| 1:4 |
In him was life, and that life was the light of men. |
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. |
| 1:5 |
The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. |
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. |
| 1:6 |
There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. |
There was a man sent from God whose name was John. |
| 1:7 |
He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. |
He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. |
| 1:9 |
The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. |
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. |
| 1:12 |
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— |
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— |
| 1:14 |
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. |
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. |
| 1:15 |
John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me. |
John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, This is the one I spoke about when I said, He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me. |
| 1:16 |
From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. |
Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. |
| 1:18 |
No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Fathers side, has made him known. |
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. |
| 1:19 |
Now this was Johns testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. |
Now this was Johns testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. |
| 1:20 |
He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, I am not the Christ. |
He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, I am not the Messiah. |
| 1:23 |
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, I am the voice of one calling in the desert, Make straight the way for the Lord. |
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, Make straight the way for the Lord. |
| 1:24 |
Now some Pharisees who had been sent |
Now the Pharisees who had been sent |
| 1:25 |
questioned him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? |
questioned him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? |
| 1:27 |
He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. |
He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. |
| 1:33 |
I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. |
And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. |
| 1:34 |
I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God. |
I have seen and I testify that this is Gods Chosen One. |
| 1:39 |
Come, he replied, and you will see. So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was about the tenth hour. |
Come, he replied, and you will see. So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon. |
| 1:47 |
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false. |
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit. |
| 1:49 |
Then Nathanael declared, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel. |
Then Nathanael declared, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel. |
| 1:50 |
Jesus said, You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that. |
Jesus said, You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that. |
| 1:51 |
He then added, I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. |
He then added, Very truly I tell you, you will see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man. |
| 2:4 |
Dear woman, why do you involve me? Jesus replied. My time has not yet come. |
Woman, why do you involve me? Jesus replied. My hour has not yet come. |
| 2:11 |
This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him. |
What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. |
| 2:14 |
In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. |
In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. |
| 2:15 |
So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. |
So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. |
| 2:16 |
To those who sold doves he said, Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Fathers house into a market! |
To those who sold doves he said, Get these out of here! Stop turning my Fathers house into a market! |
| 2:18 |
Then the Jews demanded of him, What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this? |
The Jews then responded to him, What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this? |
| 2:20 |
The Jews replied, It has taken forty six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days? |
They replied, It has taken forty six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days? |
| 2:22 |
After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. |
After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. |
| 2:23 |
Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name. |
Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. |
| 2:24 |
But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men. |
But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. |
| 2:25 |
He did not need mans testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man. |
He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person. |
| 3:1 |
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. |
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. |
| 3:2 |
He came to Jesus at night and said, Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him. |
He came to Jesus at night and said, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him. |
| 3:3 |
In reply Jesus declared, I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. |
Jesus replied, Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. |
| 3:4 |
How can a man be born when he is old? Nicodemus asked. Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mothers womb to be born! |
How can someone be born when they are old? Nicodemus asked. Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mothers womb to be born! |
| 3:5 |
Jesus answered, I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. |
Jesus answered, Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. |
| 3:11 |
I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. |
Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. |
| 3:14 |
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, |
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, |
| 3:15 |
that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. |
that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him. |
| 3:18 |
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of Gods one and only Son. |
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of Gods one and only Son. |
| 3:19 |
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. |
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. |
| 3:20 |
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. |
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. |
| 3:21 |
But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God. |
But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. |
| 3:23 |
Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were constantly coming to be baptized. |
Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized. |
| 3:26 |
They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—well, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him. |
They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him. |
| 3:27 |
To this John replied, A man can receive only what is given him from heaven. |
To this John replied, A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. |
| 3:28 |
You yourselves can testify that I said, I am not the Christ but am sent ahead of him. |
You yourselves can testify that I said, I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him. |
| 3:33 |
The man who has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. |
Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. |
| 3:36 |
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for Gods wrath remains on him. |
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for Gods wrath remains on them. |
| 4:1 |
The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, |
Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John— |
| 4:3 |
When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. |
So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. |
| 4:6 |
Jacobs well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. |
Jacobs well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. |
| 4:12 |
Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his flocks and herds? |
Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock? |
| 4:14 |
