The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”

The Jews responded to Him, “Aren’t we right in saying that You’re a Samaritan and have a demon?”

Are You greater than our father Abraham who died? Even the prophets died. Who do You pretend to be?”

The Jews replied, “You aren’t 50 years old yet, and You’ve seen Abraham?”

“You were born entirely in sin,” they replied, “and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

But I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.

Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

Then the Jews surrounded Him and asked, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”

But you don’t believe because you are not My sheep.

The Father and I are one.”

Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for?”

“We aren’t stoning You for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because You—being a man—make Yourself God.”

Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your scripture, I said, you are gods?

do you say, ‘You are blaspheming’ to the One the Father set apart and sent into the world, because I said: I am the Son of God?

“Aren’t there 12 hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

“Yes, Lord,” she told Him, “I believe You are the Messiah, the Son of God, who comes into the world.”

So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do since this man does many signs?

He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

“One who has bathed,” Jesus told him, “doesn’t need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.”

For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, “You are not all clean.”

If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

“Lord,” Simon Peter said to Him, “where are You going?”

Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you.

In that day you will know that I am in My Father, you are in Me, and I am in you.

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without Me.

If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

You are My friends if you do what I command you.

If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

“But now I am going away to Him who sent Me, and not one of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

Jesus knew they wanted to question Him, so He said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’?

Now they know that all things
You have given to Me are from You,

I pray for them.
I am not praying for the world
but for those You have given Me,
because they are Yours.

Everything I have is Yours,
and everything You have is Mine,
and I have been glorified in them.

I am no longer in the world,
but they are in the world,
and I am coming to You.
Holy Father,
protect them by Your name
that You have given Me,
so that they may be one as We are one.

I have given them Your word.
The world hated them
because they are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.

They are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.

May they all be one,
as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You.
May they also be one in Us,
so the world may believe You sent Me.

I have given them the glory You have given Me.
May they be one as We are one.

I am in them and You are in Me.
May they be made completely one,
so the world may know You have sent Me
and have loved them as You have loved Me.

Then the slave girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?”

“I am not!” he said.

Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, “You aren’t one of His disciples too, are you?”

He denied it and said, “I am not!”

Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

Jesus answered, “Are you asking this on your own, or have others told you about Me?”

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.

“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

He went back into the headquarters and asked Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer.

From that moment Pilate made every effort to release Him. But the Jews shouted, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!”

They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put Him.”

“Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”

Supposing He was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve removed Him, tell me where you’ve put Him, and I will take Him away.”

If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Jesus said, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed. Those who believe without seeing are blessed.”

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples that are not written in this book.

But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

“Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?” because they knew it was the Lord.

And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if they were written one by one, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written.

So when they had come together, they asked Him, “Lord, are You restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?”

And they were astounded and amazed, saying, “Look, aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?

For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning.

“God has resurrected this Jesus. We are all witnesses of this.

For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Or why do you stare at us, as though we had made him walk by our own power or godliness?

You killed the source of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this.

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.

If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a disabled man—by what means he was healed—

for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, “Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.

Then Peter said to her, “Why did you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”

Someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple complex and teaching the people.”

“Didn’t we strictly order you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to bring this man’s blood on us!”

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

The next day he showed up while they were fighting and tried to reconcile them peacefully, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’

“Then the Lord said to him:

Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.

For I see you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”

Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

“Who are You, Lord?” he said.

“I am Jesus, the One you are persecuting,” He replied.

While Peter was thinking about the vision, the Spirit told him, “Three men are here looking for you.

Therefore I immediately sent for you, and you did the right thing in coming. So we are all present before God, to hear everything you have been commanded by the Lord.”

We ourselves are witnesses of everything He did in both the Judean country and in Jerusalem, yet they killed Him by hanging Him on a tree.

Now, look! The Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.” Suddenly a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

For the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers, since they did not recognize Him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled their words by condemning Him.

and He appeared for many days to those who came with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people.

God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm:

You are My Son;
today I have become Your Father.

“Men! Why are you doing these things? We are men also, with the same nature as you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.

Some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers: “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved!”

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them: “Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe.

Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

On the contrary, we believe we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way they are.”

so the rest of humanity
may seek the Lord—
even all the Gentiles
who are called by My name,
declares the Lord who does these things,

As she followed Paul and us she cried out, “These men, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation, are the slaves of the Most High God.”

Bringing them before the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews

and are promoting customs that are not legal for us as Romans to adopt or practice.”

But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Don’t harm yourself, because all of us are here!”

But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to smuggle us out secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out!”

and Jason has received them as guests! They are all acting contrary to Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king—Jesus!”

Then Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens! I see that you are extremely religious in every respect.

For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’