It was on account of this that the Jews tried all the harder to put Him to death, because He not only persisted in breaking the Sabbath, but also kept on saying that God was His Father, and so was making Himself equal to God.

For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything that He Himself is doing, and He will show Him greater deeds than these, so that you will keep on wondering.

For the Father passes sentence on no one, but He has committed all judgment to the Son,

that all men may honor the Son as they do the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

"I most solemnly say to you, whoever listens to me and believes Him who has sent me possesses eternal life, and will never come under condemnation, but has already passed out of death into life.

I most solemnly say to you, a time is coming -- indeed, it is already here -- when the dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and those who listen to it will live.

Stop being surprised at this, for the time is coming when all that are in the graves will listen to His voice,

and those who have done good will come out for a resurrection to life, but those who have done evil for a resurrection to condemnation.

I cannot do anything by myself. As I get orders, so I judge, and my judgment is a just one, for I am not trying to do my own will but the will of Him who has sent me.

"You keep on searching the Scriptures, for you yourselves suppose that you will get possession of eternal life through them; and yet they are witnesses that testify to me,

But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you ever believe what I say?"

Philip answered Him, "Forty dollars' worth of bread is not enough to give them all even a scanty meal apiece."

Stop toiling for the food that perishes, but toil for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has given Him authority to do so."

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread that gives life. Whoever comes to me will never get hungry, and whoever believes in me will never get thirsty.

All that my Father gives to me will come to me, and I will never, no, never reject anyone who comes to me,

because I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of Him who sent me.

Now the will of Him who sent me is this, that I should lose none of all that He has given me, but should raise them to life on the last day.

For it is my Father's will that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and that I shall raise him to life on the last day."

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him to me; then I myself will raise him to life on the last day.

In the prophets it is written, 'And all men will be taught by God.' Everyone who ever listens to the Father and learns from Him will come to me.

I am this living bread that has come down out of heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my own flesh."

Whoever continues to eat my flesh and drink my blood already possesses eternal life, and I will raise him to life on the last day.

Just as the living Father has sent me and I live because of the Father, so whoever keeps on eating me will live because of me.

This is the bread that comes down out of heaven; not as your forefathers ate the manna, and yet died. Whoever continues to eat this bread will live forever."

The Spirit is what gives life; the flesh does not help at all. The truths that I have told you are spirit and life.

If anyone is willing to keep on doing God's will, he will know whether my teaching comes from God, or merely expresses my own ideas.

Jesus answered them, "I have done just one deed, and yet you are all dumbfounded!

Well, if a male child undergoes circumcision on the Sabbath, to keep the law of Moses from being broken, are you angry with me for making a man perfectly well on the Sabbath?

But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, however, no one will know where He is from."

But many of the crowd believed in Him, and said, "When the Christ comes, He will not perform greater wonder-works than He did, will He?"

Then Jesus said to them, "Just a little while longer I am to be with you, and then I am going back to Him who has sent me.

You will then look for me, but you will not find me, and you cannot come where I am going."

What does He mean by saying, 'You will look for me and will not find me, and you cannot come where I am going'?"

Whoever continues to believe in me will have, as the Scripture says, rivers of living water continuously flowing from within him."

Early the next morning, He had come into the temple again, and all the people were gathering around Him. Having sat down, He began to teach them.

Then Jesus again addressed them and said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever continues to follow me need never walk in darkness, but he will enjoy the light that means life."

Then Jesus again said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, but you will die under the curse of your sins; for where I am going you can never come."

So I have told you that you would die under the curse of your sins, for unless you believe that I am the Christ, you will die under the curse of your sins."

Then they asked Him, "Who are you anyway?" Jesus answered them, "Why do I even talk to you at all?

So Jesus said to them, "When you lift the Son of Man (on the cross), you will know that I am the Christ, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but that I say exactly what my Father has instructed me to say.

Even while He was saying this, many believed in Him.

and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free."

They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and we never have been anybody's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"

So if the Son sets you free, you will be really free.

I most solemnly say to you, if anyone follows my teaching, he will never experience death."

Then the Jews said to Him, "Now we know that you are under the power of a demon. Abraham is dead; the prophets too, and yet you say, 'If anyone follows my teaching, he will never experience death.'

