,

Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistRitual WashingDiscussionsDisciples Of John The BaptistPurifying Oneself

and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

Verse ConceptsTownPeople Giving Other Thingshumor

Jacob's Well was there: and accordingly Jesus, tired out with His journey, sat down by the well to rest. It was about six o'clock in the evening.

Verse ConceptsBody Of Christ, Physical BodyHourJourneyNoonRest, PhysicalSittingTirednessWaterWellsWork, And RestChrist, Humanity OfPeople Sitting DownTired In Activitytired

"Sir," she said, "you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; so where can you get the living water from?

Verse ConceptsDullnessDeep ThingsDrawing WaterNot EquippedWomen's Strength

"I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;

Verse ConceptsAdultery, Examples OfUnmarriedBeing A Woman Of GodMan And WomanA Good Husband

Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."

Verse ConceptsSamaritansWorship, Places OfAncestorsHow To Worship God

So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"

Verse ConceptsMisunderstood TruthThe Disciples WordsPeople Providing Food

Do you not say, 'It wants four months yet to the harvest'? But look round, I tell you, and observe these plains-- they are already ripe for the sickle.

Verse ConceptsFieldsOpportunities, And SalvationColors, WhiteSoul WinnersTwo To Four MonthsSeeing SituationsMonthsIdentity In Christ

The reaper gets pay and gathers in a crop in preparation for the Life of the Ages, that so the sower and the reapers may rejoice together.

Verse ConceptsCropsServants, Working Conditions OfThe Soul Winners JoyEntering LifeReaperseternity

For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'

Verse ConceptsReapersOld SayingsHard WorkReaping What You SowPlanting SeedsSowing Seedssowing

Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."

Verse ConceptsExamples Of Faithevangelism, kinds ofRevival, CorporateReligious AwakeningsContemporary Witness To ChristChrist Knowing About PeopleThose Who Believed In ChristHard Work

So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum.

Verse ConceptsParents Duty To ChildrenProviding WineDrinking WaterSick Individuals

So he inquired of them at what hour he had shown improvement. "Yesterday, about seven o'clock," they replied, "the fever left him."

Verse ConceptsHourFeverAsking Particular QuestionsWhen?People ImprovedRecoveryimprovement

Jesus saw him lying there, and knowing that he had been a long time in that condition, He asked him, "Do you wish to have health and strength?"

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesHealthChrist SeeingChrist Knowing About PeopleAction For A Long TimeHow Healing CameFaith And Healing

That day was a Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been cured, "It is the Sabbath: you must not carry your mat."

Verse ConceptsThe Sabbath And Christrelaxation

But the testimony on my behalf which I accept is not from man; though I say all this in order that you may be saved.

Verse ConceptsGod Wants To Save AllDanger From Mentestimony

I have come as my Father's representative, and you do not receive me. If some one else comes representing only himself, him you will receive.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of ChristWelcoming Other PeopleNot Welcoming ChristFather And Son AlikeRelationship Of Father And SonIn God's NameDadsAcceptanceRejectionFathers Love

And when He looked round and saw an immense crowd coming towards Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for all these people to eat?"

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfChrist SeeingPeople Providing Foodautonomy

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,

Verse ConceptsAndrew

"Make the people sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so they sat down, the adult men numbering about 5,000.

Verse ConceptsFive ThousandPeople Sitting DownReclining To Eatgroups

When all were fully satisfied, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the broken portions that remain over, so that nothing be lost."

Verse ConceptsFrugalityGathering FoodPlenty Through ChristRemaining FoodFilling PeopleNo LossBeing Lostgathering

When, however, they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water and coming near the boat.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearWalking On WaterPropellingFear Of ChristRowinglakes

When however the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they themselves also took boats and came to Capernaum to look for Jesus.

Verse ConceptsSeeking ChristCrowds SeekingBoatsDisciples' MovementsGone Away

So when they had crossed the Lake and had found Him, they asked Him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"

Verse ConceptsRabbiFinding PeopleWhen?lakes

"What miracle then," they asked, "do you perform for us to see and become believers in you? What do you *do*?