but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. |
but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. |
| 4:20 |
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem. |
Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem. |
| 4:21 |
Jesus declared, Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. |
Woman, Jesus replied, believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. |
| 4:23 |
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. |
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. |
| 4:24 |
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. |
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. |
| 4:26 |
Then Jesus declared, I who speak to you am he. |
Then Jesus declared, I, the one speaking to you—I am he. |
| 4:29 |
Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ? |
Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah? |
| 4:35 |
Do you not say, Four months more and then the harvest? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. |
Dont you have a saying, Its still four months until harvest? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. |
| 4:36 |
Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. |
Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. |
| 4:45 |
When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, for they also had been there. |
When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for they also had been there. |
| 4:48 |
Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders, Jesus told him, you will never believe. |
Unless you people see signs and wonders, Jesus told him, you will never believe. |
| 4:50 |
Jesus replied, You may go. Your son will live. The man took Jesus at his word and departed. |
Go, Jesus replied, your son will live. The man took Jesus at his word and departed. |
| 4:52 |
When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour. |
When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him. |
| 4:53 |
Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, Your son will live. So he and all his household believed. |
Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, Your son will live. So he and his whole household believed. |
| 4:54 |
This was the second miraculous sign that Jesus performed, having come from Judea to Galilee. |
This was the second sign Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee. |
| 5:1 |
Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. |
Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. |
| 5:10 |
and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat. |
and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat. |
| 5:15 |
The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. |
The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well. |
| 5:16 |
So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. |
So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. |
| 5:17 |
Jesus said to them, My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working. |
In his defense Jesus said to them, My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working. |
| 5:18 |
For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. |
For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. |
| 5:19 |
Jesus gave them this answer: I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. |
Jesus gave them this answer: Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. |
| 5:20 |
For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than these. |
For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed. |
| 5:23 |
that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. |
that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. |
| 5:24 |
I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. |
Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. |
| 5:25 |
I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. |
Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. |
| 5:26 |
For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. |
For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. |
| 5:29 |
and come out—those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned. |
and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned. |
| 5:31 |
If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. |
If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. |
| 5:32 |
There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid. |
There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true. |
| 5:36 |
I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me. |
I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing—testify that the Father has sent me. |
| 5:39 |
You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, |
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, |
| 5:41 |
I do not accept praise from men, |
I do not accept glory from human beings, |
| 5:44 |
How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God? |
How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? |
| 6:2 |
and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. |
and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. |
| 6:4 |
The Jewish Passover Feast was near. |
The Jewish Passover Festival was near. |
| 6:7 |
Philip answered him, Eight months wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite! |
Philip answered him, It would take more than half a years wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite! |
| 6:10 |
Jesus said, Have the people sit down. There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. |
Jesus said, Have the people sit down. There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down about five thousand men were there. |
| 6:14 |
After the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus did, they began to say, Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world. |
After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world. |
| 6:19 |
When they had rowed three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified. |
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened. |
| 6:26 |
Jesus answered, I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. |
Jesus answered, Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. |
| 6:27 |
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval. |
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval. |
| 6:30 |
So they asked him, What miraculous sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? |
So they asked him, What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? |
| 6:31 |
Our forefathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat. |
Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat. |
| 6:32 |
Jesus said to them, I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. |
Jesus said to them, Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. |
| 6:33 |
For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. |
For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. |
| 6:34 |
Sir, they said, from now on give us this bread. |
Sir, they said, always give us this bread. |
| 6:35 |
Then Jesus declared, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. |
Then Jesus declared, I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. |
| 6:37 |
All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. |
All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. |
| 6:39 |
And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. |
And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. |
| 6:40 |
For my Fathers will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. |
For my Fathers will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. |
| 6:41 |
At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, I am the bread that came down from heaven. |
At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, I am the bread that came down from heaven. |
| 6:44 |
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. |
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. |
| 6:45 |
It is written in the Prophets: They will all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. |
It is written in the Prophets: They will all be taught by God. Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. |
| 6:47 |
I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. |
Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. |
| 6:49 |
Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. |
Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. |
| 6:50 |
But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. |
But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. |
| 6:51 |
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. |
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. |