And yet you have not learned to know Him; but I know Him, and if I say I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you. On the other hand, I do know Him and I do follow His teaching.

We must continue to do the works of Him who sent me while it is daylight. Night is coming when no one can do any work.

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

The man answered them, "Well, there is something strange about this! You do not know where He comes from! And yet He has made my eyes to see!

We know that God does not listen to sinful men, but He does listen to anyone who worships God and lives to do His will.

So when he gets his sheep all out, he goes on before them, and the sheep come on behind him, because they know his voice.

But they will never come on behind a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

All who came as such before me are thieves and robbers, but the true sheep would not listen to them.

I am the door myself. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

I have other sheep too that do not belong to this fold. I must lead them too, and they will listen to my voice, and all my sheep will become one flock with one shepherd.

My father who gave them to me is stronger than all, and no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.

But if I am doing so, even if you will not believe me, believe the deeds, that you may come to know and continue to know that the Father is in union with me and I am in union with the Father."

So the sisters sent this message to Jesus, "Lord, listen! the one you love so well is sick."

The disciples said to Him, "Lord, if he has merely fallen asleep, he will recover."

But even now I know that whatever you ask God for He will give you."

Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."

Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise at the resurrection, on the last day."

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life myself. Whoever continues to believe in me will live right on even though he dies,

and no person who continues to live and believe in me will ever die at all. Do you believe this?"

If we let Him go on this way, everybody will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and blot out both our city and nation."

you do not take into account that it is for your own welfare that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should be destroyed."

So they kept looking for Jesus and saying to one another, as they stood in the temple, "What do you think? Do you think He will not come to the feast at all?"

Then Mary took a pound of expensive perfume, made of the purest oil, and poured it on Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair; and the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."

So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see, you cannot help it at all; the whole world has gone off after Him!"

Whoever loves his lower life will lose the higher, but whoever hates his lower life in this world preserves the higher for eternal life.

If anyone serves me, he must continue to follow me, and my servant also must go wherever I go. If anyone serves me, my Father will show him honor.

Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came out of heaven, "I have already glorified it and I will again glorify it."

And if I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men to me."

Jesus said to them, "Only a little while longer you will have the light. Keep on living by it while you have the light, so that darkness may not overtake you, for whoever walks about in the dark does not know where he is going.

While you have the light believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." On saying this Jesus went away and hid Himself.

And yet in spite of all this, even among the leading men many came to believe in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not own it, for fear of being turned out of the synagogue,

Whoever persistently rejects me and refuses to accept my teachings has something to judge him -- the very message I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

So Jesus, while supper was on -- although He knew that the devil had suggested to Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him --

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

Jesus said to him, "Anyone who has taken a bath has no need of washing anything but his feet, but he is clean all over. And you are now clean, though not all of you are."

For He knew who was going to betray Him; this is why He said, "You are not all clean."

If you know all this, happy are you if you practice it.

I do not mean all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but I know that the Scriptures must be fulfilled: 'The man who is eating my bread has lifted his heel against me.'

From now on I will tell you things before they take place, so that when they do take place, you may believe that I am the Christ.

and God will through Himself glorify Him, and He will glorify Him at once.

Dear children, I am to be with you only a little while longer. You will look for me, but, as I told the Jews, so I now tell you, you cannot just now go where I am going.

By this everybody will know that you are my disciples, if you keep on showing love for one another."

Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "I am going where you cannot follow me just now, but you will later follow me."

Peter said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow you right now? I will lay down my life for you."

Jesus answered, "You will lay down your life for me! I most solemnly say to you, before a cock crows, you will three times disown me!"

And if I go and make it ready for you, I will come back and take you to be face to face with me, so that you may always be right where I am.

Philip said to Him, "Lord, let us see the Father, and that will satisfy us."

And anything you ask for as bearers of my name I will do for you, so that the Father may be glorified through the Son.

Yes, I repeat it, anything you ask for as bearers of my name I will do it for you.

"If you really love me, you will keep my commands.

And I will ask I will ask the Father and He will give you another Helper, to remain with you to the end of the age;

even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see Him or recognize Him, because He is going to remain with you, and will be within you.

I will not leave you helpless orphans. I am coming back to you.