He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to be the sons of God: in that they believed on his name:

For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they should question him, Who art thou?

And they asked him, What then? art thou Elias? and he said, I am not. Art thou that prophet? and he answered, No.

Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us: What description givest thou of thyself?

And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.

And they questioned him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptise, if thou be not the Messiah, nor Elias, nor that prophet?

And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

Then Jesus turned about, and seeing them following, saith to them, What are ye seeking? They said unto him, Rabbi (which signifies, when translated, Master), where is thy abode?

He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he abode, and continued with him that day: and it was about the tenth hour.

He said to them: Come and see. They went and saw where he abode; and they remained with him that day; for it was about the tenth hour.

And the wine being exhausted, the mother of Jesus saith to him, They have no more wine.

Jesus saith to them, Fill these jars with water. And they filled them to the brim.

And he said unto them, Draw out now, and carry to the president of the table. So they carried it.

And, when the master of the feast had tasted the water, now made, wine, and knew not whence it was, - though, they who were ministering, knew, even they who had drawn out the water, the master accosteth the bridegroom,

and said to him, Every man first presents the good wine, and when they have drunk freely, the poorer; but you have kept the good wine till now.

After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.

When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had spoken thus unto them; and they believed the scriptures, and the word which Jesus had spoken.

Now while he was at Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, when they beheld the miracles which he did.

Jesus said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, a person cannot see the kingdom of God [i.e., enter it. See verse 5], unless he is born from above [Note: The words "from above" are also used in verse 31, but in this place they could also mean "again," or "anew" and refer to the source of a person's second birth].

Jesus replied, “You are the [great and well-known] teacher of Israel, and yet you do not know nor understand these things [from Scripture]?

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that no one who believes in him should be lost, but that they should all have eternal life.

And this is the test by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.

For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light that his works may not be shewn as they are;

but he that does good comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, for they are wrought in God.

After this Jesus and His disciples went to the country-[side] of Judea and there they remained and immersed people.

Now John also was baptising at Enon, near to Salem, for there were many streams of water there: and they came, and were baptised.

Then some of John's disciples got into a controversy with a Jew in regard to purification; so they came to John and said to him.

And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, lo! this man baptiseth, and all men come to him.

They who did accept his statement attested the fact that God is true.

(For his disciples had gone away into the town so that they could buy food.)

Jesus answered her, they that drink of this water, will be thirsty again:

Our fathers worshipped in this mount; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where they must worship.

but the time is coming, nay, is very nigh, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth: for they are the worshippers which he requires.

God is a Spirit: and they who worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Just then His disciples came up, and they were surprised to find Him talking with a woman, yet not one of them asked Him, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

They came out from the city and came to him.

Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."

"Rabbi," they said, "eat something." But he answered, "I have food to eat of which you know nothing."

So the disciples began to say to one another, "No one brought him [anything] to eat, [did they]?"

Are you not saying, 'In four months more the harvest comes'? Look! I tell you, lift up your eyes and scan the fields, for they are already white for harvesting.

Many from that town came to believe in Jesus--Samaritans though they were--on account of the woman's statement--'He has told me everything that I have done.'

So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they kept on urging Him to stay with them; so He did stay there two days.

Then many more believed because of what he said, himself; and they told the woman.

and they were saying to the woman, "It is not merely because of what you said that we now believe, for we have heard Him ourselves, and we know that He is really the Saviour of the world."

When, therefore, he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all that he did at Jerusalem at the feast; for they also came to the feast.

Then he inquired of them the hour in which he became better. Then they said to him, The fever left him yesterday, at the seventh hour.

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

Therefore sought they the more to kill him, because he had not only broken the sabbath, but called God his own Father, setting himself on an equality with God.

that all should honor the Son as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father that sent him.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, yea, it is now, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

Do not be marvelling at this: because there come an hour, in which, all they in the tombs, shall hearken unto his voice,

and they shall come forth; they who have done good actions to the resurrection of life; and they who have been guilty of foul practices, to the resurrection of damnation.

But I have a testimony greater than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me that I should fulfil them, these very works which I am doing, they bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

You search the Scriptures, because you think by them to have eternal life; and they testify of me;

and they testify of me: and yet ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he performed on the sick.

1-2 miles], they saw Jesus walking on the lake and coming near the ship, and they were afraid.

There is a little lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes: but these, what are they among so many?

but Jesus said, make the men sit down. and as there was much grass in the place, they sat down to the number of about five thousand.

Then Jesus took the bread, and having given thanks, distributed it to those reclining; likewise also of the fishes, as much as they wished.

And when they were filled he said to his disciples, Collect the fragments that remain over, that nothing may be lost.

Then they collected, and filled twelve traveling-baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which remained over to those who had eaten.

When therefore the men saw the miracle which Jesus had done, they said, This is of a certainty that prophet which is to come into the world.

And Jesus knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, went up to the mountain himself alone.

In the evening, his disciples went down to the sea, And entering into the vessel, they went over the sea toward Capernaum:

and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

Having rowed therefore about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and coming near the vessel, and they were affrighted.

They were terrified; but He called to them. "It is I," He said, "do not be afraid."

Then they willingly took him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land to which they were going.

ON the next day, the multitude standing on the other side of the lake seeing that there was no other boat there except one, and that Jesus entered not into the ship with his disciples but his disciples had gone away alone,??23 but other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten bread after the Lord gave thanks,??24 when, therefore, the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they went into the ships and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

(but now little vessels had come from Tiberias near to the spot where they had eaten bread, after the Lord had given thanks:)

then when the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they also went into the vessels, and came to Capernaum, in search of Jesus.

And finding him on the other side of the lake they said to him, Rabbi, when came you hither?

Then they said to him, What shall we do to perform the works of God?

Then they said to him, What miracle do you perform, that we may see and believe you? what work do you perform?

Then they said to him, Sir, always give us this bread.

Then the Jews began to find fault with Jesus, because he said, "I am the bread which comes down out of heaven," and they kept asking.

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?

It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.

Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

This led to an angry debate among the Jews. "How can this man," they argued, "give us his flesh to eat?"

This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.

Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard Him, said, This discourse is hard to be understood, who can take it in?

The Spirit is the life-giving power; the flesh contributeth nothing: the declarations which I make to you, they are spirit, and they are life.

But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him.

Upon [hearing] this, many of Jesus' disciples turned back and refused to accompany Him anymore. [Note: They deserted Jesus physically as well as spiritually].

So, Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come [i.e., to be revealed to the world as its Savior], but it is always your time [i.e., they could go to the festival anytime without rousing opposition].

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about its deeds, that they are evil.

The Jews meanwhile kept looking for him at feast, and saying, "Where is he?" "I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own Name these whom thou hast given me, that they may be one as we are one.

No one, however, was speaking openly about him, for fear of the Jews. "But now I am coming to thee, and I am speaking these things while I am in the world, so that they may have my joy in all its fulness in themselves.

But when it was already the middle of the feast, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach. "I have given them thy word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

The Jews were amazed. They said, "How does this fellow know the sacred writings when he has never learned them?" "I am not asking that thou wilt take them out of the world, but that thou wilt protect them from the Evil One.

In reply Jesus said to them; "My teaching is not mine, but is his who sent me. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world."

Do not make judgments based [merely] on how things look, but make judgments on how they really are."

Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?

And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?

They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.

But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?