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Words of Christ in BLUE
The Gospel According to John
The Word Became
Flesh
Chapter 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any
thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the
Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of
that Light.
9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that
cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and
the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his
name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of grace and truth.
15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he
of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred
before me: for he was before me.
16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for
grace.
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth
came by Jesus Christ.
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son,
which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
John the Baptist Denies
being the Christ
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent
priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art
thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am
not the Christ.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he
saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered,
No.
22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give
an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of
thyself?
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the
prophet Esaias.
24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest
thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither
that prophet?
26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but
there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me,
whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where
John was baptizing.
29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and
saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world.
Jesus the Lamb of
God
30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which
is preferred before me: for he was before me.
31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest
to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit
descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon
him.
33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with
water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the
Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he
which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
Jesus' First
Disciples
35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his
disciples;
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold
the Lamb of God!
37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed
Jesus.
38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith
unto them, What seek ye? They
said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted,
Master,) where dwellest thou?
39 He saith unto them, Come and
see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode
with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed
him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto
him, We have found the Messias, which is, being
interpreted, the Christ.
42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him,
he said, Thou art Simon the son of
Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by
interpretation, A stone.
Jesus Calls Phillip and
Nathanael
43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and
findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and
Peter.
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have
found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did
write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing
come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and
see.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him,
Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom
is no guile!
48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus
answered and said unto him, Before
that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree,
I saw thee.
49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art
the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the
fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things
than these.
51 And he saith unto him, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open,
and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son
of man.
Jesus Changes Water to
Wine
Chapter 2
1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of
Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the
marriage.
3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto
him, They have no wine.
4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what
have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet
come.
5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith
unto you, do it.
6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after
the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or
three firkins apiece.
7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the
waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the
brim.
8 And he saith unto them, Draw out
now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And
they bare it.
9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was
made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants
which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast
called the bridegroom,
10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set
forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that
which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until
now.
11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee,
and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed
on him.
Jesus Clears the
Temple
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his
mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they
continued there not many days.
13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem,
14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep
and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove
them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen;
and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the
tables;
16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's
house an house of merchandise.
17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The
zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign
shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these
things?
19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will
raise it up.
20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple
in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples
remembered that he had said this unto them; and they
believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had
said.
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the
feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the
miracles which he did.
24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he
knew all men,
25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he
knew what was in man.
Jesus Teaches
Nicodemus
Chapter 3
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a
ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him,
Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for
no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be
with him.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he
is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's
womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is
flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is
spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth,
and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell
whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one
that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these
things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not
these things?
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen;
and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things,
and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you
of heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to
heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son
of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent
in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted
up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through him
might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not
condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that
light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather
than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil
hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his
deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to
the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they
are wrought in God.
John the Baptist's Testimony About
Jesus
22 After these things came Jesus and
his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried
with them, and baptized.
23 And John also was baptizing in
Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there:
and they came, and were baptized.
24 For John was not yet cast into
prison.
25 Then there arose a question
between some of John's disciples and the Jews about
purifying.
26 And they came unto John, and said
unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to
whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and
all men come to him.
27 John answered and said, A man can
receive nothing, except it be given him from
heaven.
28 Ye yourselves bear me witness,
that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before
him.
29 He that hath the bride is the
bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which
standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the
bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is
fulfilled.
30 He must increase, but I must
decrease.
31 He that cometh from above is above
all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of
the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above
all.
32 And what he hath seen and heard,
that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his
testimony.
33 He that hath received his
testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh
the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure
unto him.
35 The Father loveth the Son, and
hath given all things into his hand.
36 He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall
not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Jesus Talks With a Samaritan
Woman
Chapter 4
1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard
that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his
disciples,)
3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called
Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his
son Joseph.
6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being
wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it
was about the sixth hour.
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus
saith unto her, Give me to
drink.
8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy
meat.)
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that
thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of
Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the
Samaritans.
