For John was not yet cast into prison.

There was therefore a reasoning of the disciples of John with a Jew about purification.

And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.

You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

(though indeed Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples,)

He left Judea and returned to Galilee. (Although it was actually His disciples who did the immersing and not Jesus Himself).

and it was behoving him to go through Samaria.

So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

It was about noon, and a woman of Samaria came to draw water.

You have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband: that was truly said.

Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain [i.e., Mt. Gerizim, which was visible from where they were sitting]; but you say that Jerusalem is the place where people should worship [God]."

And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?

[So], the people went out from the town and came to where Jesus was.

While this was taking place, the disciples were saying to Jesus, Master, take some food.

So when the people came to him they made request to him to be among them for a time, and he was there two days.

Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

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

When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

Jesus saith to him, 'Be going on; thy son doth live.' And the man believed the word that Jesus said to him, and was going on,

And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

Then he asked them what the [exact] time was when his son began to get better. They said to him, "[It was] yesterday at seven o'clock in the morning that the fever left him." [Note: This would have been

So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.

This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now in Jerusalem there was a pool of water near the Sheep Gate [Note: This was a city gate in the north wall]. It had five porticos [i.e., covered open areas along the outside of the Temple]. In the Hebrew language it was called Bethesda.

In these, was lying a throng of them who were sick, - blind, lame, withered.

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

Jesus seeing this man lying there, and knowing that he was in that state now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well?

The one who was sick answered him, "Sir, I do not have anyone that, whenever the water is stirred up, could put me into the pool. But {while} I am coming, another goes down before me."

And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

But he answered them, “He who made me well was the one who said to me, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk.’”

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

And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.

His reply to their accusation was, "My Father works unceasingly, and so do I."

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner.

and they will come out [i.e., in the general resurrection on the last day]. Those who had done what was good will be raised [from the dead] to [never ending] life; and those who had done what was evil will be raised [from the dead] to judgment [i.e., to be condemned].

"You sent to John, and he both was and still is a witness to the truth.

He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

For, had you believed Moses, you would have believed me, for it was of me that Moses wrote;

and there was following him a great multitude, because they were seeing his signs that he was doing on the ailing;

and Jesus went up to the mount, and he was there sitting with his disciples,

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

Jesus looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming toward Him, and He said to Philip, “Where will we buy bread for these people to eat?”

But this he said trying him, for he knew what he was going to do.

Philip answered Him, "Not even two hundred coins' worth of bread would be enough to feed them if everyone ate only a little bit." [Note: The amount here indicated was two hundred days of a farm laborer's pay, or about $14,000 in 1994].

One of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, told him,

And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

When the people saw the sign He had done, they said, “This really is the Prophet who was to come into the world!”

And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,

And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

And the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew.

After they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid.

Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;

though there came other vessels from Tiberias, near the place where they had eaten bread after the Lord had given thanks: when therefore the people saw that Jesus was not there,

When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.

And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.

Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He [who was with the Father and] who is from God; He [alone] has seen the Father.

He said these things in a synagogue while He was teaching in Capernaum.

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

What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him.

And He was saying, “For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father.”

He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for he did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him,

Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

Such was His answer, and He remained in Galilee.

Now the Jews were looking for him at the festival and asking where he was,

And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

no one, however, was speaking freely about him, through fear of the Jews.

But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

Was not it Moses who gave you the Law? Yet not one of you obeys it! Why are you seeking to put me to death?"

This was the answer of Jesus: I have done one work and you are all surprised at it.

[Now] Moses gave you [the ordinance of] circumcision and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath day. (Although it was [first] required by [your] forefathers, and not Moses).

if to avoid the violation of the Mosaic law, a man be exposed to circumcision on the sabbath-day, are ye angry at me, because I cured a man, whose whole body was indisposed on the sabbath-day?

As He was teaching in the temple complex, Jesus cried out, “You know Me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You don’t know Him;

I know Him Myself because I am from Him [I came from His very presence] and it was He [personally] who sent Me.”

Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

Now, on the last - the great - day of the feast, Jesus was standing, and he cried aloud, saying - If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink:

(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

So there was a division among the people because of him.

Nicodemus (the one who came to Jesus before and was one of them) asked,

This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.

but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. [Note: This was located on a slope just east of Jerusalem].

and all the people were coming unto him, and having sat down, he was teaching them;

and was teaching them when the Scribes and the Pharisees brought to Him a woman who had been found committing adultery. They made her stand in the centre of the court, and they put the case to Him.

They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

and this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,

and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,

And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.