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.

No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him.

The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: "Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world!

John also made this statement--"I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of the heavens, and it remained upon him.

This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God."

Then he brought him to Jesus. Fixing his eyes on him, Jesus said: "You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Kephas" (which means 'Peter,' or 'Rock').

He found Nathanael and said to him: "We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the Prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph's son!"

"Rabbi," Nathanael exclaimed, "you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!"

In truth I tell you," he added, "you shall all see Heaven open, and 'the angels of God ascending and descending' upon the Son of Man."

This, the first sign of his mission, Jesus gave at Cana in Galilee, and by it revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

Upon this the Jews asked Jesus: "What sign are you going to show us, since you act in this way?"

In truth I tell you that we speak of what we know, and state what we have seen; and yet you do not accept our statements.

No one has ascended to Heaven, except him who descended from Heaven--the Son of Man himself.

And, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

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

He who believes in him escapes condemnation, while he who does not believe in him is already condemned, because he has not believed in the only Son of God.

He states what he has seen and what he heard, and yet no one accepts his statement.

The Father loves his Son, and has put everything in his hands.

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.'

And, on his way, he came to a Samaritan town called Shechem, near the plot of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

When he entered Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, for they had seen all that he did at Jerusalem during the Festival, at which they also had been present.

So Jesus came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. Now there was one of the King's officers whose son was lying ill at Capernaum.

When this man heard that Jesus had returned from Judea to Galilee, he went to him, and begged him to come down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death.

"Sir," said the officer, "come down before my child dies." And Jesus answered: "Go, your son is living."

By this the father knew that it was at the very time when Jesus had said to him 'Your son is living'; and he himself, with all his household, believed in Jesus.

This was the second occasion on which Jesus gave a sign of his mission on coming from Judea to Galilee.

Afterwards Jesus found the man in the Temple Courts, and said to him: "You are cured now; do not sin again, for fear that something worse may befall you."

So Jesus made this further reply: "In truth I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he does only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does, the Son does also.

For the Father loves his Son, and shows him everything that he is doing; and he will show him still greater things--so that you will be filled with wonder.

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

The Father himself does not judge any man, but has 'entrusted the work of judging entirely to his Son,'

So that all men may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son fails to honor the Father who sent him.

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, because he is Son of Man, he has also given him authority to act as judge.

The Father who has sent me has himself borne testimony to me. You have neither listened to his voice, not seen his form;

The people who remained on the further side of the Sea had seen that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not gone into it with his disciples, but that they had left without him.

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."

"What sign, then," they asked, "are you giving, which we may see, and so believe you? What is the work that you are doing?

But, as I have said already, you have seen me, and yet you do not believe in me.

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."

"Is not this Jesus, Joseph's son," they asked, "whose father and mother we know? How is it that he now says that he has come down from Heaven?"

Not that any one has seen the Father, except him who is from God--he has seen the Father.

"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.

"Is this a hindrance to you? What, then, if you should see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?

He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who was about to betray him, though he was one of the Twelve.

Jesus again spoke to the people. "I am going away," he said, "and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin; you cannot come where I am going."

So Jesus added: "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will understand that I am what I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but that I say just what the Father has taught me.

"In truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "every one who sins is a slave to sin.

And a slave does not remain in the home always; but a son remains always.

If, then, the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!

I tell you what I have myself seen in the presence of my Father; and you, in the same way, do what you have learned from your father."

Which of you can convict me of sin? Why then do not you believe me, if I am speaking truth?

"You are not fifty years old yet," the Jews exclaimed, "and have you seen Abraham?"

"Is this your son," they asked, "who you say was born blind? If so, how is it that he can see now?"

"We know that this is our son," answered the parents, "and that he was born blind;

Jesus heard of their having put him out; and, when he had found the man, he asked: "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

"Not only have you seen him," said Jesus; "but it is he who is now speaking to you."

"If you had been blind," replied Jesus, "you would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, you say 'We can see,' and so your sin remains.

Soon after this the Festival of the Re-dedication was held at Jerusalem.

Do you say of one whom the Father has consecrated and sent as his Messenger to the world 'You are blaspheming,' because I said 'I am God's Son'?

"John gave no sign of his mission," they said; "but everything that he said about this man was true."

And, when Jesus heard it, he said: "This illness is not to end in death, but is to redound to the honor of God, in order that the Son of God may be honored through it."

"Are not there twelve hours in the day?" answered Jesus. "If a man walks about in the day-time, he does not stumble, because he can see the light of the sun;

"Yes Master," she answered; "I have learned to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, 'who was to come' into the world."

As soon as Mary heard that, she got up quickly, and went to meet him.

In consequence of this, many of the Jews, who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did, learned to believe in him.

'Fear not, Daughter of Zion; Behold, thy King is coming to thee, Sitting on the foal of an ass.'

Meanwhile the people who were with him, when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, were telling what they had seen.

This, indeed, was why the crowd met him--because people had heard that he had given this sign of his mission.

This was his reply-- "The time has come for the Son of Man to be exalted.

"We," replied the people, "have learned from the Law that the 'Christ is to remain for ever'; how is it, then, that you say that the Son of Man must be 'lifted up' Who is this 'Son of Man'?"

The Devil had already put the thought of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon;

"It is the one," answered Jesus, "to whom I shall give a piece of bread after dipping it in the dish." And, when Jesus had dipped the bread, he took it and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot;

When Judas had gone out, Jesus said: "Now the Son of Man has been exalted, and God has been exalted through him;

If you had recognized me, you would have known my Father also; for the future you will recognize him, indeed you have already seen him."

"Have I been all this time among you," said Jesus, "and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father, how can you say, then, 'Show us the Father'?

Whatever you ask, in my Name, I will do, that the Father may be honored in the Son.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have had no sin to answer for; but as it is, they have no excuse for their sin.

If I had not done among them such work as no one else ever did, they would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

And he, when he comes, will bring conviction to the world as to Sin, and as to Righteousness, and as to Judgment;

As to Sin, for men do not believe in me;

After saying this, Jesus raised his eyes heaven-wards, and said: "Father, the hour has come; honor thy Son, that thy Son may honor thee;

"But we," replied the Jews, "have a Law, under which he deserves death for making himself out to be the Son of God."

"You would have no power over me at all," answered Jesus, "if it had not been given you from above; and, therefore, the man who betrayed me to you is guilty of the greater sin."

When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved, standing near, he said to his mother: "There is your son."

Mary of Magdala went and told the disciples that she had seen the Master, and that he had said this to her.

So the rest of the disciples said to him: "We have seen the Master!" "Unless I see the marks of the nails in his hands," he exclaimed, "and put my finger into the marks, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."

"Is it because you have seen me that you have believed?" said Jesus. "Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed!"

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.

The third time, Jesus said to him: "Simon, son of John, are you my friend?" Peter was hurt at his third question being 'Are you my friend?'; and exclaimed: "Master, you know everything! You can tell that I am your friend." "Feed my sheep," said Jesus.