but I have already told you, that tho' you have seen me, you do not believe.

For I have left Heaven and have come down to earth not to seek my own pleasure, but to do the will of Him who sent me.

For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, should have life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day.

So the Jews, [who were assembled in the synagogue. See verse 59] began complaining about Jesus because He had said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?

No one can come to me unless the Father, who sent me, attracts him to me. [See verse 65]. And I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.

Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.

Truly, truly, I tell you, the person who believes [in me] has never ending life. [See note on 5:24].

The bread which comes from heaven is such bread that a man may take it for food and never see death.

Then the Jews [who were assembled in the synagogue. See verse 59] began arguing bitterly with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his physical body to eat?"

So, Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the physical body of the Son of man and drink His blood, you do not have [spiritual] life in yourselves [Note: The references to "body" and "blood" throughout this section allude to taking Jesus' life and teaching into one's heart. See verse 56].

The person who eats my physical body and drinks my blood has never ending life [See note on 5:24], and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day [i.e., the judgment day].

what if you should see the son of man ascend up where he was before?

Then He said, "This is the reason I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father gives him [the opportunity. See verse 44]."

his relations said to him, retire hence, and go into Judea, that your disciples there may also see the works that you do.

Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.

You men go [on] up to the festival, but I am not going up yet [Note: Although "yet" appears in only a few manuscripts, it seems to be the proper idea here], because my time has not yet come. [See verse 6].

Then after saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee [i.e., for awhile longer. See next verse].

'He who is speaking from himself his own glory doth seek, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;

Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?

The multitude answered and said, 'Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?'

Jesus answered them, "I performed one [miraculous] deed and you were all amazed by it [i.e., the healing of the crippled man on the Sabbath day. See 5:1-9].

Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?

And yet, see! with freedom of speech, he is talking, and, nothing, unto him, do they say: - Have the rulers perhaps come to know, of a truth, that, this, is, the Christ?

Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.

So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?

What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

Now He said this about the Holy Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive [See Acts 2:38]. For [at that time] the Holy Spirit had not yet been given, since Jesus had not yet received splendor [in heaven].

When they heard these words some people in the crowd said, "Truly, this man is the prophet." [See note on 1:21].

Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

So, [when] the Temple guards [See verse 32] returned to the leading priests and Pharisees, they were asked, "Why did you not bring Jesus here?"

But one of their number, Nicodemus, who before this had been to see Jesus, said to them:

They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

Search and see, that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. And every man went to his own house.

And Jesus, after standing erect, and having seen no man but the woman, he said to her, Woman, where are those accusers of thee? Did no man condemn thee?

So, Jesus spoke to them again [i.e., to the Jewish authorities. See 7:45], saying, "I am the light of the world. The person who becomes my follower will never live in [spiritual] darkness, but have the light of [i.e., for his] life [i.e., followers of Jesus will not live in error and sin but in truth and righteousness]."

You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come.

Therefore I said to you that you will die [condemned] in your sins. For unless you believe that I am [the Messiah, who came from above. See verse 23], you will die [condemned] in your sins."

They did not see that his words were about the Father.

They answered unto him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.

I speak the things which I have seen with my Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father.

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.

The Jews answered and said to Jesus, "Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan [See note on 4:9], and are dominated by an evil spirit?"

But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death.

The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.

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

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, before Abraham was born, I am." [Note: The words "I am" were probably construed as a reference to being Deity. See Ex. 3:14].

Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.

And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.

the neighbours therefore, and they who before had seen him begging, said, is not this he that used to sit begging?

So they kept on asking him, "How in the world did you come to see?"

His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.

Now it was on the Sabbath when Jesus had made the clay and caused the man's eyes to see.

Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.

they therefore question'd the blind man again, what do you say of the man that made you see? he is a prophet, said he.

Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,

and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? How then doth he now see?

How then doth he now see? His parents answered them, and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind.

but by what means it was that he now sees, that we know not; or who made him see, we know not: he is of age, ask him, he will answer for himself.

So, they called the [former] blind man a second time, and said to him, "Give honor to God [Note: In Jewish idiom this phrase meant "Tell the truth." See Josh. 7:19]; we know this man is a sinner."

He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

they still urg'd the same question, what did he do to thee? how did he make you see?

the man replied, that's very strange that he should make me see, and you should not know who sent him.

In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.

They replied to the beggar, "You were born entirely in sins [i.e., you have been a sinner all your life], and you are [trying] to teach us?" Then they threw him out [of the synagogue. See verse 22].

Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.

And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.

Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.

The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.

Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?

Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

Then Jesus again crossed the Jordan to the place where John used to baptize at first, and stayed there some time, during which many people came to see him.

Now a certain man named Lazarus, from Bethany, became sick. Bethany was the town where Mary and her sister Martha lived. [See 11:18].

This was the Mary who had poured the perfume on the Lord and wiped His feet with her hair [See Matt. 26:6-13], whose brother Lazarus was sick.

The sisters, therefore, sent out unto him, saying - Lord, see! he whom thou tenderly lovest, is sick.

So, when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was [i.e., on the east side of the Jordan River. See 10:40] for two [more] days.

Jesus answered, are there not twelve hours in the day? he that travels by day does not stumble, because he has the light of this world to see by.

But if he walks at night he [might] stumble, because there is no light [to see by]. [Note: These words have a figurative meaning as Jesus is speaking about His mission in life].

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there [when he died], so that [now] you will believe [i.e., when you see him miraculously raised up]. But let us go to him [now]."

Then Thomas, which means, "The Twin," said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go too, so we can die with Him." [i.e., by being stoned to death with Jesus. See 11:8].

and a goodly number of Jews had come out to see Martha and Mary, to sympathize with them over their brother.

So, when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went [out to the edge of town. See verse 30] to meet Him, but Mary [just] sat at home [i.e., probably grief-stricken].

And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?

Now Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.

The Jews therefore being with her in the house and consoling her, having seen Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying that she was going to the sepulcher that she may weep there.

Mary, therefore, when she came where Jesus was, having seen him, fell at his feet, saying to him, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;'

and said, where have ye laid him? they said to him, Lord, come and see.

They say to him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept.

upon which the Jews said, see how he loved him.

But some of them said, "Could not this man, who made that blind man see, have kept Lazarus from dying?"

Jesus said to her, did I not tell you, that if you would believe, you should see the glory of God?

I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.

many therefore of the Jews who came to see Mary, and had seen what Jesus had done, believed on him.

You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.