Verse ConceptsSeeking SignsCuriosityJesus Christ, Temptation OfReasons For Faith In ChristSigns Performed By ChristSeeking A SignTesting God

They kept asking, "Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?"

Verse ConceptsSonsChrist Going DownChrist And HeavenWho He Might BeNativity of Jesus ChristMothers And Sons

"Does this seem incredible to you? What then if you were to see the Son of Man ascending again where He was before?

Verse ConceptsGoing Up To HeavenMinistry Of The Son Of Man

So He added, "That is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it be granted him by the Father."

Verse ConceptsAbility, Of God To SaveComing To ChristThose To Whom God GivesThe Father's Activity Regarding Christ

So His brothers said to Him, "Leave these parts and go into Judaea, that not only we but your disciples also may witness the miracles which you perform.

Verse ConceptsChrist's Earthly FamilyChrist's WorkOther References To The DisciplesHalf brothersSiblingscriticism

Among the mass of the people there was much muttered debate about Him. Some said, "He is a good man." Others said, "Not so: he is imposing on the people."

Verse ConceptsCrowdsPersecution, Forms OfPublic OpinionDissensionBeing MisleadGrumbling At People

But here he is, speaking openly and boldly, and they say nothing to him! Can the Rulers really have ascertained that this man is the Christ?

Verse ConceptsMaking Christ KnownIndividuals Being SilentSaid To Be The ChristBoldness

The Jews therefore said to one another, "Where is he about to betake himself, so that we shall not find him? Will he betake himself to the Dispersion among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

Verse Conceptsdispersion, theGreeksJudaismNot FindingChrist TeachingWhere To?

After listening to these discourses, some of the crowd began to say, "This is beyond doubt the Prophet."

Verse ConceptsMediationMessianic Titles, The ProphetJesus The Prophet

Others said, "He is the Christ." But others again, "Not so, for is the Christ to come from Galilee?

Verse ConceptsPrejudiceSaid To Be The ChristChrist's Origin

Has not the Scripture declared that the Christ is to come of the family of David and from Bethlehem, David's village?"

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with DavidBethlehemJesus As Son Of DavidChrist's OriginMessiahScripture SaysJesus Birth

So there was a violent dissension among the people on His account.

Verse ConceptsPublic OpinionSchismsDivisions Of Opiniondivision

"Does our Law," he asked, "judge a man without first hearing what he has to say and ascertaining what his conduct is?"

Verse ConceptsJudging RightlyExcellent LawNo Condemnationcondemnation

"Do you also come from Galilee?" they asked in reply. "Search and see for yourself that no Prophet is of Galilaean origin."

Verse ConceptsJesus The Prophet

So they went away to their several homes;

Verse ConceptsGroups going home

They asked this in order to put Him to the test, so that they might have some charge to bring against Him. But Jesus leant forward and began to write with His finger on the ground.

Verse ConceptsFingersAffirmative ActionTrapWritingAccusations, Source OfSnares Laid For ChristTesting ChristWriting On ObjectsFingers Of People

"Our father is Abraham," they said. "If you were Abraham's children," replied Jesus, "it is Abraham's deeds that you would be doing.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamAbraham, Family And DescendantsImitating Good PeopleDescendants ofRaising Childrenfatherhoodrehabilitation

"Now," exclaimed the Jews, "we know that you are possessed by a demon. Abraham died, and so did the Prophets, and yet *you* say, 'If any one shall have obeyed my teaching, he shall in no case ever taste death.'

Verse ConceptsTasteLife By God's WordNot DyingAccused Of Being DemonisedDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsKeeping Christ's Commands

"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.

Verse ConceptsChrist's Relationship To GodChrist's Own GloryRelationship Of Father And SonThe Father's Activity Regarding ChristHe Is Our GodSelf WorthmyselfNot Glorifying God

"Neither he nor his parents sinned," answered Jesus, "but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly shown in him.

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overGod's Deed RevealedBlindnessFamily ProblemsIllnessWorking For GodParents Being Wrongmumsparenthood

After thus speaking, He spat on the ground, and then, kneading the dust and spittle into clay, He smeared the clay over the man's eyes and said to him,

Verse ConceptsMedicineClay, UsesSalivaEyes Cared ForBlindness