The Jews, therefore, said, 'Forty and six years was this sanctuary building, and wilt thou in three days raise it up?'

Nicodemus saith unto him, 'How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?'

Jesus answered and said to her, 'If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.'

for if ye were believing Moses, ye would have been believing me, for he wrote concerning me;

The Jews, therefore, said unto him, 'Thou art not yet fifty years old, and Abraham hast thou seen?'

Jesus answered him, 'Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

if ye had known me, my Father also ye would have known, and from this time ye have known Him, and have seen Him.'

ye heard that I said to you -- I go away, and I come unto you; if ye did love me, ye would have rejoiced that I said -- I go on to the Father, because my Father is greater than I.

if of the world ye were, the world its own would have been loving, and because of the world ye are not -- but I chose out of the world -- because of this the world hateth you.

verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast younger, thou wast girding thyself and wast walking whither thou didst will, but when thou mayest be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird thee, and shall carry thee whither thou dost not will;'