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

His disciples remembered that Scripture said--'Zeal for thy House will consume me.'

"Destroy this temple," was his answer, "and I will raise it in three days."

If, when I tell you earthly things, you do not believe me, how will you believe me when I tell you of heavenly things?

For he who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, for fear that his actions should be exposed;

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.'

"All who drink of this water," replied Jesus, "will be thirsty again;

But whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst any more; but the water that I will give him shall become a spring welling up within him--a source of Immortal Life."

"Believe me," replied Jesus, "a time is coming when it will be neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem that you will worship the Father.

But a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father spiritually and truly; for such are the worshipers that the Father desires.

"I know," answered the woman, "that the Messiah, who is called the Christ, is coming; when once he has come, he will tell us everything."

"My food," replied Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work.

Jesus answered: "Unless you all see signs and wonders, you will not believe."

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.

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.

Do not wonder at this; for the time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice,

And will come out--those who have done good rising to Life, and those who have lived evil lives rising for condemnation.

I can do nothing of myself; I judge as I am taught; and the judgment that I give is just, because my aim is not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

But, if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my teaching?"

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."

All those whom the Father gives me will come to me; and no one who comes to me will I ever turn away.

For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

And his will is this--that I should not lose one of all those whom he has given me, but should raise them up at the Last Day.

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."

"No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me draws him to me; and I will raise him up at the Last Day.

The Bread that comes down from Heaven is such that whoever eats of it will never die.

I am the Living Bread that has come down from Heaven. If any one eats of this Bread, he will live for ever; and the Bread that I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world."

He who takes my flesh for his food, and drinks my blood, has Immortal Life; and I will raise him up at the Last Day.

If any one has the will to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching is from God, or whether I speak on my own authority.

Yet we know where this man is from; but, when the Christ comes, no one will be able to tell where he is from."

Many of the people, however, believed in him. "When the Christ comes," they said, "will he give more signs of his mission than this man has given?"

You will look for me, and you will not find me; and you will not be able to come where I shall be."

"Where is this man going," the Jews asked one another, "that we shall not find him? Will he go to our countrymen abroad, and teach foreigners?

What does he mean by saying 'You will look for me, and you will not find me; and you will not be able to come where I shall be'?"

"Are you also from Galilee?" they retorted. "Search, and you will find that no Prophet is to arise in Galilee!"

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."

And so I told you that you would die in your sins, for, unless you believe that I am what I am, you will die in your sins."

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.

And you find out the Truth, and the Truth will set you free."

"We are descendants of Abraham," was their answer, "and have never yet been in slavery to any one. What do you mean by saying 'you will be set free'?"

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

In truth I tell you, if any one lays my Message to heart, he will never really die."

"Now we are sure that you are possessed by a demon," the Jews replied. "Abraham died, and so did the Prophets; and yet you say 'If any one lays my Message to heart, he will never know death.'

But how it is that he can see now we do not know; nor do we know who it was that gave him his sight. Ask him--he is old enough- -he will tell you about himself."

We know that God never listens to bad men, but, when a man is god-fearing and does God's will, God listens to him.

They will not follow a stranger, but will run away from him; because they do not know a stranger's voice."

I am the Door; he who goes in through me will be safe, and he will go in and out and find pasture.

I have other sheep besides, which do not belong to this fold; I must lead them also, and they will listen to my voice; and they shall become one flock under 'one Shepherd.'

"If he has fallen asleep, Master, he will get well," said the disciples.

Even now, I know that God will grant you whatever you ask him."

"I know that he will," replied Martha, "in the resurrection at the Last Day."

If we let him alone as we are doing, every one will believe in him; and the Romans will come and will take from us both our City and our Nationality."

So they looked for Jesus there, and said to one another, as they stood in the Temple Courts: "What do you think? Do you think he will come to the Festival?"

The poor you always have with you, but you will not always have me."

If a man is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant shall be also. If a man is ready to serve me, my Father will honor him.

Father, honor thine own name." At this there came a voice from Heaven, which said: "I have already honored it, and I will honor it again."

"Only a little while longer," answered Jesus, "will you have the Light among you. Travel on while you have the Light, so that darkness may not overtake you; he who travels in the darkness does not know where he is going.

He who rejects me, and disregards my teaching, has a judge already--the very Message which I have delivered will itself be his judge at the Last Day.

"You do not understand now what I am doing," replied Jesus, "but you will learn by and by."

After saying this, Jesus was much troubled, and said solemnly: "In truth I tell you that it is one of you who will betray me."

And God will exalt him with himself--yes, he will exalt him forthwith.

My children, I am to be with you but a little while longer. You will look for me; and what I said to the Jews--'You cannot come where I am going'--I now say to you.

It is by this that every one will recognize you as my disciples--by your loving one another."

"Why cannot I follow you now, Master?" asked Peter. "I will lay down my life for you."

"Will you lay down your life for me?" replied Jesus. "In truth I tell you, the cock will not crow till you have disowned me three times.

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."

In truth I tell you, he who believes in me will himself do the work that I am doing; and he will do greater work still, because I am going to the Father.

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

If you ask anything, in my Name, I will do it.

If you love me, you will lay my commands to heart,

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you always--the Spirit of Truth.

I will not leave you bereaved; I will come to you.

In a little while the world will see me no more, but you will still see me; because I am living, you will be living also.

At that time you will recognize that I am in union with the Father, and you with me, and I with you.

It is he who has my commands and lays them to heart that loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him."

"Whoever loves me," Jesus answered, " will lay my Message to heart; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.

He who does not love me will not lay my Message to heart; and the Message to which you are listening is not my own, but that of the Father who sent me.

But the Helper--the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my Name--he will teach you all things, and will recall to your minds all that I have said to you.

Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. As a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains united to the vine; no more can you, unless you remain united to me.

If you lay my commands to heart, you will remain in my love; just as I have laid the Father's commands to heart and remain in his love.

Remember what I said to you--'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have laid my Message to heart, they will lay yours to heart also.

But they will do all this to you, because you believe in my Name, for they do not know him who sent me.

But, when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father--the Spirit of Truth, who comes from the Father--he will bear testimony to me;

They will expel you from their Synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will think that he is making an offering to God.

They will do this, because they have not learned to know the Father, or even me.

Yet I am only telling you the truth; it is for your good that I should go away. For otherwise the Helper will never come to you, but, if I leave you, I will send him to you.

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

As to Righteousness, for I am going to the Father, and you will see me no longer;

Yet when he--The Spirit of Truth--comes, he will guide you into all Truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of all that he hears; and he will tell you of the things that are to come.

He will honor me; because he will take of what is mine, and will tell it to you.

Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said that he takes of what is mine, and will tell it to you.

In a little while you will no longer see me; and then in a little while you will see me indeed."

At this some of his disciples said to one another: "What does he mean by saying to us 'In a little while you will not see me, and then in a little while you will see me indeed'; and by saying 'Because I am going to the Father'?

Jesus saw that they were wanting to ask him a question, and said: "Are you trying to find out from one another what I meant by saying 'In a little while you will not see me; and then in a little while you will see me indeed'?

In truth I tell you that you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will suffer pain, but your pain shall turn to joy.

You, in the same way, are sorry now; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will rob you of your joy.

And at that time you will not ask me anything; in truth I tell you, if you ask the Father for anything, he will grant it to you in my Name.

So far you have not asked for anything, in my Name; ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

You will ask, at that time, in my Name; and I do not say that I will intercede with the Father for you;