10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is
that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have
asked of him, and he would have given thee living
water.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw
with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that
living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us
the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and
his cattle?
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst
again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the
water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the
water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water
springing up into everlasting life.
15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that
I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy
husband, and come hither.
17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus
said unto her, Thou hast well said, I
have no husband:
18 For thou hast had five husbands;
and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that
saidst thou truly.
19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art
a prophet.
20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say,
that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to
worship.
21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman,
believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this
mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the
Father.
22 Ye worship ye know not what: we
know what we worship: for salvation is of the
Jews.
23 But the hour cometh, and now is,
when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in
spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship
him.
24 God is a Spirit: and they that
worship him must worship him in spirit and in
truth.
25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh,
which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us
all things.
26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak
unto thee am he.
The Disciples Rejoin
Jesus
27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he
talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou?
or, Why talkest thou with her?
28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into
the city, and saith to the men,
29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I
did: is not this the Christ?
30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying,
Master, eat.
32 But he said unto them, I have meat
to eat that ye know not of.
33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any
man brought him ought to eat?
34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is
to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his
work.
35 Say not ye, There are yet four
months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you,
Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are
white already to harvest.
36 And he that reapeth receiveth
wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he
that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice
together.
37 And herein is that saying true,
One soweth, and another reapeth.
38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye
bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered
into their labours.
Many Samaritans
Believe
39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him
for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me
all that ever I did.
40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought
him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two
days.
41 And many more believed because of his own word;
42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of
thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know
that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Jesus Heals the Official's
Son
43 Now after two days he departed thence, and went into
Galilee.
44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no
honour in his own country.
45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans
received him, having seen all the things that he did at
Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the
feast.
46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made
the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son
was sick at Capernaum.
47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into
Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would
come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of
death.
48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except
ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child
die.
50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way;
thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that
Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and
told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to
amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh
hour the fever left him.
53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in
the which Jesus said unto him, Thy
son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole
house.
54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did,
when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
The Healing at the Pool of
Bethesda
Chapter 5
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went
up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool,
which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five
porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of
blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the
water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool,
and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the
troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of
whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity
thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a
long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when
the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I
am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up
thy bed, and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his
bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is
the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy
bed.
11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said
unto me, Take up thy bed, and
walk.
12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto
thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus
had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that
place.
14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto
him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin
no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus,
which had made him whole.
Life Through the
Son
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought
to slay him, because he had done these things on the
sabbath day.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father
worketh hitherto, and I work.
18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because
he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God
was his Father, making himself equal with God.
19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do
nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for
what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son
likewise.
20 For the Father loveth the Son, and
sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew
him greater works than these, that ye may
marvel.
21 For as the Father raiseth up the
dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth
whom he will.
22 For the Father judgeth no man, but
hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
23 That all men should honour the
Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not
the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent
him.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me,
hath everlasting life, and shall not come into
condemnation; but is passed from death unto
life.
25 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear
the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall
live.
26 For as the Father hath life in
himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in
himself;
27 And hath given him authority to
execute judgment also, because he is the Son of
man.
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour
is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall
hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that
have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they
that have done evil, unto the resurrection of
damnation.
30 I can of mine own self do nothing:
as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek
not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath
sent me.
Testimonies About
Jesus
31 If I bear witness of myself, my
witness is not true.
32 There is another that beareth
witness of me; and I know that the witness which he
witnesseth of me is true.
33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare
witness unto the truth.
34 But I receive not testimony from
man: but these things I say, that ye might be
saved.
35 He was a burning and a shining
light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his
light.
36 But I have greater witness than
that of John: for the works which the Father hath given
me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me,
that the Father hath sent me.
37 And the Father himself, which hath
sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard
his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
38 And ye have not his word abiding
in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe
not.
39 Search the scriptures; for in them
ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which
testify of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that
ye might have life.
41 I receive not honour from
men.
42 But I know you, that ye have not
the love of God in you.
43 I am come in my Father's name, and
ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name,
him ye will receive.
