If this man were not from God, he would not be able to do anything!"

And Jesus said,]] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind!"

For this one the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what it was that he was saying to them.

And I have other sheep which are not from this fold. I must bring these also, and they will hear my voice, and they will become one flock--one shepherd.

Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take possession of it again.

No one takes it from me, but I lay it down {voluntarily}. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father."

And many came to him and began to say, "John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true!"

And [when he] heard [it], Jesus said, "This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again."

Jesus replied, Are [there] not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks around in the daylight, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

He said these [things], and after this he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I can awaken him."

and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die {forever}. Do you believe this?"

And [when she] had said this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, saying, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you."

But some of them said, "Was not this man who opened the eyes of the blind able to do [something] so that this man also would not have died?"

So the chief priests and the Pharisees called together the Sanhedrin and said, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs!

If we allow him [to go on] in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."

(Now he did not say this from himself, but being high priest in that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,

"{Why} was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"

(Now he said this not because {he was concerned} about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, he used to steal what was put into [it].)

Because of this also the crowd went to meet him, for they had heard [that] he had performed this sign.

The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world preserves it for eternal life.

"Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, deliver me from this hour'? But for this [reason] I have come to this hour!

Jesus answered and said, "This voice has not happened for my sake, but [for] your sake.

Now is the judgment of this world! Now the ruler of this world will be thrown out!

(Now he said this to indicate by what sort of death he was going to die.)

Then the crowd replied to him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains {forever}! And how do you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?"

For this [reason] they were not able to believe, because again Isaiah said,

Now before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, [and] having loved [his] own in the world, loved them to the end.

(For he knew the one who would betray him; because of this he said, "Not all [of you] are clean.")

So Simon Peter gestured for this one to inquire who it was about whom he was speaking.

(Now no one of those reclining at table knew for what [reason] he said this to him.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples--if you have love for one another."

And {whatever} you ask in my name, I will do this, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

"I am the vine; you [are] the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him--this one bears much fruit, for apart from me you are not able to do anything.

My Father is glorified by this: that you bear much fruit, and prove to be my disciples.

This is my commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you.

No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.

If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this [reason] the world hates you.

But [this happened] so that the word that is written in their law would be fulfilled, 'They hated me without a reason.'

and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

Everything that the Father has is mine. For this [reason] I said that he takes from what [is] mine and will proclaim [it] to you.

So some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he is saying to us, 'A little [while] and you will not see me, and again a little [while] and you will see me,' and 'Because I am going away to the Father'?"

So they kept on saying, "What is this that he is saying, 'A little [while]'? We do not understand what he is speaking about!"

Jesus knew that they were wanting to ask him, and he said to them, "Are you deliberating with one another about this--that I said, 'A little [while], and you will not see me, and again a little [while] and you will see me'?

Now we know that you know everything and do not {need for} anyone to ask you [questions]. By this we believe that you have come from God."

Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Then the female slave [who was] the doorkeeper said to Peter, "You are not also [one] of the disciples of this man, [are you]?" He said, "I am not!"

Now [when] he had said these [things], one of the officers who was standing by gave a slap in the face to Jesus, saying, "Do you reply to the high priest in this way?"

So Pilate came outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

They answered and said to him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!"

Jesus replied, "Do you say this from yourself, or have others said [this] to you about me?"

Jesus replied, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here."

Then Pilate said to him, "So then you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this [reason] I was born, and for this reason I have come into the world: in order that I can testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice."

Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" And [when he] had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no basis for an accusation against him.

Then they shouted again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" (Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

So when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,

Jesus replied to him, "You would not have any authority over me unless it was given to you from above. For this [reason] the one who handed me over to you has greater sin."

From this [point on] Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews shouted, saying, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar! Everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar!"

So many of the Jews read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, [and] in Greek.

After this, Jesus, knowing that now at last everything was completed, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, said, "I am thirsty."

And [when he] had said this, he showed [his] hands and [his] side to them. Then the disciples rejoiced [when they] saw the Lord.

And [when he] had said this, he breathed on [them] and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

Now Jesus also performed many other signs in the presence of the disciples which are not recorded in this book,

After these [things] Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now he revealed [himself] in this way:

This [was] now [the] third [time] Jesus was revealed to the disciples [after he] had been raised from the dead.

(Now he said this to indicate by what kind of death he would glorify God.) And [after he] had said this, he said to him, "Follow me!"

So [when he] saw this one, Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, but what about this one?"

So this saying went out to the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but "If I want him to remain until I come, what [is that] to you?"

This is the disciple who is testifying about these [things], and who has written down these [things]. And we know that his testimony is true.

So [when] they had come together, they began asking him, saying, "Lord, [is it] at this time you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"

who also said, "Men {of Galilee}, why do you stand there looking into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven like this will come back in the same way you saw him departing into heaven!"

because he was counted among us and received a share in this ministry."

(Now this man acquired a field for the wages of [his] wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines spilled out.

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place."

And [when] this sound occurred, the crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language.

And all were amazed and greatly perplexed, saying {to one another}, "{What can this mean?}"

But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them, "Judean men, and all those who live [in] Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words!

But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

this man, delivered up by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed [by] nailing to [a cross] through the hand of lawless men.

For this [reason] my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced greatly, furthermore also my flesh will live in hope,

"Men [and] brothers, it is possible to speak with confidence to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us until this day.

[by] having foreseen [this], he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he abandoned in Hades nor did his flesh experience decay.

This Jesus God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.

Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this that you see and hear.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt, that God has made him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified!"

Now [when they] heard [this], they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "What should we do, men [and] brothers?"

And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"

But Peter said, "Silver and gold {I do not possess}, but what I have, this I give to you--in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!"

And they recognized him, that this one was the one who used to sit [asking] for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.

And [when he] saw [it], Peter replied to the people, "Men [and] Israelites, why are you astonished at this? Or why are you staring at us, as [if] by our own power or godliness we have made him walk?

And on the basis of faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know, and the faith [that is] through him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.

But [the things] which God foretold through the mouth of all the prophets, [that] his Christ would suffer, he has fulfilled in this way.

And they made them stand in [their] midst [and] began to ask, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

if we are being examined today concerning a good deed [done to] a sick man--by what [means] this man was healed--

let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by him this man stands before you healthy!

This one is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become {the cornerstone}.

But in order that it may not spread much [further] among the people, let us warn them to speak no more in this name {to anyone at all}."

For the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more [than] forty years [old].

For in truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed,