For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.

But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.

You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but rather, 'I have been sent before him.'

The one who has accepted his testimony has confirmed clearly that God is truthful.

Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John

Now he came to a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life."

The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water."

The woman said to him, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet.

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."

The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (the one called Christ); "whenever he comes, he will tell us everything."

Now at that very moment his disciples came back. They were shocked because he was speaking with a woman. However, no one said, "What do you want?" or "Why are you speaking with her?"

But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about."

Don't you say, 'There are four more months and then comes the harvest?' I tell you, look up and see that the fields are already white for harvest!

The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified, "He told me everything I ever did."

They said to the woman, "No longer do we believe because of your words, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this one really is the Savior of the world."

(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)

When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

Jesus told him, "Go home; your son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and set off for home.

While he was on his way down, his slaves met him and told him that his son was going to live.

Then the father realized that it was the very time Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live," and he himself believed along with his entire household.

When Jesus saw him lying there and when he realized that the man had been disabled a long time already, he said to him, "Do you want to become well?"

Immediately the man was healed, and he picked up his mat and started walking. (Now that day was a Sabbath.)

But the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped out, since there was a crowd in that place.

The man went away and informed the Jewish leaders that Jesus was the one who had made him well.

For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he does, and will show him greater deeds than these, so that you will be amazed.

so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

(I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.)

He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

"But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father has assigned me to complete -- the deeds I am now doing -- testify about me that the Father has sent me.

You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,

but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don't seek the praise that comes from the only God?

"Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope.

Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?"

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted."

Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, "This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world."

The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."

So they said to him, "Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?

But I told you that you have seen me and still do not believe.

Now this is the will of the one who sent me -- that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me, but raise them all up at the last day.

Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven,"

(Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God -- he has seen the Father.)

This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever."

When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them, "Does this cause you to be offended?

The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

So Jesus added, "Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come."

We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!"

So Jesus' brothers advised him, "Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.

However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision (not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child on the Sabbath.

But if a male child is circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the rulers really know that this man is the Christ?

Then the Jewish leaders said to one another, "Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?

Don't the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant of David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?"

They replied, "You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!"

(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

It is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

Thus I told you that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."

(They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.)

Then Jesus said, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.

And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do those things that please him."

I know that you are Abraham's descendants. But you want to kill me, because my teaching makes no progress among you.

The Judeans replied, "Aren't we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"

Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his teaching.

His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?"

Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him.

They said to him, "Where is that man?" He replied, "I don't know."

Now the Jewish religious leaders refused to believe that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summoned the parents of the man who had become able to see.

So his parents replied, "We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.

(His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

Then they summoned the man who used to be blind a second time and said to him, "Promise before God to tell the truth. We know that this man is a sinner."

He replied, "I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing -- that although I was blind, now I can see."

We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!"

The man replied, "This is a remarkable thing, that you don't know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!

We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.

Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

The man replied, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"

Jesus said,] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind."

Jesus replied, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains."

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.

This is why the Father loves me -- because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again.

But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me."

When Jesus heard this, he said, "This sickness will not lead to death, but to God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days.

and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."

So Thomas (called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, "Let us go too, so that we may die with him."

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already.

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will grant you."

Martha said, "I know that he will come back to life again in the resurrection at the last day."

She replied, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world."