I have other sheep, too, which do not belong to this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice; so it will be one flock, one shepherd.

This is why my Father loves me, because I lay down my life to take it up again.

No one takes it from me, I lay it down of my own accord: I have power to lay it down and also power to take it up again; I have my Father's orders for this.

and many came to him, saying, "John did not perform any Sign, but all he ever said about this man was true."

When Jesus heard it, he said, "This illness is not to end in death; the end of it is the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby."

Jesus replied, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If one walks during the day he does not stumble, for he sees the light of this world:

This he said, then added, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; I am going to waken him."

So, on hearing this, Mary rose hurriedly and went to him.

This made Jesus chafe afresh, so he went to the tomb; it was a cave with a boulder to close it.

Jesus said, "Remove the boulder." "Lord," said Martha, the dead man's sister, "he will be stinking by this time; he has been dead four days."

If we let him alone, like this, everybody will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and suppress our holy Place and our nation."

(He did not say this simply of his own accord; he was high priest that year, and his words were a prophecy that Jesus was to die for the nation,

"Why was not this perfume sold for ten pounds, and the money given to the poor?"

(Not that he cared for the poor; he said this because he was a thief, and because he carried the money-box and pilfered what was put in.)

(His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered this had been written of him and had happened to him.)

and that was why the crowd went out to meet him, because they heard he had performed this Sign.

He who loves his life loses it, and he who cares not for his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

My soul is now disquieted. What am I to say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? Nay, it is something else that has brought me to this hour:

Jesus answered, "This voice did not come for my sake but for yours.

Now is this world to be judged; now the Prince of this world will be expelled.

(By this he indicated the kind of death he was to die.)

So the people answered, "We have learned from the Law that the Christ is to remain for ever; what do you mean by saying that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?"

This was why they could not believe; for Isaiah again said,

(Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke of him.)

Now before the passover festival Jesus knew the time had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had loved his own in this world and he loved them to the end;

If you know all this, blessed are you if you really do it.

When I say 'you,' I do not mean you all; I know the men of my choice, and I made my choice that this scripture might be fulfilled, he who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.

I am telling you this now, before it occurs, so that when it has occurred you may believe who I am.

On saying this, Jesus was disquieted in spirit: he testified and said, "Truly, truly I tell you, one of you will betray me."

Jesus answered, "The man I am going to give this piece of bread to, when I dip it in the dish." Then he took the piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot;

(None of those at table understood why he said this to him;

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

Jesus said to him, "Philip, have I been with you all this time, and yet you do not understand me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. What do you mean by saying, 'Let us see the Father'?

I have told you all this while I am still with you,

I tell you this now, before it occurs, so that, when it does occur, you may believe.

I will no longer talk much with you, for the Prince of this world is coming. He has no hold on me;

I have told you this, that my joy may be within you and your joy complete.

This is my command: you are to love one another as I have loved you.

This is what I command you, to love one another.

They will do all this to you on account of my name, because they know not him who sent me.

I have told you all this, to keep you from being repelled.

This they will do to you, because they have not known the Father nor me.

I have told you all this, so that when the time for it arrives, you may remember what I said to you. I did not tell you about this at the beginning, because I was with you then;

of judgment, because the Prince of this world has been judged.

Jesus knew they wanted to ask him; so he said to them, "Is this what you are discussing together, why I said, 'In a little while, you will not see me: then, after a little, you shall see me'?

I have told you this in figures, but the time is coming when I shall speak to you in figures no longer; I shall let you know plainly about the Father.

Now we are sure you know everything, and need no one to put questions to you. This makes us believe you have come forth from God."

I have said all this to you that in me you may have peace; in the world you have trouble, but courage! I have conquered the world.

And this is eternal life, that they know thee, the only real God, and him whom thou hast sent, even Jesus Christ.

Having said this, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron ravine to an orchard, which he entered in the company of his disciples.

(this was to fulfil his own word: 'I did not lose a single one of those whom thou didst give me').

while Peter stood outside at the door. Then this other disciple, who was an acquaintance of the high priest, came out and spoke to the woman at the door, and brought Peter inside.

The maidservant at the door then said to Peter, "Are you not one of this fellow's disciples?" He said, "No."

As he said this, one of the attendants who stood by gave him a blow, saying, "Is that how you answer the high priest?"

& 25] Simon Peter followed Jesus along with another disciple; and as this disciple was an acquaintance of the high priest, he passed into the courtyard of the high priest with Jesus,

so Pilate came outside to them and asked, "What charge do you bring against this man?"

