"You will no sooner have entered the city," He replied, "than you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house to which he goes,

for I tell you that I certainly shall not eat one again till its full meaning has been brought out in the Kingdom of God."

for I tell you that from this time I will never drink the produce of the vine till the Kingdom of God has come."

For indeed the Son of Man goes on His way--His pre-destined way; yet alas for that man who is betraying Him!"

For which is the greater--he who sits at table, or he who waits on him? Is it not he who sits at table? But my position among you is that of one who waits on others.

so that you shall eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones as judges over the twelve tribes of Israel.

"Simon, Simon, I tell you that Satan has obtained permission to have all of you to sift as wheat is sifted.

But *I* have prayed for *you* that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren."

"I tell you, Peter," said Jesus, "that the cock will not crow to-day till you have three times denied that you know me."

For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: 'And He was reckoned among the lawless'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."

"Master, here are two swords," they exclaimed. "That is enough," He replied.

But when He arrived at the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not come into temptation."

"Why are you sleeping?" He said; "stand up; and pray that you may not come into temptation."

"Man, I don't know what you mean," replied Peter. No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed.

or blindfolded Him, and then challenged Him. "Prove to us," they said, "that you are a prophet, by telling us who it was that struck you."

And learning that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction he sent Him to Herod, for he too was in Jerusalem at that time.

And on that very day Herod and Pilate became friends again, for they had been for some time at enmity.

No, nor does Herod; for he has sent him back to us; and, you see, there is nothing he has done that deserves death.

A third time he appealed to them: "Why, what crime has the man committed? I have discovered in him nothing that deserves death. I will therefore give him a light punishment and release him."

But they urgently insisted, demanding with frantic outcries that He should be crucified; and their clamour prevailed.

For if they are doing these things in the case of the green tree, what will be done in that of the dry?"

"I tell you in solemn truth," replied Jesus, "that this very day you shall be with me in Paradise."

And all the crowds that had come together to this sight, after seeing all that had occurred, returned to the city beating their breasts.

and on entering they found that the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.

when He told you that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."

On that same day two of the disciples were walking to Emmaus, a village seven or eight miles from Jerusalem,

Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered, "Are you a stranger lodging alone in Jerusalem, that you have known nothing of the things that have lately happened in the city?"

But we were hoping that it was He who was about to ransom Israel. Yes, and moreover it was the day before yesterday that these things happened.

and, finding that His body was not there, they came and declared to us that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

"O dull-witted men," He replied, "with minds so slow to believe all that the Prophets have spoken!

And He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you--that everything must be fulfilled that is written in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets and the Psalms concerning me."

and He said, "Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise again from among the dead;

and that proclamation would be made, in His name, of repentance and forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

And remember that I am about to send out my Father's promised gift to rest upon you. But, as for you, wait patiently in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being.

In Him was Life, and that Life was the Light of men.

He came as a witness, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.

He was not the Light, but he existed that he might give testimony concerning the Light.

The true Light was that which illumines every man by its coming into the world.

He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.

But all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;

And the Word came in the flesh, and lived for a time in our midst, so that we saw His glory--the glory as of the Father's only Son, sent from His presence. He was full of grace and truth.

So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"

The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and exclaimed, "Look, that is the Lamb of God who is to take away the sin of the world!

I did not yet know Him; but that He may be openly shown to Israel is the reason why I have come baptizing in water."

"This I have seen, and I have become a witness that He is the Son of God."

when he saw Jesus passing by, and said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"

"Come and you shall see," He said. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they remained and spent that day with Him. It was then about ten o'clock in the morning.

He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas" --that is to say, Peter (or 'Rock')

"Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig-tree,'" replied Jesus, "do you believe? You shall see greater things than that."

"I tell you all in most solemn truth," He added, "that you shall see Heaven opened wide, and God's angels going up, and coming down to the Son of Man."

So they carried some to him. And no sooner had the President tasted the water now turned into wine, than--not knowing where it came from, though the attendants who had drawn the water knew--he called to the bridegroom

and said to him, "It is usual to put on the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then that which is inferior. But you have kept the good wine till now."

So the Jews asked Him, "What proof of your authority do you exhibit to us, seeing that you do these things?"

When however He had risen from among the dead, His disciples recollected that He had said this; and they believed the Scripture and the teaching which Jesus had given them.

He came to Jesus by night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher from God; for no one can do these miracles which you are doing, unless God is with him.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.

In most solemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony.

in order that every one who trusts in Him may have the Life of the Ages."

For so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that every one who trusts in Him may not perish but may have the Life of Ages.

For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

And this is the test by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.

But he who does what is honest and right comes to the light, in order that his actions may be plainly shown to have been done in God.

What He has seen and heard, to that He bears witness; but His testimony no one receives.

Any man who has received His testimony has solemnly declared that God is true.

Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--

and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

"How is it," replied the woman, "that a Jew like you asks me, who am a woman and a Samaritan, for water?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

"If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, 'Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."

Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?"

but whoever drinks any of the water that I shall give him will never, never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become a fountain within him of water springing up for the Life of the Ages."

"Sir," said the woman, "give me that water, that I may never be thirsty, nor continually come all the way here to draw from the well."

"I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;

"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."

"Sir," replied the woman, "I see that you are a Prophet.

Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."

"I know," replied the woman, "that Messiah is coming--'the Christ,' as He is called. When He has come, He will tell us everything."

So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"

The reaper gets pay and gathers in a crop in preparation for the Life of the Ages, that so the sower and the reapers may rejoice together.

For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'

Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."

and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."

though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.

When however He reached Galilee, the Galilaeans welcomed Him eagerly, having been eye-witnesses of all that He had done in Jerusalem at the Festival; for they also had been to the Festival.

Having heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee, he came to Him and begged Him to go down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death.

and he was already on his way down when his servants met him and told him that his son was alive and well.

Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.

This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.

Jesus saw him lying there, and knowing that he had been a long time in that condition, He asked him, "Do you wish to have health and strength?"

That day was a Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been cured, "It is the Sabbath: you must not carry your mat."

"Who is it," they asked, "that said to you, 'Take up your mat and walk'?"

The man went and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had restored him to health;

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that the Son can do nothing of Himself--He can only do what He sees the Father doing; for whatever He does, that the Son does in like manner.

For the Father loves the Son and reveals to Him all that He Himself is doing. And greater deeds than these will He reveal to Him, in order that you may wonder.

that all may honour the Son even as they honour the Father. The man who withholds honour from the Son withholds honour from the Father who sent Him.

"In most solemn truth I tell you that he who listens to my teaching and believes Him who sent me, has the Life of the Ages, and does not come under judgement, but has passed over out of death into Life.

"In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.

"I can of my own self do nothing. As I am bidden, so I judge; and mine is a just judgement, because it is not my own will that guides me, but the will of Him who sent me.