
THE WORD BECAME A 
HUMAN{/}

{1}1{/}

{I}1_{/}In the beginning 
was the Word.
And the Word was with God
and the Word was God;
{I}2_{/}he was in the 
beginning with God.
{I}3_{/}All things were 
made through him
and without him nothing 
came to be.
Whatever has come to be, 
{I}4_{/}found  life in  
him,
life which for humans was 
also light.
{I}5_{/}Light that shines 
in the dark:
light that darkness could 
not overcome.
{I}6_{/}A man came, sent 
by God;
his name was John.
{I}7_{/}He came to bear 
witness,
as a witness to introduce 
the Light
so that all might believe 
through him.
{I}8_{/}He was not the 
Light
but a witness to 
introduce the Light.
{I}9_{/}For the Light was 
coming into the world,
the true Light that 
enlightens everyone.
{I}10_{/}He was already 
in the world
and through him the world 
was made,
the very world that did 
not know him.
{I}11_{/}He came to his 
own,
yet his own people did 
not receive him;
{I}12_{/}but all who have 
received him
he empowers to become 
children of God
for they believe in his 
Name.
{I}13_{/}These are born, 
but without seed
or carnal desire or will 
of man:
they are born of God.
{I}14_{/}And the Word was 
made flesh;
he had his tent pitched 
among us,
and we have seen his 
Glory,
the Glory of the only Son
coming from the Father:
fullness of truth and 
loving-kindness.
{I}15_{/}John bore 
witness to him openly, 
saying:
This is the one who comes 
after me,
but he is already ahead 
of me
for he was before me.
{I}16_{/}From his 
fullness we have all 
received,
favor upon favor.
{I}17_{/}For God had 
given us the Law through 
Moses,
but Truth and Loving-
kindness
came through Jesus 
Christ.
{I}18_{/}No one has ever 
seen God,
but God-the-Only-Son made 
him known:
the one who is in and 
with the Father.
FIRST PART: JESUS REVEALS 
HIMSELF THROUGH SIGNS{/}

JOHN THE BAPTIST PRESENTS 
JESUS, THE LAMB OF GOD{/}

{I}19_{/}This was the 
testimony of John when 
the jews sent priests and 
levites to ask him, "Who 
are you?" {I}20_{/}John 
recognized the truth and 
did not deny it. he said, 
"I am not the Messiah."
{I}21_{/}And they asked 
him, "Then who are you? 
Elijah?" He answered, "I 
am not." They said, "Are 
you the Prophet?" And he 
answered, "No." 
{I}22_{/}Then they said 
to him, "Tell us who you 
are, so that we can give 
some answer to those who 
sent us. How do you see 
yourself?" {I}23_{/}And 
John said, quoting the 
prophet Isaiah, "I am the 
voice crying out in the 
wilderness: Make straight 
the way of the Lord."
{I}24_{/}Those who had 
been sent were Pharisees; 
{I}25_{/}so they put a 
further question to John: 
"Then why are you 
baptizing if you are not 
the Messiah, or Elijah, 
or the Prophet?" 
{I}26_{/}John answered, 
"I baptize you with 
water, but among you 
stands one whom you do 
not know; 
{I}27_{/}although he 
comes after me, I am not 
worthy to untie the strap 
of his sandal."
{I}28_{/}This happened in 
Bethabara beyond the 
Jordan, where John was 
baptizing.
{I}29_{/}The next day 
John saw Jesus coming 
towards him and said, 
"There is the Lamb of 
God, who takes away the 
sin of the world. 
{I}30_{/}It is he of whom 
I said: A man comes after 
me who is already ahead 
of me, for he was before 
me. {I}31_{/}I myself did 
not know him, but I came 
baptizing to prepare for 
him, so that he might be 
revealed in Israel."
{I}32_{/}And John also 
gave this testimony, "I 
saw the Spirit coming 
down on him like a dove 
from heaven and resting 
on him. {I}33_{/}I myself 
did not know him but God 
who sent me to baptize 
told me: 'You will see 
the Spirit coming down 
and resting on the one 
who baptizes with the 
Holy Spirit.' 
{I}34_{/}Yes, I have 
seen! and I declare that 
this is the Chosen One of 
God."
JESUS MEETS THE FIRST 
DISCIPLES{/}

{I}35_{/}On the following 
day John was standing 
there again with two of 
his disciples. 
{I}36_{/}As Jesus walked 
by, John looked at him 
and said, "There is the 
Lamb of God." {I}37_{/}On 
hearing this, the two 
disciples followed Jesus. 
{I}38_{/}He turned and 
saw them following, and 
he said to them, "What 
are you looking for?" 
They answered, "Rabbi 
(which means Master), 
where are you staying?" 
{I}39_{/}Jesus said, 
"Come and see." So they 
went and saw where he 
stayed and spent the rest 
of that day with him. It 
was about four o'clock in 
the afternoon.
{I}40_{/}Andrew, the 
brother of Simon Peter, 
was one of the two who 
heard what John had said 
and followed Jesus. 
{I}41_{/}Early the next 
morning he found his 
brother Simon and said to 
him, "We have found the 
Messiah" (which means the 
Christ), {I}42_{/}and he 
brought Simon to Jesus. 
Jesus looked at him and 
said, "You are Simon, son 
of John, but you shall be 
called Cephas" (which 
means Rock).
{I}43_{/}The next day, 
Jesus decided to set off 
for Galilee. He found 
Philip and said to him, 
"Follow me." 
{I}44_{/}Philip was from 
Bethsaida, the town of 
Andrew and Peter. 
{I}45_{/}Philip found 
Nathanael and said to 
him, "We have found the 
one that Moses wrote 
about in the Law, and the 
prophets as well: he is 
Jesus, son of Joseph, 
from Nazareth."
{I}46_{/}Nathanael 
replied, "Can anything 
good come from Nazareth?" 
Philip said to him, "Come 
and see." {I}47_{/}When 
Jesus saw Nathanael 
coming, he said of him, 
"Here comes an Israelite, 
a true one; there is 
nothing false in him." 
{I}48_{/}Nathanael asked 
him, "How do you know 
me?" And Jesus said to 
him, "Before Philip 
called you, you were 
under the fig tree and I 
saw you."
{I}49_{/}Nathanael 
answered, "Master, you 
are the Son of God! You 
are the King of Israel!" 
{I}50_{/}But Jesus 
replied, "You believe 
because I said: 'I saw 
you under the fig tree.' 
But you will see greater 
things than that.
{I}51_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, you will see the 
heavens opened and the 
angels of God ascending 
and descending upon the 
Son of Man."
THE WEDDING AT CANA{/}

{1}2{/}

{I}1_{/}Three days later 
there was a wedding at 
Cana in Galilee and the 
mother of Jesus was 
there. {I}2_{/}Jesus was 
also invited to the 
wedding with his 
disciples. {I}3_{/}When 
all the wine provided for 
the celebration had been 
served and they had run 
out of wine, the mother 
of Jesus said to him, 
"They have no wine." 
{I}4_{/}Jesus replied, 
"Woman, your thoughts are 
not mine! My hour has not 
yet come."
{I}5_{/}However his 
mother said to the 
servants, "Do whatever he 
tells you."
{I}6_{/}Nearby were six 
stone water jars meant 
for the ritual washing as 
practiced by the Jews; 
each jar could hold 
twenty or thirty gallons. 
{I}7_{/}Jesus said to the 
servants, "Fill the jars 
with water." And they 
filled them to the brim. 
{I}8_{/}Then Jesus said, 
"Now draw some out and 
take it to the steward." 
So they did.
{I}9_{/}The steward 
tasted the water that had 
become wine, without 
knowing from where it had 
come; for only the 
servants who had drawn 
the water knew. So, he 
called the bridegroom 
{I}10_{/}to tell him, 
"Everyone serves the best 
wine first and when 
people have drunk enough, 
he serves that which is 
ordinary. Instead you 
have kept the best wine 
until the end."
{I}11_{/}This miraculous 
sign was the first, and 
Jesus performed it at 
Cana in Galilee. In this 
way he let his Glory 
appear and his disciples 
believed in him.
{I}12_{/}After this, 
Jesus went down to 
Capernaum with his 
mother, his brothers and 
his disciples; and they 
stayed there for a few 
days.
JESUS CLEARS THE 
TEMPLE{/}

{I}13_{/}As the Passover 
of the Jews was at hand, 
Jesus went up to 
Jerusalem. {I}14_{/}In 
the Temple court he found 
merchants selling oxen, 
sheep and doves, and 
money-changers seated at 
their tables. 
{I}15_{/}Making a whip of 
cords, he drove them all 
out of the Temple court, 
together with the oxen 
and sheep. He knocked 
over the tables of the 
money-changers, 
scattering the coins, 
{I}16_{/}and ordered the 
people selling doves, 
"Take all this away and 
stop turning my Father's 
house into a 
marketplace!"
{I}17_{/}His disciples 
recalled the words of 
Scripture: Zeal for your 
House devours me as a 
fire.
{I}18_{/}The Jews then 
questioned Jesus, "Where 
are the miraculous signs 
which give you the right 
to do this?" {I}19_{/}And 
Jesus said, "Destroy this 
temple and in three days 
I will raise it up." 
{I}20_{/}The Jews then 
replied, "The building of 
this temple has already 
taken forty-six years, 
and you will raise it up 
in three days?"
{I}21_{/}Actually, Jesus 
was referring to the 
temple of his body. 
{I}22_{/}Only when he had 
risen from the dead did 
his disciples remember 
these words; then they 
believed both the 
Scripture and the words 
Jesus had spoken. 
{I}23_{/}Jesus stayed in 
Jerusalem during the 
Passover Festival and 
many believed in his Name 
when they saw the 
miraculous signs he 
performed. {I}24_{/}But 
Jesus did not trust 
himself to them, because 
he knew all of them. 
{I}25_{/}He had no need 
of evidence about anyone 
for he himself knew what 
there was in each one.
JESUS AND NICODEMUS{/}

{1}3{/}

{I}1_{/}Among the 
Pharisees there was a 
ruler of the Jews named 
Nicodemus. {I}2_{/}He 
came to Jesus by night 
and said, "Rabbi, we know 
that you have come from 
God to teach us, for no 
one can perform 
miraculous signs like 
yours unless God is with 
him."
{I}3_{/}Jesus replied, 
"Truly, I say to you, no 
one can see the kingdom 
of God unless he is born 
again from above."
{I}4_{/}Nicodemus said, 
"How can there be rebirth 
for a grown man? Who 
could go back to his 
mother's womb and be born 
again?" {I}5_{/}Jesus 
replied, "Truly, I say to 
you: No one can enter the 
kingdom of God without 
being born of water and 
Spirit. {I}6_{/}What is 
born of the flesh is 
flesh, and what is born 
of the Spirit is spirit. 
{I}7_{/}Because of this, 
don't be surprised when I 
say: 'You must be born 
again from above.'
{I}8_{/}The wind blows 
where it pleases and you 
hear its sound, but you 
don't know where it comes 
from or where it is 
going. It is like that 
with everyone who is born 
of the Spirit."
{I}9_{/}Nicodemus asked 
again, "How can this be?" 
{I}10_{/}And Jesus 
answered, "You are a 
teacher in Israel, and 
you don't know these 
things!
{I}11_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, we speak of what we 
know and we witness to 
the things we have seen, 
but you don't accept our 
testimony. {I}12_{/}If 
you don't believe when I 
speak of earthly things, 
what then, when I speak 
to you of heavenly 
things? {I}13_{/}No one 
has ever gone up to 
heaven except the one who 
came from heaven, the Son 
of Man. 
{I}14_{/}As Moses lifted 
up the serpent in the 
desert, so must the Son 
of Man be lifted up, 
{I}15_{/}so that whoever 
believes in him may have 
eternal life.
{I}16_{/}Yes, God so 
loved the world that he 
gave his only Son that 
whoever believes in him 
may not be lost, but may 
have eternal life. 
{I}17_{/}God did not send 
the Son into the world to 
condemn the world; 
instead, through him the 
world is to be saved. 
{I}18_{/}Whoever believes 
in him will not be 
condemned. He who does 
not believe is already 
condemned, because he has 
not believed in the Name 
of the only Son of God.
{I}19_{/}This is how the 
Judgment is made: Light 
has come into the world 
and people loved darkness 
rather than light because 
their deeds were evil. 
{I}20_{/}For whoever does 
wrong hates the light and 
doesn't come to the light 
for fear that his deeds 
will be shown as evil. 
{I}21_{/}But whoever 
lives according to the 
truth comes into the 
light so that it can be 
clearly seen that his 
works have been done in 
God."
JOHN THE BAPTIST'S LAST 
TESTIMONY{/}

{I}22_{/}After this, 
Jesus went into the 
territory of Judea with 
his disciples. He stayed 
there with them and 
baptized. {I}23_{/}John 
was also baptizing in 
Aenon near Salim where 
water was plentiful; 
people came to him and 
were baptized. 
{I}24_{/}This happened 
before John was put in 
prison. 
{I}25_{/}Now John's 
disciples had been 
questioned by a Jew about 
spiritual cleansing, 
{I}26_{/}so they came to 
him and said, "Rabbi, the 
one who was with you 
across the Jordan, and 
about whom you spoke 
favorably, is now 
baptizing and all are 
going to him."
{I}27_{/}John answered, 
"No one can take on 
anything except what has 
been given him from 
heaven. {I}28_{/}You 
yourselves are my 
witnesses that I said: 'I 
am not the Christ but I 
have been sent before 
him.' {I}29_{/}Only the 
bridegroom has the bride; 
but the friend of the 
bridegroom stands by and 
listens, and rejoices to 
hear the bridegroom's 
voice. My joy is now 
full. {I}30_{/}It is 
necessary that he 
increase but that I 
decrease.
{I}31_{/}He who comes 
from above is above all; 
he who comes from the 
earth belongs to the 
earth and his words, too, 
are earthly. The One who 
comes from heaven 
{I}32_{/}speaks of the 
things he has seen and 
heard; he bears witness 
to this but no one 
accepts his testimony. 
{I}33_{/}Whoever does 
receive his testimony 
acknowledges the 
truthfulness of God.
{I}34_{/}The one sent by 
God speaks God's words 
and gives the Spirit 
without measure. 
{I}35_{/}For the Father 
loves the Son and has 
entrusted everything into 
his hands. 
{I}36_{/}Whoever believes 
in the Son lives with 
eternal life, but he who 
will not believe in the 
Son will never know life 
and always faces the 
justice of God."
JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN 
WOMAN{/}