44 How can ye believe, which receive
honour one of another, and seek not the honour that
cometh from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse
you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even
Moses, in whom ye trust.
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye
would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not his
writings, how shall ye believe my words?
Jesus Feed the Five
Thousand
Chapter 6
1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee,
which is the sea of Tiberias.
2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his
miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with
his disciples.
4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great
company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may
eat?
6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what
he would do.
7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is
not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a
little.
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother,
saith unto him,
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and
two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit
down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the
men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks,
he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them
that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as
they would.
12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples,
Gather up the fragments that remain,
that nothing be lost.
13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled
twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley
loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had
eaten.
14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that
Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that
should come into the world.
15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and
take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again
into a mountain himself alone.
Jesus Walks on the
Water
16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down
unto the sea,
17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward
Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to
them.
18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that
blew.
19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty
furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing
nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
20 But he saith unto them, It is I;
be not afraid.
21 Then they willingly received him into the ship: and
immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
22 The day following, when the people which stood on the
other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat
there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered,
and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat,
but that his disciples were gone away alone;
23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto
the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had
given thanks:)
24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there,
neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to
Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
Jesus the Bread of
Life
25 And when they had found him on the other side of the
sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou
hither?
26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not
because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the
loaves, and were filled.
27 Labour not for the meat which
perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto
everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you:
for him hath God the Father sealed.
28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might
work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him
whom he hath sent.
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou
then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou
work?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is
written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from
heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from
heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he which
cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the
world.
34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this
bread.
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the
bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and
he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
36 But I said unto you, That ye also
have seen me, and believe not.
37 All that the Father giveth me
shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no
wise cast out.
38 For I came down from heaven, not
to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent
me.
39 And this is the Father's will
which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I
should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the
last day.
40 And this is the will of him that
sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth
on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up
at the last day.
41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said,
I am the bread which came down from
heaven.
42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph,
whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he
saith, I came down from
heaven?
43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them,
Murmur not among
yourselves.
44 No man can come to me, except the
Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up
at the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, And
they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that
hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto
me.
46 Not that any man hath seen the
Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the
Father.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
48 I am that bread of
life.
49 Your fathers did eat manna in the
wilderness, and are dead.
50 This is the bread which cometh
down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not
die.
51 I am the living bread which came
down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall
live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh,
which I will give for the life of the world.
52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How
can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son
of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in
you.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and
drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him
up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and
my blood is drink indeed.
56 He that eateth my flesh, and
drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
57 As the living Father hath sent me,
and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he
shall live by me.
58 This is that bread which came down
from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are
dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for
ever.
59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in
Capernaum.
Many Disciples Desert
Jesus
60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard
this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured
at it, he said unto them, Doth this
offend you?
62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
63 It is the spirit that quickeneth;
the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto
you, they are spirit, and they are life.
64 But there are some of you that
believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they
were that believed not, and who should betray
him.
65 And he said, Therefore said I unto
you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given
unto him of my Father.
66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and
walked no more with him.
67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we
go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ,
the Son of the living God.
70 Jesus answered them, Have not I
chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it
was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
Jesus Goes to the Feast of
Tabernacles
Chapter 7
1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would
not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.
3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and
go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works
that thou doest.
4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret,
and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these
things, shew thyself to the world.
5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time
is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
7 The world cannot hate you; but me
it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof
are evil.
8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not
up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full
come.
9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still
in Galilee.
10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up
unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where
is he?
12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning
him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but
he deceiveth the people.
13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
Jesus Teaches at the
Feast
14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the
temple, and taught.
15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man
letters, having never learned?
16 Jesus answered them, and said, My
doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
17 If any man will do his will, he
shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or
whether I speak of myself.
18 He that speaketh of himself
seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that
sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in
him.
19 Did not Moses give you the law,
and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to
kill me?
20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who
goeth about to kill thee?
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all
marvel.
22 Moses therefore gave unto you
circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the
fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a
man.
