When he found out that he was in Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

(Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.)

But they all shouted out together, saying, "Away with this man. Release to us Barabbas."?

He said to them the third time, "Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him."

Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.

When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and placed on him the cross, to carry it after Jesus.

For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?"

And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

The people stood watching. The rulers also scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Messiah of God, his Chosen One."

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man."

All his acquaintances, and the women who followed with him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

He took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been placed.

It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was placed.

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.

He is not here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,

But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.

It happened, while they talked and questioned together, that Jesus himself came near, and went with them.

He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk?" They stood still, looking sad.

He said to them, "What things?" They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb;

Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just like the women had said, but they did not see him."

They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over." He went in to stay with them.

It happened, that when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.

Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.

See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have."

While they still did not believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

He took it and ate in front of them.

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

He said to them, "Thus it is written, for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

And look, I send forth the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

It happened, while he blessed them, that he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.

And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it.

John testified about him. He shouted out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"

No one has seen God at any time. The only God, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

And John testified, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Look, the Lamb of God."

And Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?"

He said to them, "Come, and you will see." They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas" (which is translated, Peter).

On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow me."

And Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."

When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine."

Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come."

His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it."

He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast." So they took it.

When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom,

And he made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables.

To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here. Do not make my Father's house a marketplace."

His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."

The Jewish leaders therefore answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?"

Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

The Jewish leaders therefore said, "Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?"

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, after seeing his signs which he did.

and because he did not need anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man.

For John was not yet thrown into prison.

John answered, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from heaven.

What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.

Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

Are you greater than our father, Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, as did his children, and his livestock?"

At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, "What are you looking for?" or, "Why do you speak with her?"

They went out of the city, and were coming to him.

In the meanwhile, the disciples urged him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."

But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about."

The disciples therefore said one to another, "Has anyone brought him something to eat?"

Do you not say, 'There are yet four months until the harvest?' Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are white for harvest already.

After the two days he went out from there and went into Galilee.

So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.

Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.

When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him."

So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, "Your son lives." He believed, as did his whole house.

This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.

5 A certain man was there, who had been sick for thirty-eight years.

Immediately, the man was made well, and took up his mat and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.

So the Jewish leaders said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat."

Then they asked him, "Who is the man who said to you to pick it up and walk?"

But he who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a crowd being in the place.

The man went away, and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Jesus therefore answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

"Truly, truly, I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

Do not marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,

and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.

It is another who testifies about me. I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true.

The Father himself, who sent me, has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.

Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life.

Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?"

This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.

"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?"

and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.