| 6:53 |
Jesus said to them, I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. |
Jesus said to them, Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. |
| 6:54 |
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. |
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. |
| 6:56 |
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. |
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. |
| 6:58 |
This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever. |
This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever. |
| 6:62 |
What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! |
Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! |
| 6:63 |
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. |
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. |
| 6:65 |
He went on to say, This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him. |
He went on to say, This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them. |
| 6:69 |
We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God. |
We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God. |
| 7:1 |
After this, Jesus went around in Galilee, purposely staying away from Judea because the Jews there were waiting to take his life. |
After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. |
| 7:2 |
But when the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near, |
But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, |
| 7:3 |
Jesus brothers said to him, You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples may see the miracles you do. |
Jesus brothers said to him, Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. |
| 7:6 |
Therefore Jesus told them, The right time for me has not yet come; for you any time is right. |
Therefore Jesus told them, My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. |
| 7:7 |
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that what it does is evil. |
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. |
| 7:8 |
You go to the Feast. I am not yet going up to this Feast, because for me the right time has not yet come. |
You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come. |
| 7:9 |
Having said this, he stayed in Galilee. |
After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee. |
| 7:10 |
However, after his brothers had left for the Feast, he went also, not publicly, but in secret. |
However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret. |
| 7:11 |
Now at the Feast the Jews were watching for him and asking, Where is that man? |
Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, Where is he? |
| 7:13 |
But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the Jews. |
But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders. |
| 7:14 |
Not until halfway through the Feast did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach. |
Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach. |
| 7:15 |
The Jews were amazed and asked, How did this man get such learning without having studied? |
The Jews there were amazed and asked, How did this man get such learning without having been taught? |
| 7:16 |
Jesus answered, My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent me. |
Jesus answered, My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. |
| 7:17 |
If anyone chooses to do Gods will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. |
Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. |
| 7:18 |
He who speaks on his own does so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. |
Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. |
| 7:21 |
Jesus said to them, I did one miracle, and you are all astonished. |
Jesus said to them, I did one miracle, and you are all amazed. |
| 7:22 |
Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs, you circumcise a child on the Sabbath. |
Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath. |
| 7:23 |
Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole man on the Sabbath? |
Now if a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing a mans whole body on the Sabbath? |
| 7:24 |
Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment. |
Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly. |
| 7:26 |
Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Christ? |
Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Messiah? |
| 7:27 |
But we know where this man is from; when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from. |
But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from. |
| 7:28 |
Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own, but he who sent me is true. You do not know him, |
Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority, but he who sent me is true. You do not know him, |
| 7:30 |
At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come. |
At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. |
| 7:31 |
Still, many in the crowd put their faith in him. They said, When the Christ comes, will he do more miraculous signs than this man? |
Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man? |
| 7:33 |
Jesus said, I am with you for only a short time, and then I go to the one who sent me. |
Jesus said, I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me. |
| 7:37 |
On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. |
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. |
| 7:38 |
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him. |
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them. |
| 7:41 |
Others said, He is the Christ. Still others asked, How can the Christ come from Galilee? |
Others said, He is the Messiah. Still others asked, How can the Messiah come from Galilee? |
| 7:42 |
Does not the Scripture say that the Christ will come from Davids family and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived? |
Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from Davids descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived? |
| 7:45 |
Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, Why didnt you bring him in? |
Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, Why didnt you bring him in? |
| 7:46 |
No one ever spoke the way this man does, the guards declared. |
No one ever spoke the way this man does, the guards replied. |
| 7:48 |
Has any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? |
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? |
| 7:51 |
Does our law condemn anyone without first hearing him to find out what he is doing? |
Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing? |
| 7:52 |
They replied, Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee. The earliest manuscripts and many other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53—8:11. |
They replied, Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee. The earliest manuscripts and many other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53—8:11. A few manuscripts include these verses, wholly or in part, after John 7:36, John 21:25, Luke 21:38 or Luke 24:53. |
| 7:53 |
Then each went to his own home. |
Then they all went home, |
| 8:1 |
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. |
but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. |
| 8:7 |
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her. |
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. |
| 8:16 |
But if I do judge, my decisions are right, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. |
But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. |
| 8:17 |
In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid. |
In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. |
| 8:20 |
He spoke these words while teaching in the temple area near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his time had not yet come. |
He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come. |
| 8:24 |
I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins. |
I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins. |
| 8:25 |
Who are you? they asked. Just what I have been claiming all along, Jesus replied. |
Who are you? they asked. Just what I have been telling you from the beginning, Jesus replied. |
| 8:26 |
I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is reliable, and what I have heard from him I tell the world. |
I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world. |
| 8:28 |
So Jesus said, When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. |
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 on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. |
| 8:30 |
Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him. |
Even as he spoke, many believed in him. |
| 8:34 |
Jesus replied, I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. |
Jesus replied, Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. |
| 8:37 |
I know you are Abrahams descendants. Yet you are ready to kill me, because you have no room for my word. |
I know that you are Abrahams descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word. |
| 8:38 |
I am telling you what I have seen in the Fathers presence, and you do what you have heard from your father. |
I am telling you what I have seen in the Fathers presence, and you are doing what you have heard from your father. |
| 8:39 |
Abraham is our father, they answered. If you were Abrahams children, said Jesus, then you would do the things Abraham did. |
Abraham is our father, they answered. If you were Abrahams children, said Jesus, then you would do what Abraham did. |
| 8:40 |
As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. |
As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. |
| 8:41 |
You are doing the things your own father does. We are not illegitimate children, they protested. The only Father we have is God himself. |
You are doing the works of your own father. We are not illegitimate children, they protested. The only Father we have is God himself. |
| 8:42 |
Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me. |
Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. |
| 8:44 |
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your fathers desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your fathers desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
| 8:47 |
He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God. |
Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God. |
| 8:51 |
I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death. |
Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death. |
| 8:52 |
At this the Jews exclaimed, Now we know that you are demon possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your word, he will never taste death. |
At this they exclaimed, Now we know that you are demon possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. |
| 8:55 |
Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word. |
Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. |
| 8:57 |
You are not yet fifty years old, the Jews said to him, and you have seen Abraham! |
You are not yet fifty years old, they said to him, and you have seen Abraham! |
| 8:58 |
I tell you the truth, Jesus answered, before Abraham was born, I am! |
Very truly I tell you, Jesus answered, before Abraham was born, I am! |
| 9:3 |
Neither this man nor his parents sinned, said Jesus, but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. |
Neither this man nor his parents sinned, said Jesus, but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. |
| 9:4 |
As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. |
As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. |
| 9:6 |
Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the mans eyes. |
After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the mans eyes. |
| 9:10 |
How then were your eyes opened? they demanded. |
How then were your eyes opened? they asked. |
| 9:16 |
Some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. But others asked, How can a sinner do such miraculous signs? So they were divided. |
Some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. But others asked, How can a sinner perform such signs? So they were divided. |
| 9:17 |
Finally they turned again to the blind man, What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened. The man replied, He is a prophet. |
Then they turned again to the blind man, What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened. The man replied, He is a prophet. |
| 9:18 |
The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the mans parents. |
They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the mans parents. |
| 9:22 |
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue. |
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. |
| 9:24 |
A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. Give glory to God, they said. We know this man is a sinner. |
A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. Give glory to God by telling the truth, they said. We know this man is a sinner. |
| 9:27 |
He answered, I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too? |
He answered, I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too? |
| 9:31 |
We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will. |
We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. |
| 10:1 |
I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. |
Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. |
| 10:2 |
The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. |
The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. |
| 10:3 |
The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. |
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. |
| 10:6 |
Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them. |
Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them. |
| 10:7 |
Therefore Jesus said again, I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. |
Therefore Jesus said again, Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. |
| 10:8 |
All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. |
All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. |
| 10:9 |
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. |
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. |
| 10:12 |
The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. |
The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. |
| 10:19 |
At these words the Jews were again divided. |
The Jews who heard these words were again divided. |
| 10:22 |
Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, |
Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, |
| 10:23 |
and Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomons Colonnade. |
and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomons Colonnade. |
| 10:24 |
The Jews gathered around him, saying, How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly. |
The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly. |
| 10:25 |
Jesus answered, I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Fathers name speak for me, |
Jesus answered, I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Fathers name testify about me, |
| 10:28 |
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. |
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. |
| 10:31 |
Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, |
Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, |
| 10:32 |
but Jesus said to them, I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me? |
but Jesus said to them, I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me? |
| 10:33 |
We are not stoning you for any of these, replied the Jews, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God. |
We are not stoning you for any good work, they replied, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God. |
| 10:34 |
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your Law, I have said you are gods? |
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your Law, I have said you are gods ? |
| 10:35 |
If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— |
If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside— |
| 10:37 |
Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. |
Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. |
| 10:38 |
But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. |
But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. |
| 10:40 |
Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. Here he stayed |
Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, |
| 10:41 |
and many people came to him. They said, Though John never performed a miraculous sign, all that John said about this man was true. |
and many people came to him. They said, Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true. |
| 11:5 |
Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. |
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. |
| 11:6 |
Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days. |
So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, |
| 11:7 |
Then he said to his disciples, Let us go back to Judea. |
and then he said to his disciples, Let us go back to Judea. |
| 11:8 |
But Rabbi, they said, a short while ago the Jews tried to stone you, and yet you are going back there? |