23 If a man on the sabbath day
receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be
broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every
whit whole on the sabbath day?
24 Judge not according to the
appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Is Jesus the
Christ?
25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he,
whom they seek to kill?
26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto
him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very
Christ?
27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ
cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying,
Ye both know me, and ye know whence I
am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is
true, whom ye know not.
29 But I know him: for I am from him,
and he hath sent me.
30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on
him, because his hour was not yet come.
31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When
Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which
this man hath done?
32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things
concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests
sent officers to take him.
33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a
little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that
sent me.
34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not
find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot
come.
35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go,
that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed
among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
36 What manner of saying is this that he said,
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find
me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?
37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus
stood and cried, saying, If any man
thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 He that believeth on me, as the
scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of
living water.
39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that
believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not
yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this
saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall
Christ come out of Galilee?
42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the
seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where
David was?
43 So there was a division among the people because of
him.
44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid
hands on him.
Unbelief of the Jewish
Leaders
45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and
Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought
him?
46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this
man.
47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also
deceived?
48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on
him?
49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by
night, being one of them,)
51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and
know what he doeth?
52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of
Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no
prophet.
53 And every man went unto his own house.
Chapter 8
1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple,
and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and
taught them.
3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman
taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the
midst,
4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in
adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be
stoned: but what sayest thou?
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to
accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger
wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself,
and said unto them, He that is
without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at
her.
8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own
conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the
woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the
woman, he said unto her, Woman, where
are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned
thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her,
Neither do I condemn thee: go, and
sin no more.
The Validity of Jesus'
Testimony
12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me
shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of
life.
13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest
record of thyself; thy record is not true.
14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record
is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye
cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge
no man.
16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is
true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent
me.
17 It is also written in your law,
that the testimony of two men is true.
18 I am one that bear witness of
myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of
me.
19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus
answered, Ye neither know me, nor my
Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father
also.
20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in
the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was
not yet come.
21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I
go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your
sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he
saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
23 And he said unto them, Ye are from
beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of
this world.
24 I said therefore unto you, that ye
shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am
he, ye shall die in your sins.
25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith
unto them, Even the same that I
said unto you from the beginning.
26 I have many things to say and to
judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to
the world those things which I have heard of
him.
27 They understood not that he spake to them of the
Father.
28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye
have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am
he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father
hath taught me, I speak these things.
29 And he that sent me is with me:
the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those
things that please him.
30 As he spake these words, many believed on him.
The Children of
Abraham
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him,
If ye continue in my word, then are
ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free.
33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never
in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made
free?
34 Jesus answered them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the
servant of sin.
35 And the servant abideth not in the
house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
36 If the Son therefore shall make
you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed;
but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in
you.
38 I speak that which I have seen
with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your
father.
39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father.
Jesus saith unto them, If ye were
Abraham's children, ye would do the works of
Abraham.
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the
truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
41 Ye do the deeds of your
father. Then said they to him, We be not born of
fornication; we have one Father, even God.
The Children of the
Devil
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were
your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and
came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent
me.
43 Why do ye not understand my
speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44 Ye are of your father the devil,
and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer
from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because
there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he
speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of
it.
45 And because I tell you the
truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convinceth me of sin?
And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe
me?
47 He that is of God heareth God's
words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of
God.
The Claims of Jesus About
Himself
48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not
well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
49 Jesus answered, I have not a
devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour
me.
50 And I seek not mine own glory:
there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If
a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast
a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou
sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of
death.
53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead?
and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
54 Jesus answered, If I honour
myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that
honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your
God:
55 Yet ye have not known him; but I
know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a
liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his
saying.
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to
see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty
years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I
am.
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid
himself, and went out of the temple, going through the
midst of them, and so passed by.
Jesus Heals a Man Born
Blind
Chapter 9
1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind
from his birth.
2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin,
this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this
man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God
should be made manifest in him.
4 I must work the works of him that
sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can
work.
5 As long as I am in the world, I am
the light of the world.