{1}4{/}

{I}1_{/}The Lord knew 
that the Pharisees were 
informed about him; 
people said that Jesus 
was attracting and 
baptizing more disciples 
than John; {I}2_{/}in 
fact it was not Jesus 
himself who was baptizing 
but his disciples. 
{I}3_{/}So Jesus left 
Judea and returned to 
Galilee. {I}4_{/}He had 
to cross Samaria.
{I}5_{/}He came to a 
Samaritan town called 
Sychar, near the land 
that Jacob had given to 
his son Joseph. 
{I}6_{/}Jacob's well is 
there. Tired from his 
journey, Jesus sat down 
by the well; it was about 
noon. {I}7_{/}Now a 
Samaritan woman came to 
draw water and Jesus said 
to her, "Give me a 
drink." {I}8_{/}His 
disciples had just gone 
into town to buy some 
food.
{I}9_{/}The Samaritan 
woman said to him, "How 
is it that you, a Jew, 
ask me, a Samaritan and a 
woman, for a drink?" (For 
Jews, in fact, have no 
dealings with 
Samaritans.) 
{I}10_{/}Jesus replied, 
"If you only knew the 
Gift of God! If you knew 
who it is that asks you 
for a drink, you yourself 
would have asked me and I 
would have given you 
living water."
{I}11_{/}The woman 
answered, "Sir, you have 
no bucket and this well 
is deep; where is your 
living water? 
{I}12_{/}Are you greater 
than our ancestor Jacob, 
who gave us this well 
after he drank from it 
himself, together with 
his sons and his cattle?"
{I}13_{/}Jesus said to 
her, "Those who drink of 
this water will be 
thirsty again; 
{I}14_{/}but those who 
drink of the water that I 
shall give will never be 
thirsty; for the water 
that I shall give will 
become in them a spring 
of water welling up to 
eternal life."
{I}15_{/}The woman said 
to him, "Give me this 
water, that I may never 
be thirsty and never have 
to come here to draw 
water." {I}16_{/}Jesus 
said, "Go, call your 
husband and come back 
here." {I}17_{/}The woman 
answered, "I have no 
husband." And Jesus 
replied, "You are right 
to say: 'I have no 
husband'; {I}18_{/}for 
you have had five 
husbands and the one you 
have now is not your 
husband. What you said is 
true."
{I}19_{/}The woman then 
said to him, "I see you 
are a prophet; tell me 
this: {I}20_{/}Our 
fathers used to come to 
this mountain to worship 
God; but you Jews, do you 
not claim that Jerusalem 
is the only place to 
worship God?" 
{I}21_{/}Jesus said to 
her, "Believe me, woman, 
the hour is coming when 
you shall worship the 
Father, but that will not 
be on this mountain or in 
Jerusalem. {I}22_{/}You 
Samaritans worship 
without knowledge, while 
we Jews worship with 
knowledge, for salvation 
comes from the Jews. 
{I}23_{/}But the hour is 
coming and is even now 
here, when the true 
worshipers will worship 
the Father in spirit and 
truth; for that is the 
kind of worshippers the 
Father wants. 
{I}24_{/}God is spirit 
and those who worship him 
must worship in spirit 
and truth."
{I}25_{/}The woman said 
to him, "I know that the 
Messiah, that is the 
Christ, is coming; when 
he comes, he will tell us 
everything." {I}26_{/}And 
Jesus said, "I who am 
talking to you, I am he."
{I}27_{/}At this point 
the disciples returned 
and were surprised that 
Jesus was speaking with a 
woman; however, no one 
said, "What do you want?" 
or: "Why are you talking 
with her?" {I}28_{/}So 
the woman left her water 
jar and ran to the town. 
There she said to the 
people, {I}29_{/}"Come 
and see a man who told me 
everything I did! Could 
he not be the Christ?" 
{I}30_{/}So they left the 
town and went to meet 
him.
{I}31_{/}In the meantime 
the disciples urged 
Jesus, "Master, eat." 
{I}32_{/}But he said to 
them, "I have food to eat 
that you don't know 
about." {I}33_{/}And the 
disciples wondered, "Has 
anyone brought him food?" 
{I}34_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "My food is to do 
the will of the One who 
sent me and to carry out 
his work.
{I}35_{/}You say that in 
four more months it will 
be the harvest; now, I 
say to you, look up and 
see the fields white and 
ready for harvesting. 
{I}36_{/}People who reap 
the harvest are paid for 
their work, and the fruit 
is gathered for eternal 
life, so that sower and 
reaper may rejoice 
together. 
{I}37_{/}Indeed the 
saying holds true: 'One 
sows and another reaps.' 
{I}38_{/}I sent you to 
reap where you didn't 
work or suffer; others 
have worked and you are 
now sharing in their 
labors."
{I}39_{/}In that town 
many Samaritans believed 
in him when they heard 
the woman who declared, 
"He told me everything I 
did." {I}40_{/}So, when 
they came to him, they 
asked him to stay with 
them and Jesus stayed 
there two days. 
{I}41_{/}After that many 
more believed because of 
his own words 
{I}42_{/}and they said to 
the woman, "We no longer 
believe because of what 
you told us; for we have 
heard for ourselves and 
we know that this is the 
Savior of the world."
{I}43_{/}When the two 
days were over, Jesus 
left for Galilee. 
{I}44_{/}Jesus himself 
said that no prophet is 
recognized in his own 
country. {I}45_{/}Yet the 
Galileans welcomed him 
when he arrived, because 
of all the things he had 
done in Jerusalem during 
the Festival and which 
they had seen. For they, 
too, had gone to the 
feast.
JESUS CURES THE SON OF AN 
OFFICIAL{/}

{I}46_{/}Jesus went back 
to Cana of Galilee where 
he had changed the water 
into wine. At Capernaum 
there was an official 
whose son was ill, 
{I}47_{/}and when he 
heard that Jesus had come 
from Judea to Galilee, he 
went and asked him to 
come and heal his son, 
for he was at the point 
of death. 
{I}48_{/}Jesus said, 
"Unless you see signs and 
wonders, you will not 
believe!" {I}49_{/}The 
official said, "Sir, come 
down before my child 
dies." {I}50_{/}And Jesus 
replied, "Go, your son is 
living."
The man had faith in the 
word that Jesus spoke to 
him and went his way. 
{I}51_{/}He was already 
going down the hilly road 
when his servants met him 
with this news, "Your son 
has recovered!" 
{I}52_{/}So he asked them 
at what hour the child 
had begun to recover and 
they said to him, "The 
fever left him yesterday 
in the afternoon about 
one o'clock." 
{I}53_{/}And the father 
realized that it was the 
time when Jesus told him, 
"Your son is living." And 
he became a believer, he 
and all his family.
{I}54_{/}Jesus performed 
this second miraculous 
sign when he returned 
from Judea to Galilee.
THE PARALYTIC AT THE POOL 
OF BETHZATHA{/}

{1}5{/}

{I}1_{/}After this there 
was a feast of the Jews 
and Jesus went up to 
Jerusalem. {I}2_{/}Now, 
by the Sheep Gate in 
Jerusalem, there is a 
pool (called Bethzatha in 
Hebrew) surrounded by 
five galleries. 
{I}3_{/}In these 
galleries lay a multitude 
of sick people - blind, 
lame and paralyzed.
({I}4_{/}All were waiting 
for the water to move, 
for at times an angel of 
the Lord would descend 
into the pool and stir up 
the water; and the first 
person to enter after 
this movement of the 
water would be healed of 
whatever disease that 
person had.)
{I}5_{/}There was a man 
who had been sick for 
thirty-eight years. 
{I}6_{/}Jesus saw him, 
and since he knew how 
long this man had been 
lying there, he said to 
him, "Do you want to be 
healed?" {I}7_{/}And the 
sick man answered, "Sir, 
I have no one to put me 
into the pool when the 
water is disturbed; so 
while I am still on my 
way, another steps down 
before me."
{I}8_{/}Jesus then said 
to him, "Stand up, take 
your mat and walk." 
{I}9_{/}And at once the 
man was healed, and he 
took up his mat and 
walked.
Now that day happened to 
be the sabbath. 
{I}10_{/}So the Jews said 
to the man who had just 
been healed, "It is the 
sabbath and the Law 
doesn't allow you to 
carry your mat." 
{I}11_{/}He answered 
them, "The one who healed 
me said to me: Take up 
your mat and walk." 
{I}12_{/}They asked him, 
"Who is the one who said 
to you: Take up your mat 
and walk?" {I}13_{/}But 
the sick man had no idea 
who it was who had cured 
him, for Jesus had 
slipped away among the 
crowd that filled the 
place.
{I}14_{/}Afterwards Jesus 
met him in the Temple 
court and told him, "Now 
you are well; don't sin 
again, lest something 
worse happen to you." 
{I}15_{/}And the man went 
back and told the Jews 
that it was Jesus who had 
healed him. {I}16_{/}So 
the Jews persecuted Jesus 
because he performed 
healings like that on the 
sabbath.
{I}17_{/}Jesus replied, 
"My Father goes on 
working and so do I." 
{I}18_{/}And the Jews 
tried all the harder to 
kill him, for Jesus not 
only broke the sabbath 
observance, but also made 
himself equal with God, 
calling him his own 
Father.
THE WORK OF THE SON IS TO 
GIVE LIFE{/}

{I}19_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "Truly, I assure 
you, the Son cannot do 
anything by himself, but 
only what he sees the 
Father do. And whatever 
he does, the Son also 
does. {I}20_{/}The Father  
loves the Son and shows 
him everything he does; 
and he will show him even 
greater things than 
these, so that you will 
be amazed.
{I}21_{/}As the Father 
raises the dead and gives 
them life, so the Son 
gives life to whom he 
wills. {I}22_{/}In the 
same way the Father 
judges no one, for he has 
entrusted all judgment to 
the Son, {I}23_{/}and he 
wants all to honor the 
Son as they honor the 
Father. Whoever ignores 
the Son, ignores as well 
the Father who sent him.
{I}24_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, anyone who hears my 
word and believes him who 
sent me, has eternal 
life; and there is no 
judgment for him because 
he has passed from death 
to life.
{I}25_{/}Truly, the hour 
is coming and has indeed 
come, when the dead will 
hear the voice of the Son 
of God and, on hearing 
it, will live. 
{I}26_{/}For the Father  
has life in himself and 
he has given to the Son 
also to have life in 
himself. {I}27_{/}And he 
has empowered him as well 
to carry out Judgment, 
for he is a son of man.
{I}28_{/}Do not be 
surprised at this: the 
hour is coming when all 
those lying in tombs will 
hear my voice 
{I}29_{/}and come out; 
those who have done good 
shall rise to live, and 
those who have done evil 
will rise to be 
condemned.
{I}30_{/}I can do nothing 
of myself, and I need to 
hear Another One to 
judge; and my judgment is 
just, because I seek not 
my own will, but the will 
of him who sent me.
{I}31_{/}If I bore 
witness to myself, my 
testimony would be 
worthless. {I}32_{/}But 
Another One is bearing 
witness to me and I know 
that his testimony is 
true when he bears 
witness to me. 
{I}33_{/}John also bore 
witness to the truth when 
you sent messengers to 
him, {I}34_{/}but I do 
not seek such human 
testimony; I recall this 
for you, so that you may 
be saved.

{I}35_{/}John was a 
burning and shining lamp, 
and for a while you were 
willing to enjoy his 
light. {I}36_{/}But I 
have greater evidence 
than that of John - the 
works which the Father 
entrusted to me to carry 
out. The very works I do 
bear witness: the Father 
has sent me. 
{I}37_{/}Thus he who 
bears witness to me is 
the Father  who sent me. 
You have never heard his 
voice and have never seen 
his likeness; 
{I}38_{/}then, as long as 
you do not believe his 
messenger, his word is 
not in you.
{I}39_{/}You search in 
the Scriptures thinking 
that in them you will 
find life; yet Scripture 
bears witness to me. 
{I}40_{/}But you refuse 
to come to me, that you 
may live. {I}41_{/}I am 
not seeking human praise; 
{I}42_{/}but I have known 
that love of God is not 
within you, {I}43_{/}for 
I have come in my 
Father's name and you do 
not accept me. If another 
comes in his own name, 
you will accept him. 
{I}44_{/}As long as you 
seek praise from one 
another instead of 
seeking the glory coming 
from the only God, how 
can you believe?
{I}45_{/}Do not think 
that I shall accuse you 
to the Father. Moses 
himself in whom you 
placed your hope, accuses 
you. {I}46_{/}If you 
believed Moses, you would 
believe me, for he wrote 
of me. {I}47_{/}But if 
you do not believe what 
he wrote, how will you 
believe what I say?
{I}19_{/}Moses gave you 
the Law, didn't he? But 
none of you keep the Law. 
Why, then, do you want to 
kill me?"
{I}20_{/}The people 
replied, "You have a 
demon; who wants to kill 
you?" {I}21_{/}Jesus said 
to them, "I performed a 
single deed, and you are 
all astounded by it. 
{I}22_{/}But remember the 
circumcision ordered by 
Moses - actually it was 
not Moses but the 
ancestors who began this 
practice. You circumcise 
a man even on the 
sabbath, {I}23_{/}and you 
would break the Law if 
you refused to do so 
because of the sabbath. 
How is it, then, that you 
are indignant with me 
because I healed the 
whole person on the 
sabbath? {I}24_{/}Do not 
judge by appearances, but 
according to what is 
right." 
THE MULTIPLICATION OF THE 
LOAVES{/}