Jesus replied, "Are you saying this of your own accord, or did other people tell you about me?"

Jesus replied, "My realm does not belong to this world; if my realm did belong to this world, my men would have fought to prevent me being handed over to the Jews. No, my realm lies elsewhere."

"So you are a king?" said Pilate, "you!" "Certainly," said Jesus, "I am a king. This is why I was born, this is why I came into the world, to bear testimony to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

This made Pilate anxious to release him, but the Jews yelled, "If you release him, you are no friend of Caesar's! Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar!"

On hearing this, Pilate brought Jesus out and seated him on the tribunal at a spot called the 'mosaic pavement' ??the Hebrew name is Gabbatha

Now many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus had been crucified was close to the city; besides, the inscription was in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

they said to themselves, "Don't let us tear it. Let us draw lots to see who gets it" (that the scripture might be fulfilled, they distributed my clothes among them, and drew lots for my raiment). This was what the soldiers did.

For this took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, Not a bone of him will be broken.

After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, a disciple of Jesus but a secret disciple ??for fear of the Jews ??asked Pilate for permission to remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed him. So he went and removed the body,

Upon this the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, went inside too, and when he saw for himself he was convinced.

Many another Sign did Jesus perform in presence of his disciples, which is not recorded in this book;

After that, Jesus disclosed himself once more to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. It was in this way.

So he told them, "Throw your net on the right of the boat, and you will have a take." At this they threw the net, and now they could not haul it in for the mass of fish.

This was the third time, now, that Jesus appeared to the disciples after rising from the dead.

(he said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God); then he added, "Follow me."

This started the report among the brotherhood that the said disciple was not to die. Jesus, however, did not say he was not to die; what he said was, "If I choose that he should survive till I come back, what does that matter to you?"

This was the disciple who bears testimony to these facts and who wrote them down; his testimony, we know, is true.

"for John baptized with water, but not many days after this you shall be baptized with the holy Spirit."

Now when they met, they asked him, "Lord, is this the time you are going to restore the Realm to Israel?"

On saying this he was lifted up while they looked on, and a cloud took him out of sight.

who said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up to heaven? This Jesus who has been taken from you into heaven will come back, just as you have seen him depart to heaven."

Judas did enter our number, he did get his allotted share of this our ministry.

to fill the place in this apostolic ministry which Judas left in order to go to his own place."

So when this sound was heard, the multitude gathered in bewilderment, for each heard them speaking in his own language.

But Peter stood up along with the eleven, and raising his voice he addressed them thus: "Men of Judaea and residents in Jerusalem, let everyone of you understand this ??attend to what I say:

No, this is what was predicted by the prophet Joel ??17 In the last days, saith God, then will I pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams:

this Jesus, betrayed in the predestined course of God's deliberate purpose, you got wicked men to nail to the cross and murder;

Brothers, I can speak quite plainly to you about the patriarch David; he died and was buried and his tomb remains with us to this day.

This Jesus God raised, as we can all bear witness.

So let all the house of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this very Jesus whom you have crucified."

When they heard this, it went straight to their hearts; they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what are we to do?"

And with many another appeal he urged and entreated them. "Save yourselves," he cried, "from this crooked generation!"

and when they recognized this was the very man who used to sit and beg at the Gate Beautiful, they were lost in awe and amazement at what had happened to him.

But when Peter saw this, he said to the people, "Men of Israel, why are you surprised at this? Why do you stare at us, as if we had made him walk by any power or piety of ours?

(He it is who has given strength to this man whom you see and know, by faith in His name; it is the faith He inspires which has made the man thus hale and whole before you all.)

Now I know, brothers, that you acted in ignorance, like your rulers ??18 though this was how God fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the lips of all the prophets, namely the sufferings of his Christ.

who must be kept in heaven till the period of the great Restoration. Ages ago God spoke of this by the lips of his holy prophets;

Any soul that will not listen to this prophet shall be exterminated from the People;

They made the men stand before them and inquired, "By what authority, in whose name, have you done this?"

if we are being cross-examined to-day upon a benefit rendered to a cripple, upon how this man got better,

However, to keep things from going any further with the people, we had better threaten them that they are not to tell anyone in future about this Name."

(the man on whom this miracle of healing had been performed, being more than forty years old).

and on hearing this the entire company raised their cry to God, "O Sovereign Lord, thou art he who made heaven, earth, and sea, and all that in them is,

In this very city they actually mustered against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst consecrate ??Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,