6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made
clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind
man with the clay,
7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the
pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.)
He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
8 The neighbors therefore, and they which before had seen
him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and
begged?
9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes
opened?
11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made
clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me,
Go to the pool of Siloam, and
wash: and I went and washed, and I received
sight.
12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know
not.
The Pharisees Investigate the
Healing
13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was
blind.
14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and
opened his eyes.
15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had
received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon
mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of
God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said,
How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there
was a division among them.
17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of
him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a
prophet.
18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had
been blind, and received his sight, until they called the
parents of him that had received his sight.
19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye
say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is
our son, and that he was born blind:
21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath
opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he
shall speak for himself.
22 These words spake his parents, because they feared the
Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did
confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the
synagogue.
23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said
unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a
sinner.
25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I
know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now
I see.
26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how
opened he thine eyes?
27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did
not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also
be his disciples?
28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple;
but we are Moses' disciples.
29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a
marvelous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and
yet he hath opened mine eyes.
31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man
be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he
heareth.
32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man
opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether
born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him
out.
Spiritual Blindness
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had
found him, he said unto him, Dost
thou believe on the Son of God?
36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might
believe on him?
37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast
both seen him, and it is he that talked with
thee.
38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am
come into this world, that they which see not might see;
and that they which see might be made blind.
40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard
these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were
blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see;
therefore your sin remained.
The Shepherd and His
Flock
Chapter 10
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but
climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a
robber.
2 But he that entereth in by the door
is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him the porter openeth; and the
sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name,
and leadeth them out.
4 And when he putteth forth his own
sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for
they know his voice.
5 And a stranger will they not
follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice
of strangers.
6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood
not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of
the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are
thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear
them.
9 I am the door: by me if any man
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and
find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they
might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and
not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the
wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the
wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he is
an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know
my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so
know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the
sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are
not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall
hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one
shepherd.
17 Therefore doth my Father love me,
because I lay down my life, that I might take it
again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I
lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I
have power to take it again. This commandment have I
received of my Father.
19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for
these sayings.
20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why
hear ye him?
21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a
devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
The Unbelief of the
Jews
22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and
it was winter.
23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him,
How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ,
tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered them, I told you,
and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's
name, they bear witness of me.
26 But ye believe not, because ye are
not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know
them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life;
and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck
them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me,
is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them
out of my Father's hand.
30 I and my Father are
one.
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, Many good
works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those
works do ye stone me?
33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone
thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a
man, makest thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not
written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom
the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be
broken;
36 Say ye of him, whom the Father
hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest;
because I said, I am the Son of God?
37 If I do not the works of my
Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do, though ye believe not
me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that
the Father is in me, and I in him.
39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped
out of their hand,
40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where
John at first baptized; and there he abode.
41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no
miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were
true.
42 And many believed on him there.
The Death of
Lazarus
Chapter 11
1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of
Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with
ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother
Lazarus was sick.)
3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord,
behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the
glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified
thereby.
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode
two days still in the same place where he was.
7 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late
sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
9 Jesus answered, Are there not
twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he
stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this
world.
10 But if a man walk in the night, he
stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them,
Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I
go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do
well.
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that
he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
15 And I am glad for your sakes that
I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless
let us go unto him.
16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his
fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
Jesus Comforts the
Sisters
17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the
grave four days already.
18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen
furlongs off:
19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort
them concerning their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming,
went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been
here, my brother had not died.
22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of
God, God will give it thee.
23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother
shall rise again.
24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again
in the resurrection at the last day.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the
resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth
in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art
the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the
world.
28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called
Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and
calleth for thee.
29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came
unto him.
30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in
that place where Martha met him.
31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and
comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily
and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the
grave to weep there.
32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him,
she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou
hadst been here, my brother had not died.
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also
weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and
was troubled,
34 And said, Where have ye laid
him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened
the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man
should not have died?
