Then what if you should see the Son of Man going up where He was before?

If a man receives circumcision on the sabbath day so that the Law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry at Me because I have made a man entirely sound on the sabbath day?

(But He spoke this about the Spirit, which they who believed on Him should receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Now Moses in the Law commanded us that such should be stoned. You, then, what do you say?

Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I should say I do not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I know Him and I keep His Word.

His parents spoke these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

And some of them said, Was not this Man who opened the eyes of the blind able also to cause that even this one should not have died?

nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish.

And he did not speak this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;

and not for that nation only, but also that He should gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

And all the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commands, that if anyone knew where He was, he should make it known so that they might seize Him.

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.

"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they should not see with their eyes nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them."

Still, however, even out of the rulers, many did believe on Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;

I have come as a Light into the world, so that whoever believes on Me should not remain in darkness.

For I have not spoken of Myself, but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say, and what I should speak.

And before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come when He should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own in the world, He loved them to the end.

For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

For some thought, because Judas had the moneybag, that Jesus had said to him, Buy what we have need of for the feast; or that he should give something to the poor.

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. As I have loved you, you should also love one another.

You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it to you.

I have spoken these things to you so that you should not be offended.

Now we know that You know all things and do not need that anyone should ask You. By this we believe that You have come forth from God.

even as You have given Him authority over all flesh so that He should give eternal life to all You have given Him.

And Caiaphas was he who gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the praetorium. And it was early. And they did not go into the praetorium, that they should not be defiled, and that they might eat the Passover.

Pilate then said to Him, Are you a king then? Jesus answered, You say it that I am a king. To this end I was born, and for this cause I came into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.

But you have a custom that I should release one to you at the Passover. Then do you desire that I release to you the king of the Jews?

Then the Jews, because it was Preparation, begged Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away, so that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the sabbath. For that sabbath was a high day.

He spoke this signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, Follow Me.

Then this saying went abroad among the brothers, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him, He shall not die, but, If I desire that he remain until I come, what is that to you?

And there are also many things, whatever Jesus did, which, if they should be written singly, I suppose the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.

whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

For David speaks concerning Him, "I foresaw the Lord always before me, because He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved.

But those things which God before had shown by the mouth of all His prophets, that Christ should suffer, He fulfilled in this manner.

Then the commander went with the officers and brought them, not with force, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

And he said, How can I unless some man should guide me? And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.

Can anyone forbid water that these, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we, should not be baptized?

And the Word was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem. And they sent out Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch;

And one of them named Agabus stood up and signified by the Spirit that there should be great famine over the world (which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar).

And after much disputing, Peter rose up and said to them, Men, brothers, you recognize that from ancient days God chose among us that through my mouth the nations should hear the Word of the gospel, and believe.

but that we write to them that they should abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

And Paul said, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe into Him coming after him, that is, into Jesus Christ.

grieving most of all over the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.

And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days; who said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

Then taking the men on the next day, being purified with them, Paul went into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of the purification, until an offering should be offered for each of them.

And they listened to him until this word, and then they lifted up their voice, saying, Take such a one from the earth! For it is not fitting that he should live.

And dissension arising, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him from among them by force, and to bring him into the fortress.

Then indeed Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea; he himself would depart shortly.

And when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' cohort.

which taking, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they should fall into the sandbanks of Syrtis, lowering the tackle, so they were borne along.

And the mind of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out and escape.

For the heart of this people was fattened, and they have heard with their ears dully; and they closed their eyes; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father; even so we also should walk in newness of life.

knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be destroyed, that from now on we should not serve sin.

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

So, my brothers, you also have become dead to the law by the body of Christ so that you should be married to Another, even to Him raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit to God.

Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you should be wise within yourselves; that blindness in part has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the nations has comes in.

that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the gospel of God, so that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Yea, so I have been eager to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation;

lest any should say that I had baptized in my own name.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

so that no flesh should glory in His presence.

so that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

But to me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a man's day; but I do not judge my own self,

But this I say, brothers, The time is short. It remains that both those who have wives should be as not having one.

Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? It was written for us, so that he who plows should plow in hope, and so that he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.

If others have a share of this authority over you, rather should not we? But we have not used this authority, but we endured all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it is good for me rather to die than that anyone nullify my glorying.

And these things were our examples, that we should not be lusters after evil, as they also lusted.

Nor should we be idolaters, even as some of them, as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."

But I say that the things which the nations sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. And I do not desire that you should have fellowship with demons.

But if a woman should have long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her in place of a veil.

But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

that there not be division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

Then purposing this, did I indeed use lightness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose them according to the flesh, so that with me there should be yes, yes, and no, no?

And I wrote this to you, lest when I came I should have sorrow from the ones of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly to you.

so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overwhelming sorrow.

so that we should not be overreached by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his devices.

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving ones, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ (who is the image of God) should not dawn on them.

But even as you abound in everything, in faith, and in word, and in knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us; you should abound in this grace also.

avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us;

Yet I sent the brothers, lest our boasting (which is on your behalf) should not be in vain, that, as I said, you may be ready.

I say this lest perhaps Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared. We (not to say you) would then be put to shame in this confident boasting.

For even if I also should boast somewhat more fully of our authority (which the Lord has given us for building up, and not for pulling you down) I will not be put to shame;

But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your thoughts should be corrupted from the simplicity due to Christ.

For if I desire to boast, I shall not be foolish. For I will speak the truth. But I spare, lest anyone should think of me as being beyond what he sees me, or hears of me;

But I pray to God for you not to do evil, none. And not that we may appear approved, but that you should do the good things, though we are deemed to be reprobates.

Why then the Law? It was added because of transgressions, until the Seed should come to those to whom it had been promised, being ordained through angels in the Mediator's hand.

My children, for whom I again travail until Christ should be formed in you,

But we should not lose heart in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.

As many as desire to look well in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,

not of works, lest anyone should boast.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

that the nations should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partaker of His promise in Christ through the gospel.