But Rabbi, they said, a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back? |
| 11:9 |
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this worlds light. |
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this worlds light. |
| 11:10 |
It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light. |
It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light. |
| 11:16 |
Then Thomas called Didymus said to the rest of the disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. |
Then Thomas also known as Didymus said to the rest of the disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. |
| 11:18 |
Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, |
Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, |
| 11:25 |
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; |
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; |
| 11:26 |
and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this? |
and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this? |
| 11:27 |
Yes, Lord, she told him, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world. |
Yes, Lord, she replied, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world. |
| 11:28 |
And after she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. The Teacher is here, she said, and is asking for you. |
After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. The Teacher is here, she said, and is asking for you. |
| 11:40 |
Then Jesus said, Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God? |
Then Jesus said, Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God? |
| 11:45 |
Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, put their faith in him. |
Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. |
| 11:47 |
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. What are we accomplishing? they asked. Here is this man performing many miraculous signs. |
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. What are we accomplishing? they asked. Here is this man performing many signs. |
| 11:48 |
If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. |
If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation. |
| 11:54 |
Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the Jews. Instead he withdrew to a region near the desert, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples. |
Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea. Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples. |
| 11:56 |
They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple area they asked one another, What do you think? Isnt he coming to the Feast at all? |
They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, What do you think? Isnt he coming to the festival at all? |
| 11:57 |
But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone found out where Jesus was, he should report it so that they might arrest him. |
But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him. |
| 12:1 |
Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. |
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. |
| 12:11 |
for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and putting their faith in him. |
for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him. |
| 12:12 |
The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. |
The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. |
| 12:13 |
They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the King of Israel! |
They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel! |
| 12:14 |
Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written, |
Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: |
| 12:15 |
Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkeys colt. |
Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkeys colt. |
| 12:16 |
At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him. |
At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him. |
| 12:18 |
Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him. |
Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. |
| 12:20 |
Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. |
Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. |
| 12:24 |
I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. |
Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. |
| 12:25 |
The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. |
Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. |
| 12:27 |
Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. |
Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. |
| 12:32 |
But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself. |
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself. |
| 12:34 |
The crowd spoke up, We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever, so how can you say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man? |
The crowd spoke up, We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man? |
| 12:35 |
Then Jesus told them, You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. |
Then Jesus told them, You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. |
| 12:36 |
Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light. When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them. |
Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light. When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them. |
| 12:37 |
Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. |
Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. |
| 12:40 |
He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them. |
He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them. |
| 12:42 |
Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; |
Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; |
| 12:43 |
for they loved praise from men more than praise from God. |
for they loved human praise more than praise from God. |
| 12:44 |
Then Jesus cried out, When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. |
Then Jesus cried out, Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. |
| 12:45 |
When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me. |
The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. |
| 12:47 |
As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it. |
If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. |
| 12:48 |
There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. |
There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. |
| 12:49 |
For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. |
For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. |
| 13:1 |
It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. |
It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. |
| 13:2 |
The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. |
The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. |
| 13:10 |
Jesus answered, A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you. |
Jesus answered, Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you. |
| 13:16 |
I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. |
Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. |
| 13:18 |
I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture: He who shares my bread has lifted up his heel against me. |
I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: He who shared my bread has turned against me. |
| 13:19 |
I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He. |
I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. |
| 13:20 |
I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me. |
Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me. |
| 13:21 |
After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me. |
After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me. |
| 13:26 |
Jesus answered, It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish. Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon. |
Jesus answered, It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish. Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. |
| 13:27 |
As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. What you are about to do, do quickly, Jesus told him, |
As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, What you are about to do, do quickly. |
| 13:28 |
but no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. |
But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. |
| 13:29 |
Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the Feast, or to give something to the poor. |
Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. |
| 13:31 |
When he was gone, Jesus said, Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. |
When he was gone, Jesus said, Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. |
| 13:35 |
By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. |
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. |
| 13:38 |
Then Jesus answered, Will you really lay down your life for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times! |
Then Jesus answered, Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times! |
| 14:1 |
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. |
Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God ; believe also in me. |
| 14:2 |
In my Fathers house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. |
My Fathers house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? |
| 14:7 |
If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. |
If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. |
| 14:10 |
Dont you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. |
Dont you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. |
| 14:11 |
Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. |
Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. |
| 14:12 |
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. |
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. |
| 14:13 |
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. |
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
| 14:15 |
If you love me, you will obey what I command. |
If you love me, keep my commands. |
| 14:16 |
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— |
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— |
| 14:21 |
Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him. |
Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. |
| 14:23 |
Jesus replied, If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. |
Jesus replied, Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. |
| 14:24 |
He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. |
Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. |
| 14:26 |
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. |
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. |
| 14:30 |
I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold on me, |
I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me, |
| 14:31 |
but the world must learn that I love the Father and that I do exactly what my Father has commanded me. Come now; let us leave. |
but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me. Come now; let us leave. |
| 15:4 |
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. |
Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. |
| 15:5 |
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. |
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. |
| 15:6 |
If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. |
If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. |
| 15:7 |
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. |
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
| 15:10 |
If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Fathers commands and remain in his love. |
If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Fathers commands and remain in his love. |
| 15:13 |
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. |
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down ones life for ones friends. |
| 15:16 |
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. |
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. |
| 15:20 |
Remember the words I spoke to you: No servant is greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. |
Remember what I told you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. |
| 15:21 |
They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent me. |
They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me. |
| 15:22 |
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin. |
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. |
| 15:23 |
He who hates me hates my Father as well. |
Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. |
| 15:24 |
If I had not done among them what no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these miracles, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. |
If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. |
| 15:26 |
When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. |
When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. |
| 16:1 |
All this I have told you so that you will not go astray. |
All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. |
| 16:2 |
They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. |
They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. |
| 16:4 |
I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you. |
I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you, |
| 16:5 |
Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, Where are you going? |
but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, Where are you going? |
| 16:6 |
Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. |
Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. |
| 16:7 |
But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. |
But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. |
| 16:8 |
When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: |
When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: |
| 16:9 |
in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; |
about sin, because people do not believe in me; |
| 16:10 |
in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; |
about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; |
| 16:11 |
and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. |
and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. |
| 16:13 |
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. |
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. |
| 16:14 |
He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. |
He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. |
| 16:15 |
All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. |
All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you. |
| 16:16 |
In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me. |
Jesus went on to say, In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me. |
| 16:17 |
Some of his disciples said to one another, What does he mean by saying, In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me, and Because I am going to the Father? |
At this, some of his disciples said to one another, What does he mean by saying, In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me, and Because I am going to the Father? |
| 16:20 |
I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. |
Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. |
| 16:23 |
In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. |
In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. |
| 16:31 |
You believe at last! Jesus answered. |
Do you now believe? Jesus replied. |
| 16:32 |
But a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. |
A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. |
| 17:1 |
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. |
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. |
| 17:3 |
Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. |
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. |
| 17:4 |
I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. |
I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. |
| 17:11 |
I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one. |
I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. |
| 17:22 |
I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: |
I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— |
| 17:23 |
I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. |
I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. |
| 18:1 |
When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was an olive grove, and he and his disciples went into it. |
When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it. |
| 18:3 |
So Judas came to the grove, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons. |
So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons. |
| 18:7 |
Again he asked them, Who is it you want? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. |
Again he asked them, Who is it you want? Jesus of Nazareth, they said. |
| 18:8 |
I told you that I am he, Jesus answered. If you are looking for me, then let these men go. |
Jesus answered, I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go. |
| 18:14 |
Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be good if one man died for the people. |
Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people. |
| 18:16 |
but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the girl on duty there and brought Peter in. |
but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in. |
| 18:17 |
You are not one of his disciples, are you? the girl at the door asked Peter. He replied, I am not. |
You arent one of this mans disciples too, are you? she asked Peter. He replied, I am not. |
| 18:22 |
When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby struck him in the face. Is this the way you answer the high priest? he demanded. |
When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. Is this the way you answer the high priest? he demanded. |
| 18:24 |
Then Annas sent him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest. |
Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. |
| 18:25 |
As Simon Peter stood warming himself, he was asked, You are not one of his disciples, are you? He denied it, saying, I am not. |
Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself. So they asked him, You arent one of his disciples too, are you? He denied it, saying, I am not. |
| 18:26 |
One of the high priests servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, Didnt I see you with him in the olive grove? |
One of the high priests servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, Didnt I see you with him in the garden? |
| 18:28 |
Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness the Jews did not enter the palace; they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. |
Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. |
| 18:31 |
Pilate said, Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law. But we have no right to execute anyone, the Jews objected. |
Pilate said, Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law. But we have no right to execute anyone, they objected. |
| 18:32 |
This happened so that the words Jesus had spoken indicating the kind of death he was going to die would be fulfilled. |
This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die. |
| 18:35 |
Am I a Jew? Pilate replied. It was your people and your chief priests who handed you over to me. What is it you have done? |
Am I a Jew? Pilate replied. Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done? |
| 18:36 |
Jesus said, My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place. |
Jesus said, My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place. |
| 18:37 |
You are a king, then! said Pilate. Jesus answered, You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me. |
You are a king, then! said Pilate. Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me. |
| 18:38 |
What is truth? Pilate asked. With this he went out again to the Jews and said, I find no basis for a charge against him. |
What is truth? retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, I find no basis for a charge against him. |
| 18:40 |
They shouted back, No, not him! Give us Barabbas! Now Barabbas had taken part in a rebellion. |
They shouted back, No, not him! Give us Barabbas! Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising. |
| 19:3 |
and went up to him again and again, saying, Hail, king of the Jews! And they struck him in the face. |
and went up to him again and again, saying, Hail, king of the Jews! And they slapped him in the face. |
| 19:4 |
Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him. |
Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him. |
| 19:7 |
The Jews insisted, We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God. |
The Jewish leaders insisted, We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God. |
| 19:12 |
From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jews kept shouting, If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar. |
From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar. |
| 19:14 |
It was the day of Preparation of Passover Week, about the sixth hour. Here is your king, Pilate said to the Jews. |
It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. Here is your king, Pilate said to the Jews. |
| 19:18 |
Here they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle. |
There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle. |
| 19:24 |
Lets not tear it, they said to one another. Lets decide by lot who will get it. This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said, They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing. So this is what the soldiers did. |
Lets not tear it, they said to one another. Lets decide by lot who will get it. This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said, They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment. So this is what the soldiers did. |
| 19:26 |
When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, Dear woman, here is your son, |
When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, Woman, here is your son, |
| 19:28 |
Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, I am thirsty. |
Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, I am thirsty. |
| 19:31 |
Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. |
Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. |
| 19:38 |
Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilates permission, he came and took the body away. |
Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilates permission, he came and took the body away. |
| 20:6 |
Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, |
Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, |
| 20:7 |
as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. |
as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. |
| 20:10 |
Then the disciples went back to their homes, |
Then the disciples went back to where they were staying. |
| 20:11 |
but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb |
Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb |
| 20:15 |
Woman, he said, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for? Thinking he was the gardener, she said, Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him. |
He asked her, Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for? Thinking he was the gardener, she said, Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him. |
| 20:17 |
Jesus said, Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God. |
Jesus said, Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God. |
| 20:19 |
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you! |
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you! |
| 20:23 |
If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven. |
If you forgive anyones sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven. |
| 20:24 |
Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. |
Now Thomas also known as Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. |
| 20:25 |
So the other disciples told him, We have seen the Lord! But he said to them, Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it. |
So the other disciples told him, We have seen the Lord! But he said to them, Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. |
| 20:30 |
Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. |
Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. |
| 20:31 |
But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. |
But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. |
| 21:1 |
Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias. It happened this way: |
Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: |
| 21:2 |
Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. |
Simon Peter, Thomas also known as Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. |
| 21:11 |
Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. |
So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. |
| 21:15 |
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these? Yes, Lord, he said, you know that I love you. Jesus said, Feed my lambs. |
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon son of John, do you love me more than these? Yes, Lord, he said, you know that I love you. Jesus said, Feed my lambs. |
| 21:16 |
Again Jesus said, Simon son of John, do you truly love me? He answered, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you. Jesus said, Take care of my sheep. |
Again Jesus said, Simon son of John, do you love me? He answered, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you. Jesus said, Take care of my sheep. |
| 21:18 |
I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go. |
Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go. |
| 21:23 |
Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? |
Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? |