Jesus Raises Lazarus From the
Dead
38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the
grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39 Jesus said, Take ye away the
stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead,
saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath
been dead four days.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not
unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest
see the glory of God?
41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the
dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up
his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast
heard me.
42 And I knew that thou hearest me
always: but because of the people which stand by I said
it, that they may believe that thou hast sent
me.
43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice,
Lazarus, come forth.
44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot
with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a
napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose
him, and let him go.
The Plot to Kill
Jesus
45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen
the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and
told them what things Jesus had done.
47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a
council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many
miracles.
48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him:
and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and
nation.
49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest
that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man
should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish
not.
51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest
that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that
nation;
52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should
gather together in one the children of God that were
scattered abroad.
53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for
to put him to death.
54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews;
but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into
a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his
disciples.
55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went
out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to
purify themselves.
56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves,
as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will
not come to the feast?
57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a
commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should
shew it, that they might take him.
Jesus Anointed at
Bethany
Chapter 12
1 Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany,
where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from
the dead.
2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but
Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very
costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet
with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of
the ointment.
4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's
son, which should betray him,
5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence,
and given to the poor?
6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because
he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put
therein.
7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone:
against the day of my burying hath she kept
this.
8 For the poor always ye have with
you; but me ye have not always.
9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there:
and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might
see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put
Lazarus also to death;
11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went
away, and believed on Jesus.
The Triumphal Entry
12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast,
when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him,
and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that
cometh in the name of the Lord.
14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon;
as it is written,
15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh,
sitting on an ass's colt.
16 These things understood not his disciples at the first:
but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that
these things were written of him, and that they had done
these things unto him.
17 The people therefore that was with him when he called
Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead,
bare record.
18 For this cause the people also met him, for that they
heard that he had done this miracle.
19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive
ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after
him.
Jesus Predicts His
Death
20 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to
worship at the feast:
21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of
Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we
would see Jesus.
22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and
Philip tell Jesus.
23 And Jesus answered them, saying,
The hour is come, that the Son of man should be
glorified.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it
abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much
fruit.
25 He that loveth his life shall lose
it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it
unto life eternal.
26 If any man serve me, let him
follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be:
if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
27 Now is my soul troubled; and what
shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this
cause came I unto this hour.
28 Father, glorify thy name.
Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both
glorified it, and will glorify it again.
29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it,
said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to
him.
30 Jesus answered and said, This
voice came not because of me, but for your
sakes.
31 Now is the judgment of this world:
now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the
earth, will draw all men unto me.
33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.
34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law
that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou,
The Son of man must be lifted up? who
is this Son of man?
35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a
little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the
light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in
darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye have light, believe in
the light, that ye may be the children of light.
These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide
himself from them.
The Jews Continue in Their
Unbelief
37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet
they believed not on him:
38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be
fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our
report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been
revealed?
39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias
said again,
40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart;
that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand
with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal
them.
41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and
spake of him.
42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed
on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess
him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of
God.
44 Jesus cried and said, He that
believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent
me.
45 And he that seeth me seeth him
that sent me.
46 I am come a light into the world,
that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in
darkness.
47 And if any man hear my words, and
believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the
world, but to save the world.
48 He that rejecteth me, and
receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word
that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last
day.
49 For I have not spoken of myself;
but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment,
what I should say, and what I should speak.
50 And I know that his commandment is
life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the
Father said unto me, so I speak.
Jesus Washes His Disciples'
Feet
Chapter 13
1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew
that his hour was come that he should depart out of this
world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in
the world, he loved them unto the end.
2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the
heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into
his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to
God;
4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and
took a towel, and girded himself.
5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to
wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel
wherewith he was girded.
6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him,
Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt
know hereafter.
8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet.
Jesus answered him, If I wash thee
not, thou hast no part with me.
9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but
also my hands and my head.
10 Jesus saith to him, He that is
washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean
every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
11 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he,
Ye are not all clean.
12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his
garments, and was set down again, he said unto them,
Know ye what I have done to
you?
