He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

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

John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’”

No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

John answered them saying, “I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.

It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”

The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’

I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”

When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the bridegroom,

And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.

and to those who were selling the doves He said, “Take these things away; stop making My Father’s house a place of business.”

The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.

He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.”

And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to 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. So this joy of mine has been made full.

“He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true.

For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.

He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?”

Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;

for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly.”

God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

The woman *said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.”

Jesus *said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”

“Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?”

Jesus *said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.

Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

From that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all the things that I have done.”

In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the moving of the waters;

A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.

So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.”

But he answered them, “He who made me well was the one who said to me, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk.’”

They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk’?”

But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place.

The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,

and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

“I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.

And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.

You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent.

Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope.

A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick.

“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?”

Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted.

So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”

Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven.

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.

All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.

For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.

It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.

Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.

He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.

As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me.

This is the bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever.”

Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this said, “This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?”

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

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 it was that would betray Him.

Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?”

So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?

Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.

Therefore Jesus said, “For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me.

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”

But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) *said to them,

But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.

I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.”

So they were saying to Him, “Who are You?” Jesus said to them, “What have I been saying to you from the beginning?

I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world.”

And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.”

So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;

Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.