{1}6{/}

{I}1_{/}After this Jesus 
went to the other side of 
the Sea of Galilee, near 
Tiberias, {I}2_{/}and 
large crowds followed him 
because of the miraculous 
signs they saw when he 
healed the sick. 
{I}3_{/}So he went up 
into the hills and sat 
down there with his 
disciples. {I}4_{/}Now 
the Passover, the feast 
of the Jews, was at hand.
{I}5_{/}Then lifting up 
his eyes, Jesus saw the 
crowds that were coming 
to him and said to 
Philip, "Where shall we 
buy bread so that these 
people may eat?" 
{I}6_{/}He said this to 
test Philip, for he 
himself knew what he was 
going to do. 
{I}7_{/}Philip answered 
him, "Two hundred silver 
coins would not buy 
enough bread for each of 
them to have a piece."
{I}8_{/}Then one of 
Jesus' disciples, Andrew, 
Simon Peter's brother, 
said, {I}9_{/}"There is a 
boy here who has five 
barley loaves and two 
fish; but what good are 
these for so many?"
{I}10_{/}Jesus said, 
"Make the people sit 
down." There was plenty 
of grass there so the 
people, about five 
thousand men, sat down to 
rest. {I}11_{/}Jesus then 
took the loaves, gave 
thanks and distributed 
them to those who were 
seated. He did the same 
with the fish and gave 
them as much as they 
wanted. {I}12_{/}And when 
they had eaten enough, he 
told his disciples, 
"Gather up the pieces 
left over, that nothing 
may be lost."
{I}13_{/}So they gathered 
them up and filled twelve 
baskets with bread, that 
is with pieces of the 
five barley loaves left 
by those who had eaten.
{I}14_{/}When the people 
saw this sign that Jesus 
had just given, they 
said, "This is really the 
Prophet, he who is to 
come into the world." 
{I}15_{/}Jesus realized 
that they would come and 
take him by force to make 
him king; so he fled to 
the hills by himself.
{I}16_{/}When evening 
came, the disciples went 
down to the shore. 
{I}17_{/}After a while 
they got into a boat to 
make for Capernaum on the 
other side of the sea, 
for it was now dark and 
Jesus had not yet come to 
them. {I}18_{/}But the 
sea was getting rough 
because a strong wind was 
blowing.
{I}19_{/}They had rowed 
about three or four 
miles, when they saw 
Jesus walking on the sea, 
and he was drawing near 
to the boat. They were 
frightened, {I}20_{/}but 
he said to them, "It is 
Me; don't be afraid." 
{I}21_{/}They wanted to 
take him into the boat, 
but immediately the boat 
was at the shore to which 
they were going.
{I}22_{/}Next day the 
people who had stayed on 
the other side realized 
that only one boat had 
been there and that Jesus 
had not entered it with 
his disciples; rather, 
the disciples had gone 
away alone. 
{I}23_{/}Bigger boats 
from Tiberias came near 
the place where all these 
people had eaten the 
bread. {I}24_{/}When they 
saw that neither Jesus 
nor his disciples were 
there, they got into the 
boats and went to 
Capernaum looking for 
Jesus.
{I}25_{/}When they found 
him on the other side of 
the lake, they asked him, 
"Master, when did you 
come here?"
{I}26_{/}Jesus answered, 
"Truly, I say to you, you 
look for me, not because 
you have seen through the 
signs, but because you 
ate bread and were 
satisfied. {I}27_{/}Work 
then, not for perishable 
food, but for the lasting 
food which gives eternal 
life. The Son of Man will 
give it to you, for he is 
the one the Father has 
marked."
THE BREAD OF LIFE; TO 
BELIEVE IN THE SON OF 
GOD{/}

{I}28_{/}Then the Jews 
asked him, "What shall we 
do? What are the works 
that God wants us to do?" 
{I}29_{/}And Jesus 
answered them, "The work 
God wants is this: that 
you believe in the One 
whom God has sent."
{I}30_{/}They then said, 
"Show us miraculous 
signs, that we may see 
and believe you. What 
sign do you perform? 
{I}31_{/}Our ancestors 
ate manna in the desert; 
as Scripture says: They 
were given bread from 
heaven to eat."
{I}32_{/}Jesus then said 
to them, "Truly, I say to 
you, it was not Moses who 
gave you the bread from 
heaven. My Father gives 
you the true bread from 
heaven. {I}33_{/}The 
bread God gives is the 
One who comes from heaven 
and gives life to the 
world." {I}34_{/}And they 
said to him, "Give us 
this bread always."
{I}35_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "I am the bread of 
life; whoever comes to me 
shall never be hungry, 
and whoever believes in 
me shall never be 
thirsty. 
{I}36_{/}Nevertheless, as 
I said, you refuse to 
believe, even when you 
have seen. {I}37_{/}Yet, 
all that the Father gives 
me will come to me, and 
whoever comes to me, I 
shall not turn away. 
{I}38_{/}For I have come 
from heaven, not to do my 
own will, but the will of 
the One who sent me.
{I}39_{/}And the will of 
him who sent me is that I 
lose nothing of what he 
has given me, but instead 
that I raise it up on the 
last day. {I}40_{/}This 
is the will of the 
Father, that whoever sees 
the Son and believes in 
him shall live with 
eternal life; and I will 
raise him up on the last 
day."
{I}41_{/}The Jews 
murmured because Jesus 
had said, "I am the bread 
which comes from heaven." 
{I}42_{/}And they said, 
"This man is the son of 
Joseph, isn't he? We know 
his father and mother. 
How can he say that he 
has come from heaven?"
{I}43_{/}Jesus answered 
them, "Do not murmur 
among yourselves. 
{I}44_{/}No one can come 
to me unless he is drawn 
by the Father who sent 
me; and I will raise him 
up on the last day. 
{I}45_{/}It has been 
written in the Prophets: 
They shall all be taught 
by God. So whoever 
listens and learns from 
the Father comes to me.
{I}46_{/}For no one has 
seen the Father except 
the One who comes from 
God; he has seen the 
Father. {I}47_{/}Truly, I 
say to you, whoever 
believes has eternal 
life.
THE BODY OF CHRIST, BREAD 
OF LIFE{/}

{I}48_{/}I am the bread 
of life. {I}49_{/}Though 
your ancestors ate the 
manna in the desert, they 
died. {I}50_{/}But here 
you have the bread which 
comes from heaven so that 
you may eat of it and not 
die.
{I}51_{/}I am the living 
bread which has come from 
heaven; whoever eats of 
this bread will live 
forever. The bread I 
shall give is my flesh 
and I will give it for 
the life of the world."
{I}52_{/}The Jews were 
arguing among themselves, 
"How can this man give us 
flesh to eat?" 
{I}53_{/}So Jesus 
replied, "Truly, I say to 
you, if you do not eat 
the flesh of the Son of 
Man and drink his blood, 
you have no life in you. 
{I}54_{/}The one who eats 
my flesh and drinks my 
blood live with eternal 
life and I will raise him 
up on the last day.
{I}55_{/}My flesh is 
really food and my blood 
is drink. {I}56_{/}Those 
who eat my flesh and 
drink my blood, live in 
me and I in them. 
{I}57_{/}Just as the 
Father, who is life, sent 
me and I have life from 
the Father, so whoever 
eats me will have life 
from me. {I}58_{/}This is 
the bread which came from 
heaven; unlike that of 
your ancestors, who ate 
and later died. Those who 
eat this bread will live 
forever."
{I}59_{/}Jesus spoke in 
this way in Capernaum 
when he taught them in 
the synagogue.
WILL YOU ALSO GO AWAY?{/}

{I}60_{/}After hearing 
this, many of Jesus' 
followers said, "This 
language is very hard! 
Who can accept it?"
{I}61_{/}Jesus was aware 
that his disciples were 
murmuring about this and 
so he said to them, "Does 
this offend you? 
{I}62_{/}Then how will 
you react when you see 
the Son of Man ascending 
to where he was before? 
{I}63_{/}It is the spirit 
that gives life; the 
flesh cannot help. The 
words that I have spoken 
to you are spirit and 
they are life. 
{I}64_{/}But among you 
there are some who do not 
believe."
From the beginning, Jesus 
knew who would betray 
him. {I}65_{/}So he 
added, "As I have told 
you, no one can come to 
me unless it is granted 
by the Father."
{I}66_{/}After this many 
disciples withdrew and no 
longer followed him. 
{I}67_{/}Jesus asked the 
Twelve, "Will you also go 
away?" {I}68_{/}Peter 
answered him, "Lord, to 
whom shall we go? You 
have the words of eternal 
life. {I}69_{/}We now 
believe and know that you 
are the Holy One of God."
{I}70_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "I chose you, the 
Twelve, did I not? Yet 
one of you is a devil." 
{I}71_{/}Jesus spoke of 
Judas Iscariot, the son 
of Simon. He, one of the 
Twelve, was to betray 
him.
JESUS GOES UP TO 
JERUSALEM{/}

{1}7{/}

{I}1_{/}After this Jesus 
went around Galilee; he 
would not go about in 
Judea because the Jews 
wanted to kill him. 
{I}2_{/}Now the Jewish 
feast of the Tents was at 
hand. {I}3_{/}So the 
brothers of Jesus said to 
him, "Don't stay here; go 
instead to Judea and let 
your disciples see the 
works you are doing. 
{I}4_{/}Anyone who wants 
to be known doesn't work 
secretly. Since you are 
able to do these things, 
show yourself to the 
world."
{I}5_{/}His brothers 
spoke like this because 
they didn't believe in 
him. {I}6_{/}Jesus said 
to them, "My time has not 
yet come, but your time 
is always here.
{I}7_{/}The world cannot 
hate you; but it hates me 
because I bear witness 
and I show that its deeds 
are evil. {I}8_{/}Go up 
to the feast! I am not 
going to this feast, 
because my time has not 
yet come."
{I}9_{/}Jesus spoke like 
this and remained in 
Galilee. {I}10_{/}But 
after his brothers had 
gone to the festival, he 
also went up, not 
publicly but in secret. 
{I}11_{/}The Jews were 
looking for him at the 
festival and asked, 
"Where is he?" 
{I}12_{/}There was a lot 
of talk about him among 
the people. Some said, 
"He is a good man," but 
others replied, "No, he 
is misleading the 
people." {I}13_{/}For 
fear of the Jews no one 
spoke openly about him.
{I}14_{/}When the 
festival was half over, 
Jesus went to the Temple 
and began to teach. 
{I}15_{/}The Jews 
marveled and said, "How 
is it that he knows 
Scriptures when he has 
had no teacher?"
{I}16_{/}And Jesus 
answered them, "My 
teaching is not mine, but 
it comes from the One who 
sent me. {I}17_{/}Anyone 
who does the will of God 
shall know whether my 
teaching is from God or 
whether I speak on my own 
authority.
{I}18_{/}Those who speak 
on their own authority 
wish to gain honor for 
themselves. But the one 
who seeks the glory of 
him who sent him is 
truthful and there is no 
reason to doubt him."
v. 19- 24 have been 
placed after chapter 5. 
See footnote there.
{I}25_{/}Some of the 
people of Jerusalem said, 
"Is this not the man they 
want to kill? 
{I}26_{/}And here he is 
speaking freely, and they 
don't say a word to him? 
Can it be that the rulers 
know that this is really 
the Christ? {I}27_{/}Yet 
we know where this man 
comes from; but when the 
Christ appears, no one 
will know where he comes 
from."
{I}28_{/}So Jesus 
announced in a loud voice 
in the Temple court where 
he was teaching, "You say 
that you know me and know 
where I come from! I have 
not come of myself; I was 
sent by the One who is 
true, and you don't know 
him. {I}29_{/}I know him 
for I come from him and 
he sent me."
{I}30_{/}They would have 
arrested him, but no one 
laid hands on him because 
his time had not yet 
come. {I}31_{/}Many 
people in the crowd, 
however, believed in him 
and said, "When the 
Christ comes, will he 
give more signs than this 
man?"
{I}32_{/}The Pharisees 
heard all these rumors 
among the people; they 
and the chief priests 
sent officers of the 
temple to arrest him. 
{I}33_{/}Jesus then said, 
"I shall be with you a 
little longer; after that 
I shall go to him who 
sent me. {I}34_{/}You 
will look for me and you 
will not find me. Where I 
am you cannot come."
{I}35_{/}The Jews said to 
one another, "Where does 
this man intend to go 
where we shall not find 
him? Will he go abroad to 
the Jews dispersed among 
the Greek nations and 
teach the Greeks also? 
{I}36_{/}What does he 
mean when he says: 'You 
will look for me and not 
find me,' and: 'Where I 
am going you cannot 
come'?"
THE PROMISE OF LIVING 
WATER{/}

{I}37_{/}On the last and 
greatest day of the 
festival, Jesus stood up 
and proclaimed, "Let 
anyone who is thirsty, 
come to me; {I}38_{/}and 
let the one who believes 
in me drink, for the 
Scripture says: Out of 
him shall flow rivers of 
living water."
{I}39_{/}Jesus was 
referring to the Spirit 
which those who believe 
in him were to receive; 
the Spirit had not yet 
been given because Jesus 
had not yet entered into 
his Glory.
DISPUTE ON THE ORIGIN OF 
CHRIST{/}

{I}40_{/}Many who had 
been listening to these 
words began to say, "This 
is the Prophet." 
{I}41_{/}Others said, 
"This is the Christ." But 
some wondered, "Would the 
Christ come from Galilee? 
{I}42_{/}Doesn't 
Scripture say that the 
Christ is a descendant of 
David and from Bethlehem, 
the city of David?" 
{I}43_{/}The crowd was 
divided over him. 
{I}44_{/}Some wanted to 
arrest him, but no one 
laid hands on him.
{I}45_{/}The officers of 
the Temple went back to 
the chief priests who 
asked them, "Why didn't 
you bring him?" 
{I}46_{/}The officers 
answered, "No one ever 
spoke like this man." 
{I}47_{/}The Pharisees 
then said, "So you, too, 
have been led astray! 
{I}48_{/}Have any of the 
rulers or any of the 
Pharisees believed in 
him? {I}49_{/}Only these 
cursed people, who have 
no knowledge of the Law!"
{I}50_{/}Yet one of them, 
Nicodemus, who had gone 
to Jesus earlier, spoke 
out, {I}51_{/}"Does our 
law condemn people 
without first hearing 
them and knowing the 
facts?" {I}52_{/}They 
replied, "Do you, too, 
come from Galilee? Look 
it up and see for 
yourself that no prophet 
is to come from Galilee."
{I}53_{/}And they all 
went home.
THE ADULTERESS{/}

{1}8{/}

{I}1_{/}As for Jesus, he 
went to the Mount of 
Olives. 
{I}2_{/}At daybreak Jesus 
appeared in the Temple 
again. All the people 
came to him, and he sat 
down and began to teach 
them.
{I}3_{/}Then the teachers 
of the Law and the 
Pharisees brought in a 
woman who had been caught 
in the act of adultery. 
They made her stand in 
front of everyone. 
{I}4_{/}"Master," they 
said, "this woman has 
been caught in the act of 
adultery. {I}5_{/}Now the 
Law of Moses orders that 
such women be stoned to 
death; but you, what do 
you say?" {I}6_{/}They 
said this to test Jesus, 
in order to have some 
charge against him.
Jesus bent down and 
started writing on the 
ground with his finger. 
{I}7_{/}And as they 
continued to ask him, he 
straightened up and said 
to them, "Let anyone 
among you who has no sin 
be the first to throw a 
stone at her." 
{I}8_{/}And he bent down 
again, writing on the 
ground.
{I}9_{/}As a result of 
these words, they went 
away, one by one, 
starting with the elders, 
and Jesus was left alone 
with the woman standing 
before him. {I}10_{/}Then 
Jesus stood up and said 
to her, "Woman, where are 
they? Has no one 
condemned you?" 
{I}11_{/}She replied, "No 
one." And Jesus said, 
"Neither do I condemn 
you; go away and don't 
sin again."
I AM THE LIGHT OF THE 
WORLD{/}

{I}12_{/}Jesus spoke to 
them again, "I am the 
Light of the world; the 
one who follows me will 
not walk in darkness, but 
will have light and 
life." {I}13_{/}The 
Pharisees replied, "Now 
you are speaking on your 
own behalf, your 
testimony is worthless."
{I}14_{/}Then Jesus said, 
"Even though I bear 
witness to myself, my 
testimony is true, for I 
know where I have come 
from and where I am 
going. But you do not 
know where I came from or 
where I am going.
{I}15_{/}You judge by 
human standards; as for 
me, I don't judge anyone. 
{I}16_{/}But if I had to 
judge, my judgment would 
be valid for I am not 
alone: the Father who 
sent me is with me. 
{I}17_{/}In your Law it 
is written that the 
testimony of two 
witnesses is valid; 
{I}18_{/}so I am bearing 
witness to myself, and 
the Father who sent me 
bears witness to me."
{I}19_{/}They asked him, 
"Where is your Father?" 
Jesus answered, "You 
don't know me or my 
Father; if you knew me, 
you would know my Father 
as well."
{I}20_{/}Jesus said these 
things when he was 
teaching in the Temple 
area, in the place where 
they received the 
offerings. No one 
arrested him, because his 
hour had not yet come.
{I}21_{/}Again Jesus said 
to them, "I am going 
away, and though you look 
for me, you will die in 
your sin. Where I am 
going you cannot come." 
{I}22_{/}The Jews 
wondered, "Why does he 
say that we can't come 
where he is going? Will 
he kill himself?"
{I}23_{/}But Jesus said, 
"You are from below and I 
am from above; you are of 
this world and I am not 
of this world. 
{I}24_{/}That is why I 
told you that you will 
die in your sins. And you 
shall die in your sins 
unless you believe that I 
am He."
{I}25_{/}They asked him, 
"Who are you?"; and Jesus 
said, "Just what I have 
told you from the 
beginning. {I}26_{/}I 
have much to say about 
you and much to condemn; 
but the One who sent me 
is truthful and 
everything I learned from 
him, I proclaim to the 
world."
{I}27_{/}They didn't 
understand that Jesus was 
speaking to them about 
the Father. {I}28_{/}So 
Jesus said, "When you 
have lifted up the Son of 
Man, then you will know 
that I am He and that I 
do nothing of myself, but 
I say just what the 
Father taught me. 
{I}29_{/}He who sent me 
is with me and has not 
left me alone; because I 
always do what pleases 
him."
THE CHILDREN OF TRUTH{/}

{I}30_{/}As Jesus spoke 
like this, many believed 
in him. {I}31_{/}Jesus 
went on to say to the 
Jews who believed in him: 
"You will be my true 
disciples if you keep my 
word. {I}32_{/}Then you 
will know the truth and 
the truth will make you 
free." {I}33_{/}They 
answered him, "We are the 
descendants of Abraham 
and have never been 
slaves of anyone. What do 
you mean by saying: You 
will be free?"
{I}34_{/}Jesus answered 
them, "Truly, I say to 
you, whoever commits sin 
is a slave. {I}35_{/}But 
the slave doesn't stay in 
the house forever; the 
son stays forever. 
{I}36_{/}So, if the Son 
makes you free, you will 
be really free.
{I}37_{/}I know that you 
are the descendants of 
Abraham; yet you want to 
kill me because my word 
finds no place in you. 
{I}38_{/}For my part I 
speak of what I have seen 
in the Father's presence, 
but you do what you have 
learned from your 
father."
{I}39_{/}They answered 
him, "Our father is 
Abraham." Then Jesus 
said, "If you were 
Abraham's children, you 
would do as Abraham did. 
{I}40_{/}But now you want 
to kill me, the one who 
tells you the truth - the 
truth that I have learned 
from God. That is not 
what Abraham did; 
{I}41_{/}what you are 
doing are the works of 
your father."
The Jews said to him, "We 
are not illegitimate 
children; we have one 
Father, God." 
{I}42_{/}Jesus replied, 
"If God were your Father 
you would love me, for I 
came forth from God, and 
I am here. And I didn't 
come by my own decision, 
but it was he himself who 
sent me. {I}43_{/}Why do 
you not understand my 
teaching? It is because 
you cannot bear my 
message. 
{I}44_{/}The father you 
spring from is the devil 
and you will carry out 
the evil wishes of your 
father, who has been a 
murderer from the 
beginning. He didn't 
uphold the truth for, in 
him, there is no truth; 
and now, when he speaks 
for himself, he lies. He 
is a liar and the father 
of lies.
{I}45_{/}Now I speak the 
truth and you don't 
believe me. 
{I}46_{/}Which of you 
could find anything false 
in me? Then, if I speak 
the truth, why do you not 
believe me? {I}47_{/}He 
who is of God hears the 
words of God; you don't 
hear because you are not 
of God."
{I}48_{/}The Jews 
retorted, "So we are 
right in saying that you 
are a Samaritan and are 
possessed by a demon." 
{I}49_{/}Jesus said, "I 
am not possessed, and you 
try to shame me when I 
give honor to my Father. 
{I}50_{/}I don't care 
about my own glory; there 
is One who cares for me 
and he will be the judge.
{I}51_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, if anyone keeps my 
word, he will never 
experience death." 
{I}52_{/}The Jews 
replied, "Now we know 
that you have a demon. 
Abraham died and the 
prophets as well, but you 
say: 'Whoever keeps my 
word will never 
experience death.' Who do 
you claim to be? 
{I}53_{/}Do you claim to 
be greater than our 
father Abraham, who died? 
And the prophets also 
died."
{I}54_{/}Then Jesus said, 
"If I were to praise 
myself, it would count 
for nothing. But he who 
gives glory to me is the 
Father, the very one you 
claim as your God, 
{I}55_{/}although you 
don't know him. I know 
him and if I were to say 
that I don't know him, I 
would be a liar like you. 
But I know him and I keep 
his word.
{I}56_{/}As for Abraham, 
your ancestor, he looked 
forward to the day when I 
would come; and he 
rejoiced when he saw it."
{I}57_{/}The Jews then 
said to him, "You are not 
yet fifty years old and 
you have seen Abraham?" 
{I}58_{/}And Jesus said 
"Truly, I say to you, 
before Abraham was, I 
am." {I}59_{/}They then 
picked up stones to throw 
at him, but Jesus hid 
himself and left the 
Temple.
JESUS HEALS THE MAN BORN 
BLIND{/}

{1}9{/}

{I}1_{/}As Jesus walked 
along, he saw a man who 
had been blind from 
birth. {I}2_{/}His 
disciples asked him, 
"Master, was he born 
blind because of a sin of 
his, or of his parents?"
{I}3_{/}Jesus answered, 
"Neither was it for his 
own sin nor for his 
parents'. He was born 
blind so that God's power 
might be shown in him. 
{I}4_{/}While it is day 
we must do the work of 
the One who sent me; for 
the night will come when 
no one can work. 
{I}5_{/}As long as I am 
in the world, I am the 
light of the world."
{I}6_{/}As Jesus said 
this, he made paste with 
spittle and clay and 
rubbed it on the eyes of 
the blind man. 
{I}7_{/}Then he said, "Go 
and wash in the Pool of 
Siloam." (This name means 
sent.) So he went and 
washed and came back able 
to see.
{I}8_{/}His neighbors and 
all the people who used 
to see him begging, 
wondered. They said, 
"Isn't this the beggar 
who used to sit here?" 
{I}9_{/}Some said, "It's 
the one." Others said, 
"No, but he looks like 
him." But the man himself 
said, "I am the one." 
{I}10_{/}Then they asked, 
"How is it that your eyes 
were opened?" 
{I}11_{/}And he answered, 
"The man called Jesus 
made a mud paste, put it 
on my eyes and said to 
me: 'Go to Siloam and 
wash.' So I went, and 
washed, and I could see." 
{I}12_{/}They asked, 
"Where is he?" and the 
man answered, "I don't 
know."
{I}13_{/}The people 
brought the man who had 
been blind to the 
Pharisees. {I}14_{/}Now 
it was a sabbath day when 
Jesus made mud paste and 
opened his eyes. 
{I}15_{/}The Pharisees 
asked him again, "How did 
you recover your sight?" 
And he said, "He put 
paste on my eyes, and I 
washed, and now I see." 
{I}16_{/}Some of the 
Pharisees said, "This man 
is not from God, for he 
works on the sabbath"; 
but others wondered, "How 
can a sinner perform such 
miraculous signs?" They 
were divided {I}17_{/}and 
they questioned the blind 
man again, "What do you 
think of this man who 
opened your eyes?" And he 
answered, "He is a 
prophet."
{I}18_{/}After all this, 
the Jews refused to 
believe that the man had 
been blind and had 
recovered his sight; so 
they called his parents 
{I}19_{/}and asked them, 
"Is this your son? You 
say that he was born 
blind, how is it that he 
now sees?" {I}20_{/}The 
parents answered, "He 
really is our son and he 
was born blind; 
{I}21_{/}but how it is 
that he now sees, we 
don't know, neither do we 
know who opened his eyes. 
Ask him, he is old 
enough. Let him speak for 
himself."
{I}22_{/}The parents said 
this because they feared 
the Jews who had already 
agreed that whoever 
confessed Jesus to be the 
Christ was to be 
expelled. 
{I}23_{/}Because of this 
his parents said, "He is 
old enough, ask him."
{I}24_{/}So a second time 
the Pharisees called the 
man who had been blind, 
and they said to him, 
"Tell us the truth; we 
know that this man is a 
sinner." {I}25_{/}He 
replied, "I don't know 
whether he is a sinner or 
not; I only know that I 
was blind and now I see." 
{I}26_{/}They said to 
him, "What did he do to 
you? How did he open your 
eyes?" {I}27_{/}He 
replied, "I have told you 
already and you would not 
listen. Why do you want 
to hear it again? Do you 
also want to become his 
disciples?"
{I}28_{/}Then they 
started to insult him. 
"Become his disciple 
yourself! We are 
disciples of Moses. 
{I}29_{/}We know that God 
has spoken to Moses, but 
as for this man we don't 
know where he comes 
from."
{I}30_{/}The man replied, 
"It is amazing that you 
don't know where the man 
comes from, and yet he 
opened my eyes! 
{I}31_{/}We know that God 
doesn't listen to 
sinners, but if anyone 
honors God and does his 
will, God listens to him. 
{I}32_{/}Never, since the 
world began, has it been 
heard that anyone opened 
the eyes of a person who 
was born blind. 
{I}33_{/}If this man were 
not from God, he could do 
nothing."
{I}34_{/}They answered 
him, "You were born a 
sinner and now you teach 
us!" And they expelled 
him.
{I}35_{/}Jesus heard that 
they had expelled him. He 
found him and said, "Do 
you believe in the Son of 
Man?" {I}36_{/}He 
answered, "Who is he, 
that I may believe in 
him?" {I}37_{/}Jesus 
said, "You have seen him 
and he is speaking to 
you. {I}38_{/}He said, 
"Lord, I believe"; and he 
worshiped him.
{I}39_{/}Jesus said, "I 
came into this world to 
carry out a judgment: 
Those who do not see 
shall see, and those who 
see shall become blind." 
{I}40_{/}Some Pharisees 
stood by and asked him, 
"So we are blind?" 
{I}41_{/}And Jesus 
answered, "If you were 
blind, you would not be 
guilty. Now you say: 'We 
see'; this is the proof 
of your sin."
THE GOOD SHEPHERD{/}

{1}10{/}

{I}1_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, anyone who does not 
enter the sheepfold by 
the gate, but climbs in 
some other way, is a 
thief and a robber. 
{I}2_{/}But the shepherd 
of the sheep enters by 
the gate. {I}3_{/}The 
keeper opens the gate to 
him and the sheep hear 
his voice; he calls each 
of his sheep by name and 
leads them out. 
{I}4_{/}When he has 
brought out all his own, 
he goes before them and 
the sheep follow him for 
they know his voice. 
{I}5_{/}A stranger they 
will not follow, rather 
they will run away from 
him because they don't 
recognize a stranger's 
voice."
{I}6_{/}Jesus used this 
comparison, but they did 
not understand what he 
was saying to them.
{I}7_{/}So Jesus said, 
"Truly, I say to you, I 
am the gate of the sheep. 
{I}8_{/}All who came were 
thieves and robbers, and 
the sheep did not hear 
them. {I}9_{/}I am the 
gate. Whoever enters 
through me will be saved; 
he will go in and out 
freely and find food.
{I}10_{/}The thief comes 
to steal and kill and 
destroy, but I have come 
that they may have life, 
life in all its fullness.
{I}11_{/}I am the good 
shepherd. The good 
shepherd gives his life 
for the sheep. 
{I}12_{/}Not so the hired 
hand or any other person 
who is not the shepherd 
and to whom the sheep do 
not belong. They abandon 
the sheep as soon as they 
see the wolf coming; then 
the wolf snatches and 
scatters the sheep. 
{I}13_{/}This is because 
the hired hand works for 
pay and cares nothing for 
the sheep.
{I}14_{/}I am the good 
shepherd. I know my own 
and my own know me, 
{I}15_{/}as the Father 
knows me and I know the 
Father. Because of this I 
give my life for my 
sheep.
{I}16_{/}I have other 
sheep that are not of 
this fold. These I have 
to lead as well, and they 
shall listen to my voice. 
Then there will be one 
flock since there is one 
Shepherd.
{I}17_{/}The Father loves 
me because I lay down my 
life in order to take it 
up again. {I}18_{/}No one 
takes it from me, but I 
lay it down freely. It is 
mine to lay down and to 
take up again: this 
mission I received from 
my Father."
{I}19_{/}Because of these 
words, the Jews were 
divided again. 
{I}20_{/}Many of them 
said, "He has a demon and 
is out of his mind. Why 
listen to him?" 
{I}21{/}But others said, 
"One possessed doesn't 
speak in this way. Can a 
demon open the eyes of 
the blind?"
JESUS CLAIMS TO BE THE 
SON OF GOD{/}

{I}22_{/}The time came 
for the feast of the 
Dedication. It was winter 
{I}23_{/}and Jesus walked 
back and forth in the 
portico of Solomon. 
{I}24_{/}The Jews then 
gathered around him and 
said to him, "How long 
will you keep us in 
doubt? If you are the 
Messiah, tell us 
plainly." {I}25_{/}Jesus 
answered, "I have already 
told you but you do not 
believe. {I}26_{/}The 
works I do in my Father's 
name proclaim who I am, 
but you don't believe 
because, as I said, you 
are not my sheep.
{I}27_{/}My sheep hear my 
voice and I know them; 
they follow me 
{I}28_{/}and I give them 
eternal life. They shall 
never perish and no one 
will ever steal them from 
me. {I}29_{/}What the 
Father has given me is 
stronger than everything 
and no one can snatch it 
from the Father's hand. 
{I}30_{/}I and the Father 
are one."
{I}31_{/}The Jews then 
picked up stones to throw 
at him; {I}32_{/}so Jesus 
said, "I have openly done 
many good works among you 
which the Father gave me 
to do. For which of these 
do you stone me?"
{I}33_{/}The Jews 
answered, "We are not 
stoning you for doing a 
good work but for 
insulting God; you are 
only a man and you make 
yourself God."
{I}34_{/}Then Jesus 
replied, "Is this not 
written in your Law: I 
said: you are gods? 
{I}35_{/}So those who 
received this word of God 
were called gods and the 
Scripture is always true. 
{I}36_{/}Then what should 
be said of the one 
anointed and sent into 
the world by the Father? 
Am I insulting God when I 
say: 'I am the Son of 
God'?
{I}37_{/}If I am not 
doing the works of my 
Father, do not believe 
me. {I}38_{/}But if I do 
them, even if you have no 
faith in me, believe 
because of the works I 
do, and know that the 
Father is in me and I in 
the Father."
{I}39_{/}Again they tried 
to arrest him, but Jesus 
escaped from their hands. 
{I}40_{/}He went away 
again to the other side 
of the Jordan, to the 
place where John had 
baptized, and there he 
stayed.
{I}41_{/}Many people came 
to him and said, "John 
showed no miraculous 
signs, but he spoke of 
this man and everything 
he said was true." 
{I}42_{/}And many became 
believers in that place.
THE RAISING OF LAZARUS{/}

{1}11{/}

{I}1_{/}There was a sick 
man named Lazarus who was 
from Bethany, the village 
of Mary and her sister 
Martha. {I}2_{/}It was 
the same Mary who 
anointed the Lord with 
perfume and wiped his 
feet with her hair. Her 
brother Lazarus was sick.
{I}3_{/}So the sisters 
sent this message to 
Jesus, "Lord, the one you 
love is sick." {I}4_{/}On 
hearing this Jesus said, 
"This illness will not 
end in death; rather it 
is for God's glory and 
the Son of God will be 
glorified through it." 
{I}5_{/}It is a fact that 
Jesus loved Martha and 
her sister and Lazarus; 
{I}6_{/}yet, after he 
heard of the illness of 
Lazarus, he stayed two 
days longer in the place 
where he was. 
{I}7_{/}Only then did he 
say to his disciples, 
"Let us go into Judea 
again." {I}8_{/}They 
replied, "Master, 
recently the Jews wanted 
to stone you. Are you 
going there again?"
{I}9_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "Are not twelve 
working hours needed to 
complete a day? Those who 
walk in the daytime shall 
not stumble, for they see 
the light of this world. 
{I}10_{/}But those who 
walk at night stumble, 
for there is no light in 
them."
{I}11_{/}After that Jesus 
said to them, "Our friend 
Lazarus has fallen 
asleep, but I am going to 
wake him." {I}12_{/}The 
disciples replied, "Lord, 
a sick person who sleeps 
will recover." 
{I}13_{/}But Jesus had 
referred to Lazarus' 
death, while they thought 
that he had meant the 
repose of sleep. 
{I}14_{/}So Jesus said 
plainly, "Lazarus is dead 
{I}15_{/}and for your 
sake I am glad I was not 
there, for now you may 
believe. But let us go 
there, where he is." 
{I}16_{/}Then Thomas, 
called the Twin, said to 
his fellow disciples, 
"Let us also go that we 
may die with him."
{I}17_{/}When Jesus came, 
he found that Lazarus had 
been in the tomb for four 
days. {I}18_{/}As Bethany 
is near Jerusalem, about 
two miles away, 
{I}19_{/}many Jews had 
come to Martha and Mary 
to offer consolation at 
their brother's death.
{I}20_{/}When Martha 
heard that Jesus was 
coming, she went to meet 
him while Mary remained 
sitting in the house. 
{I}21_{/}And she said to 
Jesus, "If you had been 
here, my brother would 
not have died. 
{I}22_{/}But I know that 
whatever you ask from 
God, God will give you." 
{I}23_{/}Jesus said, 
"Your brother will rise 
again."
{I}24_{/}Martha replied, 
"I know that he will rise 
in the resurrection, at 
the last day." 
{I}25_{/}But Jesus said 
to her, "I am the 
resurrection; whoever 
believes in me, though he 
die, shall live. 
{I}26_{/}Whoever is alive 
by believing in me will 
never die. Do you believe 
this?"
{I}27_{/}Martha then 
answered, "Yes, Lord, I 
have come to believe that 
you are the Christ, the 
Son of God, he who is 
coming into the world."
{I}28_{/}After that 
Martha went and called 
her sister Mary secretly, 
saying, "The Master is 
here and is calling for 
you." {I}29_{/}As soon as 
Mary heard this, she rose 
and went to him. 
{I}30_{/}Jesus had not 
yet come into the 
village, but was still in 
the place where Martha 
had met him.
{I}31_{/}The Jews who 
were with her in the 
house consoling her, also 
came. When they saw her 
get up and go out, they 
followed her, thinking 
that she was going to the 
tomb to weep.
{I}32_{/}As for Mary, 
when she came to the 
place where Jesus was and 
saw him, she fell at his 
feet and said, "Lord, if 
you had been here, my 
brother would not have 
died." {I}33_{/}When 
Jesus saw her weeping and 
the Jews also who had 
come with her, he was 
moved in the depths of 
his spirit and troubled. 
{I}34_{/}Then he asked, 
"Where have you laid 
him?" They answered, 
"Lord, come and see." 
{I}35_{/}And Jesus wept.
{I}36_{/}The Jews said, 
"See how he loved him!" 
{I}37_{/}But some of them 
said, "If he could open 
the eyes of the blind 
man, could he not have 
kept this man from 
dying?"
{I}38_{/}Jesus was deeply 
moved again and drew near 
to the tomb. It was a 
cave with a stone laid 
across it. {I}39_{/}Jesus 
ordered, "Take the stone 
away." Martha said to 
him, "Lord, by now he 
will smell, for this is 
the fourth day." 
{I}40_{/}Jesus replied, 
"Have I not told you that 
if you believe, you will 
see the glory of God?" 
{I}41_{/}So they removed 
the stone.
Jesus lifted up his eyes 
and said, "Father, I 
thank you for you have 
heard me. {I}42_{/}I knew 
that you hear me always; 
but my prayer was for the 
sake of these people, 
that they may believe 
that you sent me." 
{I}43_{/}When Jesus had 
said this, he cried out 
in a loud voice, 
"Lazarus, come out!"
{I}44_{/}The dead man 
came out, his hands and 
feet bound with linen 
strips and his face 
wrapped in a cloth. So 
Jesus said to them, 
"Untie him and let him 
go."
THE PLOT TO KILL JESUS{/}

{I}45_{/}Many of the Jews 
who had come with Mary 
believed in Jesus when 
they saw what he did; 
{I}46_{/}but some went to 
the Pharisees and told 
them what Jesus had done. 
{I}47_{/}So the chief 
priests and the Pharisees 
called the Sanhedrin 
Council.
They said, "What are we 
to do? For this man keeps 
on giving miraculous 
signs. {I}48_{/}If we let 
him go on like this, all 
the people will believe 
in him and, as a result 
of this, the Romans will 
come and sweep away our 
Holy Place and our 
nation."
{I}49_{/}Then one of 
them, Caiaphas, who was 
High Priest that year, 
spoke up, "You know 
nothing at all nor do you 
see clearly what you 
need. {I}50_{/}It is 
better to have one man 
die for the people than 
to let the whole nation 
be destroyed."
{I}51_{/}In saying this 
Caiaphas did not speak 
for himself, but being 
High Priest that year, he 
foretold as a prophet 
that Jesus would die for 
the nation, {I}52_{/}and 
not for the nation only, 
but also to gather into 
one the scattered 
children of God. 
{I}53_{/}So, from that 
day on, they were 
determined to kill him.
{I}54_{/}Because of this, 
Jesus no longer moved 
about freely among the 
Jews. He withdrew instead 
to the country near the 
wilderness and stayed 
with his disciples in a 
town called Ephraim.
{I}55_{/}The Passover of 
the Jews was at hand and 
people from everywhere 
were coming to Jerusalem 
to purify themselves 
before the Passover. 
{I}56_{/}They looked for 
Jesus and as they stood 
in the Temple, they 
talked with one another, 
"What do you think? Will 
he come to the festival?" 
{I}57_{/}Meanwhile the 
chief priests and the 
elders had given orders 
that anyone who knew 
where he was should let 
them know so that they 
could arrest him.
THE SUPPER AT BETHANY{/}

{1}12{/}

{I}1_{/}Six days before 
the Passover, Jesus came 
to Bethany where he had 
raised Lazarus, the dead 
man, to life. {I}2_{/}Now 
they gave a dinner for 
him, and while Martha 
waited on them, Lazarus 
sat at the table with 
Jesus.
{I}3_{/}Then Mary took a 
pound of costly perfume 
made from genuine nard 
and anointed the feet of 
Jesus, wiping them with 
her hair. And the whole 
house was filled with the 
fragrance of the perfume.
{I}4_{/}Judas, son of 
Simon Iscariot - the 
disciple who was to 
betray Jesus - remarked, 
{I}5_{/}"This perfume 
could have been sold for 
three hundred silver 
coins and turned over to 
the poor." {I}6_{/}Judas, 
indeed, had no concern 
for the poor; he was a 
thief and as he held the 
common purse, he used to 
help himself to the 
funds.
{I}7_{/}But Jesus spoke 
up, "Leave her alone. Was 
she not keeping it for 
the day of my burial? 
{I}8_{/}(The poor you 
always have with you, but 
you will not always have 
me.)"
{I}9_{/}Many Jews heard 
that Jesus was there and 
they came, not only 
because of Jesus, but 
also to see Lazarus whom 
he had raised from the 
dead. {I}10_{/}So the 
chief priests thought 
about killing Lazarus as 
well, {I}11_{/}for many 
of the Jews were drifting 
away because of him and 
believing in Jesus.
THE MESSIAH ENTERS 
JERUSALEM{/}

{I}12_{/}The next day 
many people who had come 
for the festival heard 
that Jesus was to enter 
Jerusalem. {I}13_{/}So 
they took branches of 
palm trees and went out 
to meet him. And they 
cried out, "Hosanna! 
Blessed is he who comes 
in the name of the Lord! 
Blessed is the King of 
Israel!"
{I}14_{/}Jesus found a 
donkey and sat upon it, 
as Scripture says: 
{I}15_{/}Do not fear, 
city of Zion, see your 
king is coming sitting on 
the colt of a donkey.
{I}16_{/}The disciples 
were not aware of this at 
first, but after Jesus 
was glorified, they 
remembered and realized 
that this had been 
written of him and that 
they themselves had taken 
part in it.
{I}17_{/}The people who 
came with him bore 
witness and told how he 
had called Lazarus out of 
the tomb and raised him 
from the dead. 
{I}18_{/}It was because 
of this miraculous sign 
which Jesus had given 
that so many people 
welcomed him. {I}19_{/}In 
the meantime the 
Pharisees said to one 
another, "We are getting 
nowhere; the whole world 
has gone after him."
UNLESS THE GRAIN DIES {/}

{I}20_{/}There were some 
Greeks who had come up to 
Jerusalem to worship 
during the feast. 
{I}21_{/}They approached 
Philip, who was from 
Bethsaida in Galilee, and 
asked him, "Sir, we wish 
to see Jesus." 
{I}22_{/}Philip went to 
Andrew and the two of 
them told Jesus.
{I}23_{/}Then Jesus said, 
"The hour has come for 
the Son of Man to be 
glorified. 
{I}24_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, unless the grain of 
wheat falls to the earth 
and dies, it remains 
alone; but if it dies, it 
produces much fruit.
{I}25_{/}Those who love 
their life destroy it, 
and those who despise 
their life in this world 
keep it for everlasting 
life.
{I}26_{/}Whoever wants to 
serve me, let him follow 
me and wherever I am, 
there shall my servant be 
also. If anyone serves 
me, the Father will honor 
him.
{I}27_{/}Now my soul is 
in distress. Shall I say: 
'Father, save me from 
this hour'? But, I have 
come to this hour to face 
all this. 
{I}28_{/}Father, glorify 
your Name!" Then a voice 
came from heaven, "I have 
glorified it and I will 
glorify it again."
{I}29_{/}People standing 
there heard something and 
said it was thunder; but 
others said, "An angel 
was speaking to him." 
{I}30_{/}Then Jesus 
declared, "This voice did 
not come for my sake but 
for yours; {I}31_{/}now 
sentence is being  passed 
on this world; now the 
ruler of this world is to 
be cast down. 
{I}32_{/}And when I am 
lifted up from the earth, 
I shall draw all to 
myself." {I}33_{/}With 
these words Jesus 
referred to the kind of 
death he was to die.
{I}34_{/}The crowd 
answered him, "We have 
been told by the Law that 
the Messiah stands 
forever. How can you say 
that the Son of Man shall 
be lifted up? What kind 
of Son of Man is this?"
{I}35_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "The light will be 
with you a little longer. 
Walk while you have the 
light, lest the darkness 
overtake you. If you walk 
in the darkness you do 
not know where you are 
going. {I}36_{/}While you 
have the light, believe 
in the light and become 
children of light."
After Jesus had said 
this, he withdrew and 
kept himself hidden.
THE UNBELIEF OF THE 
JEWS{/}

{I}37_{/}Even though 
Jesus had done so many 
miraculous signs among 
them, they didn't believe 
in him. {I}38_{/}Indeed 
the words spoken by the 
prophet Isaiah had to be 
fulfilled: Lord, who has 
believed what we 
proclaimed? To whom have 
the ways of God the 
Savior been made known?
{I}39_{/}They could not 
believe. Isaiah had said 
elsewhere: {I}40_{/}He 
let their eyes become 
blind and their hearts 
hard, so that they could 
neither see nor 
understand, nor be 
converted - otherwise I 
would have healed them. 
{I}41_{/}Isaiah said this 
when he saw His Glory, 
and his words refer to 
Him. 
{I}42_{/}Many of them, 
however, believed in 
Jesus, even among the 
rulers, but they did not 
acknowledge him because 
of the Pharisees, lest 
they be put out of the 
Jewish community. 
{I}43_{/}They preferred 
to be approved by people 
rather than by God.
{I}44_{/}Yet Jesus had 
said, and even cried out, 
"Whoever believes in me, 
believes not in me but in 
him who sent me. 
{I}45_{/}And whoever sees 
me, sees him who sent me. 
{I}46_{/}I have come into 
the world as light, so 
that whoever believes in 
me may not remain in 
darkness.
{I}47_{/}If anyone hears 
my words and does not 
keep them, I am not the 
one to condemn him; for I 
have come, not to condemn 
the world, but to save 
the world. {I}48_{/}The 
one who rejects me, and 
does not receive my word, 
already has a judge: the 
very word I have spoken 
will condemn him on the 
last day.
{I}49_{/}For I have not 
spoken on my own 
authority; the Father who 
sent me has instructed me 
in what to say and how to 
speak. {I}50_{/}I know 
that his commandment is 
eternal life, and that is 
why the message I give, I 
give as the Father 
instructed me."
SECOND PART: JESUS 
COMPLETES HIS WORK{/}

{1}13{/}

{I}1_{/}It was before the 
feast of the Passover. 
Jesus realized that his 
hour had come to pass 
from this world to the 
Father, and as he had 
loved those who were his 
own in the world, he 
would love them with 
perfect love.
JESUS WASHES HIS 
DISCIPLES' FEET{/}

{I}2_{/}They were at 
supper and the devil had 
already put into the mind 
of Judas, son of Simon 
Iscariot, to betray. 
{I}3_{/}Jesus knew that 
the Father had entrusted 
all things to him, and as 
he had come from God, he 
was going to God. 
{I}4_{/}So he got up from 
table, removed his 
garment and taking a 
towel, wrapped it around 
his waist. {I}5_{/}Then 
he poured water into a 
basin and began to wash 
the disciples' feet and 
to wipe them with the 
towel he was wearing.
{I}6_{/}When he came to 
Simon Peter, Simon said 
to him, "Why, Lord, you 
want to wash my feet!" 
{I}7_{/}Jesus said, "What 
I am doing you cannot 
understand now, but 
afterwards you will 
understand it." 
{I}8_{/}Peter replied, 
"You shall never wash my 
feet."
Jesus answered him, "If I 
do not wash you, you can 
have no part with me." 
{I}9_{/}Then Simon Peter 
said, "Lord, wash not 
only my feet, but also my 
hands and my head!"
{I}10_{/}Jesus replied, 
"Whoever has taken a bath 
does not need to wash 
(except the feet), for he 
is clean all over. You 
are clean, though not all 
of you." {I}11_{/}Jesus 
knew who was to betray 
him; because of this he 
said, "Not all of you are 
clean."
{I}12_{/}When Jesus had 
finished washing their 
feet, he put on his 
garment again, went back 
to the table and said to 
them, "Do you understand 
what I have done to you? 
{I}13_{/}You call me 
Master and Lord, and you 
are right, for so I am. 
{I}14_{/}If I, then, your 
Lord and Master, have 
washed your feet, you 
also must wash one 
another's feet. 
{I}15_{/}I have just 
given you an example that 
as I have done, you also 
may do.
{I}16_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, the servant is not 
greater than his master, 
nor is the messenger 
greater than he who sent 
him. {I}17_{/}Understand 
this, and blessed are you 
if you put it into 
practice.
{I}18_{/}I am not 
speaking of you all, 
because I know the ones I 
have chosen and the 
Scripture has to be 
fulfilled that says, The 
one who shared my table 
has risen against me. 
{I}19_{/}I tell you this 
now before it happens, so 
that when it does happen, 
you may know that I am 
He.
{I}20_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, whoever welcomes the 
one I send, welcomes me, 
and whoever welcomes me, 
welcomes the One who sent 
me."
{I}21_{/}After saying 
this, Jesus was 
distressed in spirit and 
said plainly, "Truly, one 
of you will betray me." 
{I}22_{/}The disciples 
then looked at one 
another, wondering who he 
meant. {I}23_{/}One of 
the disciples, the one 
Jesus loved, was 
reclining near Jesus; 
{I}24_{/}so Simon Peter 
signaled him to ask Jesus 
whom he meant.
{I}25_{/}And the disciple 
who was reclining near 
Jesus asked him, "Lord, 
who is it?" 
{I}26_{/}Jesus answered, 
"I shall dip a piece of 
bread in the dish, and he 
to whom I give it, is the 
one."
So Jesus dipped the bread 
and gave it to Judas 
Iscariot, the son of 
Simon. {I}27_{/}And as 
Judas took the piece of 
bread, Satan entered into 
him. Jesus then said to 
him, "What you are going 
to do, do quickly."
{I}28_{/}None of the 
others reclining at table 
understood why Jesus said 
this to Judas. 
{I}29_{/}As he had the 
common purse, they may 
have thought that Jesus 
was telling him, "Buy 
what we need for the 
feast," or, "Give 
something to the poor." 
{I}30_{/}Judas left as 
soon as he had eaten the 
bread. It was night.
{I}31_{/}When Judas had 
gone out, Jesus said, 
"Now is the Son of Man 
glorified and God is 
glorified in him. 
{I}32_{/}God will glorify 
him, and he will glorify 
him very soon.
[\u0095]{I}33_{/}My children, 
I am with you for only a 
little while; you will 
look for me, but, as I 
already told the Jews, so 
now I tell you: where I 
am going you cannot come. 
{I}34_{/}Now I give you a 
new commandment: love one 
another. Just as I have 
loved you, you also must 
love one another. 
{I}35_{/}By this everyone 
will know that you are my 
disciples, if you have 
love for one another."
{I}36_{/}Simon Peter said 
to him, "Lord, where are 
you going?" Jesus 
answered, "Where I am 
going you cannot follow 
me now, but afterwards 
you will." {I}37_{/}Peter 
said, "Lord, why can't I 
follow you now? I am 
ready to give my life for 
you." {I}38_{/}Jesus 
answered, "To give your 
life for me! Truly, I 
tell you, the cock will 
not crow before you have 
denied me three times." 
I'M GOING TO THE 
FATHER{/}

{1}14{/}

{I}1_{/}"Do not be 
troubled; trust in God 
and trust in me. 
{I}2_{/}In my Father's 
house there are many 
rooms. Otherwise I would 
not have told you that I 
go to prepare a place for 
you {I}3_{/}After I have 
gone and prepared a place 
for you, I shall come 
again and take you to me, 
so that where I am, you 
also may be. {I}4_{/}Yet 
you know the way where I 
am going."
{I}5_{/}Thomas said to 
him, "Lord, we don't know 
where you are going; how 
can we know the way?" 
{I}6_{/} Jesus said, "I 
am the way, the truth and 
the life; no one comes to 
the Father but through 
me. {I}7_{/} If you know 
me, you will know the 
Father also; indeed you 
know him and you have 
seen him."
{I}8_{/}Philip asked 
him,"Lord, show us the 
Father and that is 
enough." {I}9_{/}Jesus 
said to him, "What! I 
have been with you so 
long and you still do not 
know me, Philip? Whoever 
sees me sees the Father; 
how can you say: 'Show us 
the Father'? {I}10_{/}Do 
you not believe that I am 
in the Father and the 
Father is in me? 
All that I say to you, I 
do not say of myself. The 
Father who dwells in me 
is doing his own work. 
{I}11_{/}Believe me when 
I say that I am in the 
Father and the Father is 
in me; at least believe 
it on the evidence of 
these works that I do.
{I}12_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, the one who believes 
in me will do the same 
works that I do; and he 
will even do greater than 
these, for I am going to 
the Father. 
{I}13_{/}Everything you 
ask in my name, I will 
do, so that the Father 
may be glorified in the 
Son. {I}14_{/}And 
everything you ask in 
calling upon my Name, I 
will do.
{I}15_{/}If you love me, 
you will keep my 
commandments; 
{I}16_{/}and I will ask 
the Father and he will 
give you another Helper 
to be with you forever, 
{I}17_{/}that Spirit of 
truth whom the world 
cannot receive because it 
neither sees him nor 
knows him. But you know 
him for he is with you 
and will be in you.
{I}18_{/}I will not leave 
you orphans, I am coming 
to you. {I}19_{/}A little 
while and the world will 
see me no more, but you 
will see me because I 
live and you will also 
live. {I}20_{/}On that 
day you will know that I 
am in my Father and you 
in me, and I in you.
{I}21_{/}Whoever keeps my 
commandments is the one 
who loves me. If he loves 
me, he will also be loved 
by my Father; I too shall 
love him and show myself 
clearly to him."
{I}22_{/}Judas - not the 
Iscariot - asked Jesus, 
"Lord, how can it be that 
you will show yourself 
clearly to us and not to 
the world?" 
{I}23_{/}Jesus answered 
him, "If anyone loves me, 
he will keep my word and 
my Father will love him; 
and we will come to him 
and make a room in his 
home. {I}24_{/}But if 
anyone does not love me, 
he will not keep my 
words, and these words 
that you hear are not 
mine but the Father's who 
sent me.
{I}25_{/}I told you all 
this while I was still 
with you. {I}26_{/}From 
now on the Helper, the 
Holy Spirit whom the 
Father will send in my 
name, will teach you all 
things and remind you of 
all that I have told you.
{I}27_{/}Peace be with 
you; I give you my peace. 
Not as the world gives 
peace do I give it to 
you. Do not be troubled; 
do not be afraid. 
{I}28_{/}You heard me 
say: 'I am going away, 
but I am coming to you.' 
If you loved me, you 
would be glad that I go 
to the Father, for the 
Father is greater than I. 
{I}29_{/}I have told you 
this now before it takes 
place, so that when it 
does happen you may 
believe. {I}30_{/}It is 
very little what I may 
still tell you, for the 
ruler of this world is at 
hand, although there is 
nothing in me that he can 
claim. {I}31_{/}But see, 
the world must know that 
I love the Father and 
that I do what the Father 
has taught me to do. Come 
now, let us go.
THE VINE AND THE 
BRANCHES{/}

{1}15{/}

{I}1_{/}I am the true 
vine and my Father is the 
vinegrower. {I}2_{/}If 
any of my branches 
doesn't bear fruit, he 
breaks it off; and he 
prunes every branch that 
does bear fruit, that it 
may bear even more fruit.
{I}3_{/}You are already 
made clean by the word I 
have spoken to you; 
{I}4_{/}live in me as I 
live in you. The branch 
cannot bear fruit by 
itself but has to remain 
part of the vine; so 
neither can you if you 
don't remain in me. 
{I}5_{/}I am the vine and 
you are the branches. As 
long as you remain in me 
and I in you, you bear 
much fruit; but apart 
from me you can do 
nothing. {I}6_{/}Whoever 
does not remain in me is 
thrown away as they do 
with branches and they 
wither. Then they are 
gathered and thrown into 
the fire and burned. 
{I}7_{/}If you remain in 
me and my words in you, 
you may ask whatever you 
want and it will be given 
to you. {I}8_{/}My Father 
is glorified when you 
bear much fruit: it is 
then that you become my 
disciples.
{I}9_{/}As the Father has 
loved me, so I have loved 
you; remain in my love. 
{I}10_{/}You will remain 
in my love if you keep my 
commandments, just as I 
have kept my Father's 
commandments and remain 
in his love.
{I}11_{/}I have told you 
all this, that my own joy 
may be in you and your 
joy may be complete. 
{I}12_{/}This is my 
commandment: love one 
another as I have loved 
you. {I}13_{/}There is no 
greater love than this, 
to give one's life for 
one's friends; 
{I}14_{/}and you are my 
friends if you do what I 
command you.
{I}15_{/}I shall not call 
you servants any more, 
because servants do not 
know what their master is 
about. Instead I have 
called you friends, since 
I have made known to you 
everything I learned from 
my Father. 
{I}16_{/}You did not 
choose me; it was I who 
chose you and sent you to 
go and bear fruit, fruit 
that will last. And 
everything you ask the 
Father in my name, he 
will give you.
{I}17_{/}This is my 
command, that you love 
one another.
THE HOSTILE WORLD{/}

{I}18_{/}If the world 
hates you, remember that 
the world hated me before 
you. {I}19_{/}This would 
not be so if you belonged 
to the world, because the 
world loves its own. But 
you are not of the world 
since I have chosen you 
from the world; because 
of this the world hates 
you.
{I}20_{/}Remember what I 
told you: the servant is 
not greater than his 
master; if they 
persecuted me, they will 
persecute you, too. Have 
they kept my teaching? 
Will they then keep 
yours? {I}21_{/}All this 
they will do to you for 
the sake of my name 
because they do not know 
the One who sent me.
{I}22_{/}If I had not 
come to tell them, they 
would have no sin, but 
now they have no excuse 
for their sin. 
{I}23_{/}Those who hate 
me hate my Father. 
{I}24_{/}If I had not 
done among them what no 
one else has ever done, 
they would have no sin. 
But after they have seen 
all this, they hate me 
and my Father, 
{I}25_{/}and the words 
written in their law 
become true: They hated 
me without cause.
THE SPIRIT WILL COME{/}

{I}26_{/}From the Father, 
I will send you the 
Spirit of truth. When 
this Helper has come from 
the Father, he will be my 
witness, {I}27_{/}and 
you, too, will be my 
witnesses for you have 
been with me from the 
beginning.
{1}16{/}

{I}1_{/}I tell you all 
this to keep you from 
stumbling and falling 
away. {I}2_{/}They will 
put you out of the Jewish 
communities. Still more, 
the hour is coming when 
anyone who kills you will 
claim to be serving God; 
{I}3_{/}they will do this 
because they have not 
known the Father or me. 
{I}4_{/}I tell you all 
these things now so that 
when the time comes you 
may remember that I told 
you. 
I did not tell you about 
this in the beginning 
because I was with you. 
{I}5_{/}But now I am 
going to the One who sent 
me and none of you asks 
me where I am going; 
{I}6_{/}instead you are 
overcome with grief 
because of what I have 
said.
{I}7_{/}Indeed believe 
me: It is better for you 
that I go away, because 
as long as I do not 
leave, the Helper will 
not come to you. But if I 
go away, it is to send 
him to you, {I}8_{/}and 
when he comes, he will 
vindicate the truth in 
face of the world with 
regard to sin, to the way 
of righteousness, and to 
the Judgment. 
{I}9_{/}What has been the 
sin? They did not believe 
in me. {I}10_{/}What is 
the way of righteousness? 
I am on the way to the 
Father, meanwhile you 
will not see me. 
{I}11_{/}What Judgment? 
The Ruler of this world 
has himself been 
condemned.
{I}12_{/}I still have 
many things to tell you, 
but you cannot bear them 
now. {I}13_{/}When he, 
the Spirit of truth 
comes, he will guide you 
into the whole truth. 
He has nothing to say of 
himself but he will speak 
of what he hears, and he 
will tell you of the 
things to come. 
{I}14_{/}He will take 
what is mine and make it 
known to you; in doing 
this, he will glorify me. 
{I}15_{/}All that the 
Father has is mine; 
because of this I have 
just told you, that the 
Spirit will take what is 
mine and make it known to 
you."
THE PROMISE OF A NEW 
PRESENCE{/}

{I}16_{/}A little while 
and you will see me no 
more; and then a little 
while, and you will see 
me."
{I}17_{/}Some of the 
disciples wondered, "What 
does he mean by: 'A 
little while and you will 
not see me, and then a 
little while and you will 
see me'? And why did he 
say: 'I go to the 
Father'?" {I}18{/}And 
they said to one another, 
"What does he mean by 'a 
little while'? We don't 
understand."
{I}19_{/}Jesus knew that 
they wanted to question 
him; so he said to them, 
"You are puzzled because 
I told you that in a 
little while you will see 
me no more, and then a 
little while later you 
will see me. 
{I}20_{/}Truly, I say to 
you, you will weep and 
mourn while the world 
rejoices. You will be 
sorrowful, but your 
sorrow will turn to joy. 
{I}21_{/}A woman in 
childbirth is in distress 
because her time is at 
hand. But after the child 
is born, she no longer 
remembers her suffering 
because of such great 
joy: a human being is 
born into the world. 
{I}22_{/}You feel 
sorrowful now, but I will 
see you again, and your 
hearts will rejoice. And 
no one will take your joy 
from you. {I}23_{/}When 
that day comes you will 
not ask me anything. 
Truly, I say to you, 
whatever you ask the 
Father in my Name, he 
will give you. 
{I}24_{/}So far you have 
not asked in my Name; ask 
and receive that your joy 
may be full.
{I}25_{/}I taught you all 
this in veiled language, 
but the time is coming 
when I shall no longer 
speak in veiled language, 
but will tell you plainly 
of the Father.
{I}26_{/}When that day 
comes, you will ask in my 
Name and it will not be 
for me to ask the Father 
for you, {I}27_{/}for the 
Father himself loves you 
because you have loved me 
and you believe that I 
came from the Father. 
{I}28_{/}As I came from 
the Father and have come 
into the world, so I am 
leaving the world and 
going to the Father."
{I}29_{/}The disciples 
said to him, "Now you are 
speaking plainly and not 
in veiled language! 
{I}30_{/}Now we see that 
you know all things, even 
before we question you. 
Because of this we 
believe that you came 
from God."
{I}31_{/}Jesus answered 
them, "You say that you 
believe! {I}32_{/}The 
hour is coming, indeed it 
has come, when you will 
be scattered, each one to 
his home, and you will 
leave me alone. Yet I am 
not alone, for the Father 
is with me.
{I}33_{/}I have told you 
all this, so that in me 
you may have peace. You 
will have trouble in the 
world; but, courage! I 
have overcome the world."
PRAYER OF JESUS FOR THE 
NEW HOLY PEOPLE{/}

{1}17{/}

{I}1_{/}After saying 
this, Jesus lifted up his 
eyes to heaven and said, 
"Father, the hour has 
come; give glory to your 
Son, that the Son may 
give glory to you. 
{I}2_{/}You have given 
him power over all 
mortals, and you want him 
to bring eternal life to 
all you have entrusted to 
him. {I}3_{/}For this is 
eternal life: to know 
you, the only true God, 
and the One you sent, 
Jesus Christ.
{I}4_{/}I have glorified 
you on earth and finished 
the work that you gave me 
to do. {I}5_{/}Now, 
Father, give me in your 
presence the same Glory I 
had with you before the 
world began.
{I}6_{/}I have made your 
name known to those you 
gave me from the world. 
They were yours and you 
gave them to me, and they 
kept your word. 
{I}7_{/}And now they know 
that all you have given 
me comes indeed from you. 
{I}8_{/}I have given them 
the teaching I received 
from you, and they 
received it and know in 
truth that I came from 
you; and they believe 
that you have sent me.
{I}9_{/}I pray for them; 
I do not pray for the 
world but for those who 
belong to you and whom 
you have given to me - 
{I}10_{/}indeed all I 
have is yours and all you 
have is mine - and now 
they are my glory. 
{I}11_{/}I am no longer 
in the world, but they 
are in the world whereas 
I am going to you. Holy 
Father, keep them in your 
Name (that you have given 
me,) so that they may be 
one, just as we are.
{I}12_{/}When I was with 
them, I kept them safe in 
your Name, and not one 
was lost except the one 
who was already lost, and 
in this the Scripture was 
fulfilled. {I}13_{/}But 
now I am coming to you 
and I leave these my 
words in the world that 
my joy may be complete in 
them.
{I}14_{/}I have given 
them your word and the 
world has hated them 
because they are not of 
the world; just as I am 
not of the world. 
{I}15_{/}I do not ask you 
to remove them from the 
world but to keep them 
from the evil one. 
{I}16_{/}They are not of 
the world, just as I am 
not of the world; 
{I}17_{/}consecrate them 
in the truth - your word 
is truth.
{I}18_{/}I have sent them 
into the world as you 
sent me into the world, 
{I}19_{/}and for their 
sake, I go to the 
sacrifice by which I am 
consecrated, so that they 
too may be consecrated in 
truth.
{I}20_{/}I pray not only 
for these but also for 
those who through their 
word will believe in me. 
{I}21_{/}May they all be 
one as you Father are in 
me and I am in you. May 
they be one in us; so the 
world may believe that 
you have sent me.
{I}22_{/}I have given 
them the Glory you have 
given me, that they may 
be one as we are one: 
{I}23_{/}I in them and 
you in me. Thus they 
shall reach perfection in 
unity and the world shall 
know that you have sent 
me and that I have loved 
them just as you loved 
me.
{I}24_{/}Father, since 
you have given them to 
me, I want them to be 
with me where I am and 
see the Glory you gave 
me, for you loved me 
before the foundation of 
the world. 
{I}25_{/}Righteous 
Father, the world has not 
known you but I have 
known you, and these have 
known that you have sent 
me. {I}26_{/}As I 
revealed your Name to 
them, so will I continue 
to reveal it, so that the 
love with which you loved 
me may be in them and I 
also may be in them."
THE ARREST OF JESUS{/}

{1}18{/}

{I}1_{/}When Jesus had 
finished speaking, he 
went with his disciples 
to the other side of the 
Kidron Valley. There was 
a garden there where 
Jesus entered with his 
disciples. 
{I}2_{/}Now Judas, who 
betrayed him, knew the 
place since Jesus had 
often met there with his 
disciples. {I}3_{/}He led 
soldiers of the Roman 
battalion and guards from 
the chief priests and 
Pharisees, who went there 
with lanterns, torches 
and weapons.
{I}4_{/}Jesus knew all 
that was going to happen 
to him; he stepped 
forward and asked, "Who 
are you looking for?" 
{I}5_{/}They answered, 
"Jesus the Nazarene." 
Jesus said, "I am he." 
Judas, who betrayed him, 
stood there with them.
{I}6_{/}When Jesus said, 
"I am he," they moved 
back and fell to the 
ground. {I}7_{/}He then 
asked a second time, "Who 
are you looking for?" and 
they answered, "Jesus the 
Nazarene." {I}8_{/}Jesus 
replied, "I told you that 
I am he. If you are 
looking for me, let these 
others go." {I}9_{/}So 
what Jesus had said came 
true: "I have not lost 
one of those you gave 
me."
{I}10_{/}Simon Peter had 
a sword; he drew it and 
struck Malchus, the High 
Priest's servant, cutting 
off his right ear. 
{I}11_{/}But Jesus said 
to Peter, "Put your sword 
into its sheath; shall I 
not drink the cup which 
the Father has given me?"
{I}12_{/}The guards and 
the soldiers, with their 
commander, seized Jesus 
and bound him; 
{I}13_{/}and they took 
him first to Annas. Annas 
was the father-in-law of 
Caiaphas, who was the 
High Priest that year; 
{I}14_{/}and it was 
Caiaphas who had told the 
Jews: "It is better that 
one man should die for 
the people."
{I}15_{/}Simon Peter with 
another disciple followed 
Jesus. Because this 
disciple was known to the 
High Priest, they let him 
enter the courtyard of 
the High Priest along 
with Jesus, {I}16_{/}but 
Peter had to stay outside 
at the door. The other 
disciple, who was known 
to the High Priest went 
out and spoke to the 
maidservant at the gate 
and brought Peter in. 
{I}17_{/}Then, this 
servant on duty at the 
door said to Peter, "So 
you also are one of his 
disciples?" But he 
answered, "I am not."
{I}18_{/}Now the servants 
and the guards had made a 
charcoal fire and were 
standing and warming 
themselves, because it 
was cold. Peter was also 
with them warming 
himself. 
{I}19_{/}The High Priest 
questioned Jesus about 
his disciples and his 
teaching. {I}20_{/}Jesus 
answered him, "I have 
spoken openly to the 
world; I have always 
taught in places where 
the Jews meet together, 
either at the assemblies 
in synagogues or in the 
Temple. I did not teach 
secretly. {I}21_{/}Why 
then do you ask me? Ask 
those who heard me, they 
know what I said."
{I}22_{/}At this reply 
one of the guards 
standing by gave Jesus a 
blow on the face, saying, 
"Is that the way to 
answer the High Priest?" 
{I}23_{/}Jesus said to 
him, "If I have spoken 
wrongly, point it out; 
but if I have spoken 
rightly, why do you 
strike me?"
{I}24_{/}Then Annas sent 
him, bound, to Caiaphas, 
the High Priest.
{I}25_{/}Now Simon Peter 
stood there warming 
himself. They said to 
him, "Surely you also are 
one of his disciples." He 
denied it and answered, 
"I am not." {I}26_{/}One 
of the High Priest's 
servants, a kinsman of 
the one whose ear Peter 
had cut off, asked, "Did 
I not see you with him in 
the garden?" 
{I}27_{/}Again Peter 
denied it, and at once 
the cock crowed. 
JESUS BEFORE PILATE{/}

{I}28_{/}Then they led 
Jesus from the house of 
Caiaphas to the court of 
the Roman governor. It 
was now morning. The Jews 
didn't enter lest they be 
made unclean (by coming 
into the house of a 
pagan) and be unable to 
eat the Passover meal. 
{I}29_{/}So Pilate went 
out and asked, "What 
charge do you bring 
against this man?"
They answered, 
{I}30_{/}"If he were not 
a criminal, we would not 
be handing him over to 
you." {I}31_{/}Pilate 
said, "Take him 
yourselves and judge him 
according to your own 
law." But they replied, 
"We ourselves are not 
allowed to put anyone to 
death."
{I}32_{/}It was clear 
from this what kind of 
death Jesus was to die, 
according to what Jesus 
himself had foretold.
{I}33_{/}Pilate then 
entered the court again, 
called Jesus and asked 
him, "Are you the King of 
the Jews?" {I}34_{/}Jesus 
replied, "Does this word 
come from you, or did you 
hear it from others?"
{I}35_{/}Pilate answered, 
"Am I a Jew? Your own 
nation and the chief 
priests have handed you 
over to me. What have you 
done?" {I}36_{/}Jesus 
answered, "My kingship 
does not come from this 
world. If I were king 
like those of this world, 
my guards would have 
fought to save me from 
being handed over to the 
Jews. But my kingship is 
not from here."
{I}37_{/}Pilate asked 
him, "So you are a king?" 
And Jesus answered, "Just 
as you say, I am a king. 
For this I was born and 
for this I have come into 
the world, to bear 
witness to the truth. 
Everyone who is on the 
side of truth hears my 
voice." {I}38_{/}Pilate 
said, "What is truth?" 
Pilate then went out to 
the Jews again and said, 
"I find no crime in this 
man. {I}39_{/}Now, 
according to a custom, I 
must release a prisoner 
of yours at the Passover. 
With your agreement I 
will release for you the 
King of the Jews." 
{I}40_{/}But they 
insisted and cried out, 
"Not this man, but 
Barabbas!" Now Barabbas 
was a robber. 
{1}19{/}

{I}1_{/}Then Pilate had 
Jesus taken away and 
scourged. {I}2_{/}The 
soldiers also twisted 
thorns into a crown and 
put it on his head. They 
threw a cloak of royal 
purple around his 
shoulders {I}3_{/}and 
began coming up to him 
and saluting him, "Hail, 
king of the Jews," and 
they struck him on the 
face.
{I}4_{/}Pilate went 
outside yet another time 
and said to the Jews, 
"Look, I am bringing him 
out and I want you to 
know that I find no crime 
in him." {I}5_{/}Jesus 
then came out wearing the 
crown of thorns and the 
purple cloak and Pilate 
pointed to him saying, 
"Here is the man!"
{I}6_{/}On seeing him the 
chief priests and the 
guards cried out, 
"Crucify him! Crucify 
him!" Pilate replied, 
"Take him yourselves and 
have him crucified, for I 
find no case against 
him." {I}7_{/}The Jews 
then said, "We have a 
Law, and according to the 
Law this man must die 
because he made himself 
Son of God."
{I}8_{/}When Pilate heard 
this he was more afraid. 
{I}9_{/}And coming back 
into the court he asked 
Jesus, "Where are you 
from?" But Jesus gave him 
no answer. {I}10_{/}Then 
Pilate said to him, "You 
will not speak to me? Do 
you not know that I have 
power to release you just 
as I have power to 
crucify you?" 
{I}11_{/}Jesus replied, 
"You would have no power 
over me unless it had 
been given you from 
above; therefore the one 
who handed me over to you 
is more guilty."
{I}12_{/}From that moment 
Pilate tried to release 
him, but the Jews cried 
out, "If you release this 
man, you are no friend of 
Caesar. Anyone who makes 
himself king is defying 
Caesar."
{I}13_{/}When Pilate 
heard this, he had Jesus 
brought outside to the 
place called the Stone 
Floor - in Hebrew 
Gabbatha - and there he 
had him seated in the 
tribune. {I}14_{/}It was 
the Preparation Day for 
the Passover, about noon. 
So Pilate said to the 
Jews, "Here is your 
king." {I}15_{/}But they 
cried out, "Away! Take 
him away! Crucify him!" 
Pilate replied, "Shall I 
crucify your king?" And 
the chief priests 
answered, "We have no 
king but Caesar."
{I}16_{/}Then Pilate 
handed Jesus over to them 
to be crucified. 
JESUS IS CRUCIFIED{/}

They took charge of him. 
{I}17_{/}Bearing his own 
cross, Jesus went out of 
the city to what is 
called the Place of the 
Skull, in Hebrew: 
Golgotha. {I}18_{/}There 
he was crucified and with 
him two others, one on 
either side, and Jesus 
was in the middle.
{I}19_{/}Pilate had a 
notice written and 
fastened to the cross 
that read: Jesus the 
Nazorean, King of the 
Jews. {I}20_{/}Many 
Jewish people saw this 
title, because the place 
where Jesus was crucified 
was very close to the 
city. It was, moreover, 
written in Hebrew, Latin 
and Greek. {I}21_{/}The 
chief priests said to 
Pilate, "Do not write: 
'The king of the Jews'; 
but: "This man claimed to 
be king of the Jews.' " 
{I}22_{/}Pilate answered 
them, "What I have 
written, I have written."
{I}23_{/}When the 
soldiers crucified Jesus, 
they took his clothes and 
divided them into four 
parts, one part for each 
of them. But as the tunic 
was woven in one piece 
from top to bottom, 
{I}24_{/}they said, "Let 
us not tear it, but cast 
lots to decide who will 
get it." This fulfilled 
the words of Scripture: 
They divided my clothing 
among them; they cast 
lots for my garment. This 
was what the soldiers 
did.
JESUS' LAST WORDS{/}

{I}25_{/}Near the cross 
of Jesus stood his 
mother, his mother's 
sister Mary, who was the 
wife of Cleophas, and 
Mary of Magdala. 
_{I}26_{/}When Jesus saw 
the Mother, and the 
disciple, he said to the 
Mother, "Woman, this is 
your son." {I}27_{/}Then 
he said to the disciple, 
"There is your mother." 
And from that moment the 
disciple took her to his 
own home.
{I}28_{/}With that Jesus 
knew all was now finished 
and he said, I am 
thirsty, to fulfil what 
was written in Scripture. 
{I}29_{/}A jar full of 
bitter wine stood there; 
so, putting a sponge 
soaked in the wine on a 
twig of hyssop, they 
raised it to his lips. 
{I}30_{/}Jesus took the 
wine and said, "It is 
accomplished." Then he 
bowed his head and gave 
up the spirit. 
THE PIERCED CHRIST{/}

{I}31_{/}As it was 
Preparation Day, the Jews 
did not want the bodies 
to remain on the cross 
during the sabbath, for 
this sabbath was a very 
solemn day. They asked 
Pilate to have the legs 
of the condemned men 
broken, so they might 
take away the bodies. 
{I}32_{/}The soldiers 
came and broke the legs 
of the first man and of 
the other who had been 
crucified with Jesus. 
{I}33_{/}When they came 
to Jesus, they saw that 
he was already dead; so 
they did not break his 
legs. {I}34_{/}One of the 
soldiers, however, 
pierced his side with a 
lance and immediately 
there came out blood and 
water.
{I}35_{/}The one who has 
seen here gives his 
witness so that you may 
believe: his witness is 
true and He knows that he 
speaks the truth. 
{I}36_{/}All this 
happened to fulfill the 
words of Scripture, Not 
one of his bones shall be 
broken. {I}37_{/}Another 
text says: They shall 
look on him whom they 
have pierced. 
{I}38_{/}After this, 
Joseph of Arimathea 
approached Pilate, for he 
was a disciple of Jesus, 
though secretly, for fear 
of the Jews. And he asked 
Pilate to let him remove 
the body of Jesus. Pilate 
agreed, so he came and 
took away the body.
{I}39_{/}Nicodemus, the 
man who earlier had come 
to Jesus by night, also 
came and brought a jar of 
myrrh mixed with aloes, 
about a hundred pounds. 
{I}40_{/}They took the 
body of Jesus and wrapped 
it in linen cloths with 
the spices, following the 
burial custom of the 
Jews.
{I}41_{/}There was a 
garden in the place where 
Jesus had been crucified, 
and, in the garden, a new 
tomb in which no one had 
ever been laid. 
{I}42_{/}As the tomb was 
very near, they buried 
Jesus there because they 
had no time left before 
the Jewish Preparation 
Day.
THE LORD IS RISEN{/}

{1}20{/}

{I}1_{/}Now, on the first 
day after the sabbath, 
Mary of Magdala came to 
the tomb early in the 
morning, while it was 
still dark and she saw 
that the stone blocking 
the tomb had been moved 
away. {I}2_{/}She ran to 
Peter and the other 
disciple whom Jesus 
loved. And she said to 
them, "They have taken 
the Lord out of the tomb 
and we don't know where 
they have laid him."
{I}3_{/}Peter then set 
out with the other 
disciple to go to the 
tomb. {I}4_{/}They ran 
together but the other 
disciple outran Peter and 
reached the tomb first. 
{I}5_{/}He bent down and 
saw the linen cloths 
lying flat, but he did 
not enter.
{I}6_{/}Then Simon Peter 
came following him and 
entered the tomb; he, 
too, saw the linen cloths 
lying flat. {I}7_{/}The 
napkin, which had been 
around his head was not 
lying flat like the other 
linen cloths but lay 
rolled up in its place. 
{I}8_{/}Then the other 
disciple who had reached 
the tomb first also went 
in; he saw and believed. 
{I}9_{/}Scripture clearly 
said that he must rise 
from the dead, but they 
had not yet understood 
that.
{I}10_{/}The disciples 
then went home again.
{I}11_{/}Mary stood 
weeping outside the tomb, 
and as she wept she bent 
down to look inside; 
{I}12_{/}she saw two 
angels in white sitting 
where the body of Jesus 
had been, one at the 
head, and the other at 
the feet. {I}13_{/}They 
said, "Woman, why are you 
weeping?" She answered, 
"Because they have taken 
my Lord and I don't know 
where they have put him."
{I}14_{/}As she said 
this, she turned around 
and saw Jesus standing 
there, but she did not 
recognize him. 
{I}15_{/}Jesus said to 
her, "Woman, why are you 
weeping? Who are you 
looking for?" She thought 
it was the gardener and 
answered him, "Lord, if 
you have taken him away, 
tell me where you have 
put him, and I will go 
and remove him."
{I}16_{/}Jesus said to 
her, "Mary." She turned 
and said to him, 
"Rabboni" - which means, 
Master. {I}17_{/}Jesus 
said to her, "Do not 
cling to me; you see I 
have not yet ascended to 
the Father. But go to my 
brothers and say to them: 
I am ascending to my 
Father, who is your 
Father, to my God, who is 
your God."
{I}18_{/}So Mary of 
Magdala went and 
announced to the 
disciples, "I have seen 
the Lord, and this is 
what he said to me." 
{I}19_{/}On the evening 
of that day, the first 
day after the sabbath, 
the doors were locked 
where the disciples were, 
because of their fear of 
the Jews, but Jesus came 
and stood in their midst. 
He said to them, "Peace 
be with you"; 
{I}20_{/}then he showed 
them his hands and his 
side. The disciples kept 
looking at the Lord and 
were full of joy.
{I}21_{/}Again Jesus said 
to them, "Peace be with 
you. As the Father has 
sent me, so I send you." 
{I}22_{/}After saying 
this he breathed on them 
and said to them, 
"Receive the Holy Spirit; 
{I}23_{/}for those whose 
sins you forgive, they 
are forgiven; for those 
whose sins you retain, 
they are retained."
{I}24_{/}Thomas, the 
Twin, one of the Twelve, 
was not with them when 
Jesus came. {I}25_{/}The 
other disciples told him, 
"We have seen the Lord." 
But he replied, "Until I 
have seen in his hands 
the print of the nails, 
and put my finger in the 
mark of the nails and my 
hand in his side, I will 
not believe."
{I}26_{/}Eight days 
later, the disciples were 
inside again and Thomas 
was with them. Despite 
the locked doors Jesus 
came and stood in their 
midst and said, "Peace be 
with you." {I}27_{/}Then 
he said to Thomas, "Put 
your finger here and see 
my hands; stretch out 
your hand and put it into 
my side. Resist no longer 
and be a believer."
{I}28_{/}Thomas then 
said, "You are my Lord 
and my God." 
{I}29_{/}Jesus replied, 
"You believe because you 
see me, don't you? Happy 
are those who have not 
seen and believe."
CONCLUSION{/}

{I}30_{/}There were many 
other signs that Jesus 
gave in the presence of 
his disciples, but they 
are not recorded in this 
book. {I}31_{/}These are 
recorded so that you may 
believe that Jesus is the 
Christ, the Son of God; 
believe and you will have 
life through his Name.
APPENDIX: THE APPEARANCE 
OF JESUS BY THE LAKE{/}

{1}21{/}

{I}1_{/}After this Jesus 
revealed himself to the 
disciples by the Lake of 
Tiberias. He appeared to 
them in this way. 
{I}2_{/}Simon Peter, 
Thomas who was called the 
Twin, Nathanael of Cana 
in Galilee, the sons of 
Zebedee and two other 
disciples were together; 
{I}3_{/}and Simon Peter 
said to them, "I'm going 
fishing." They replied, 
"We will come with you" 
and they went out and got 
into the boat. But they 
caught nothing that 
night.
{I}4_{/}When day had 
already broken, Jesus was 
standing on the shore, 
but the disciples did not 
know that it was Jesus. 
{I}5_{/}Jesus called 
them, "Children, have you 
anything to eat?" They 
answered, "Nothing." 
{I}6_{/}Then he said to 
them, "Throw the net on 
the right side of the 
boat and you will find 
some." When they had 
lowered the net, they 
were not able to pull it 
in because of the great 
number of fish.
{I}7_{/}Then the disciple 
Jesus loved said to 
Peter, "It's the Lord!" 
At these words, "It's the 
Lord," Simon Peter put on 
his clothes, for he was 
stripped for work, and 
jumped into the water. 
{I}8_{/}The other 
disciples came in the 
boat dragging the net 
full of fish; they were 
not far from land, about 
a hundred meters. 
{I}9_{/}When they landed, 
they saw a charcoal fire 
with fish on it, and some 
bread. {I}10_{/}Jesus 
said to them, "Bring some 
of the fish you've just 
caught." {I}11_{/}So 
Simon Peter climbed into 
the boat and pulled the 
net to shore. It was full 
of big fish - one hundred 
and fifty-three - but, in 
spite of this, the net 
was not torn.
{I}12_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "Come and have 
breakfast," and not one 
of the disciples dared 
ask him, "Who are you?" 
for they knew it was the 
Lord. {I}13_{/}Jesus then 
came and took the bread 
and gave it to them, and 
he did the same with the 
fish.
{I}14_{/}This was the 
third time that Jesus 
revealed himself to his 
disciples after rising 
from the dead.
{I}15_{/}After they had 
finished breakfast, Jesus 
said to Simon Peter, 
"Simon, son of John, do 
you love me more than 
these?" He answered, 
"Yes, Lord, you know that 
I love you." And Jesus 
said, "Feed my lambs." 
{I}16_{/}A second time 
Jesus said to him, 
"Simon, son of John, do 
you love me?" And Peter 
answered, "Yes, Lord, you 
know that I love you." 
Jesus said to him, "Look 
after my sheep." 
{I}17_{/}And a third time 
he said to him, "Simon, 
son of John, do you love 
me?"
Peter was saddened 
because Jesus asked him a 
third time, "Do you love 
me?" and he said, "Lord, 
you know everything; you 
know that I love you."
Jesus then said, "Feed my 
sheep. {I}18_{/}Truly, I 
say to you, when you were 
young you put on your 
belt and walked where you 
liked. But when you grow 
old, you will stretch out 
your hands and another 
will put a belt around 
you and lead you where 
you do not wish to go."
{I}19_{/}Jesus said this 
to make known the kind of 
death by which Peter was 
to glorify God. And he 
added, "Follow me."
{I}20_{/}Peter looked 
back and saw that the 
disciple Jesus loved was 
following as well, the 
one who had reclined 
close to Jesus at the 
supper and had asked him, 
"Lord, who is to betray 
you?" {I}21_{/}On seeing 
him Peter asked Jesus, 
"Lord, what about him?" 
{I}22_{/}Jesus answered, 
"If I want him to remain 
until I come, does that 
concern you? Follow me." 
{I}23_{/}Because of this 
the rumor spread in the 
community that this 
disciple would not die. 
Yet Jesus had not said to 
Peter, "He will not die," 
but "suppose I want him 
to remain until I come."
{I}24_{/}It is this 
disciple who testifies 
about the things he has 
recorded here and we know 
that his testimony is 
true. {I}25_{/}But Jesus 
did many other things; if 
all were written down, 
the world itself would 
not hold the books 
recording them.