13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye
say well; for so I am.
14 If I then, your Lord and Master,
have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's
feet.
15 For I have given you an example,
that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that
is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, happy are
ye if ye do them.
Jesus Predicts His
Betrayal
18 I speak not of you all: I know
whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be
fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his
heel against me.
19 Now I tell you before it come,
that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am
he.
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that receives whomsoever I send receives me; and he that
receives me receives him that sent me.
21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and
testified, and said, Verily, verily,
I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of
whom he spake.
23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his
disciples, whom Jesus loved.
24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should
ask who it should be of whom he spake.
25 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who
is it?
26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom
I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he
had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the
son of Simon.
27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said
Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do
quickly.
28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake
this unto him.
29 For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag,
that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we
have need of against the feast; or, that he should give
something to the poor.
30 He then having received the sop went immediately out:
and it was night.
31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said,
Now is the Son of man glorified, and
God is glorified in him.
32 If God be glorified in him, God
shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway
glorify him.
33 Little children, yet a little
while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto
the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to
you.
34 A new commandment I give unto you,
That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also
love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that
ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to
another.
36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou?
Jesus answered him, Whither I go,
thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me
afterwards.
37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now?
I will lay down my life for thy sake.
38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay
down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me
thrice.
Jesus Comforts His
Disciples
Chapter 14
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye
believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many
mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I
go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for
you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that
where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
Jesus the Way to the
Father
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou
goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,
the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but
by me.
7 If ye had known me, ye should have
known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and
have seen him.
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it
sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been
so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me,
Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how
sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that I am in
the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak
unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that
dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
11 Believe me that I am in the
Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the
very works' sake.
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also;
and greater works than these shall he do; because I go
unto my Father.
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my
name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in
the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my
name, I will do it.
Jesus Promise the Holy
Spirit
15 If ye love me, keep my
commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he
shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with
you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the
world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither
knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and
shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless:
I will come to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world
seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall
live also.
20 At that day ye shall know that I
am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
21 He that hath my commandments, and
keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth
me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and
will manifest myself to him.
22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that
thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the
world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my
Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make
our abode with him.
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not
my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the
Father's which sent me.
25 These things have I spoken unto
you, being yet present with you.
26 But the Comforter, which is the
Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall
teach you all things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I
give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be
afraid.
28 Ye have heard how I said unto you,
I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye
would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my
Father is greater than I.
29 And now I have told you before it
come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might
believe.
30 Hereafter I will not talk much
with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath
nothing in me.
31 But that the world may know that I
love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment,
even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
The Vine and the
Branches
Chapter 15
1 I am the true vine, and my Father
is the husbandman.
2 Every branch in me that beareth not
fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth
fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more
fruit.
3 Now ye are clean through the word
which I have spoken unto you.
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the
branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the
vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I am the vine, ye are the
branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do
nothing.
6 If a man abide not in me, he is
cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather
them, and cast them into the fire, and they are
burned.
7 If ye abide in me, and my words
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be
done unto you.
8 Herein is my Father glorified, that
ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
9 As the Father hath loved me, so
have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye
shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's
commandments, and abide in his love.
11 These things have I spoken unto
you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy
might be full.
12 This is my commandment, That ye
love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life for his
friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do
whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not
servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth:
but I have called you friends; for all things that I have
heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have
chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring
forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may
give it you.
17 These things I command you, that
ye love one another.
The World Hates the
Disciples
18 If the world hate you, ye know
that it hated me before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world
would love his own: but because ye are not of the world,
but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world
hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto
you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have
persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have
kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
21 But all these things will they do
unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that
sent me.
22 If I had not come and spoken unto
them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for
their sin.
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father
also.
24 If I had not done among them the
works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but
now have they both seen and hated both me and my
Father.
25 But this cometh to pass, that
the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law,
They hated me without a cause.
26 But when the Comforter is come,
whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the
Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall
testify of me:
27 And ye also shall bear witness,
because ye have been with me from the beginning.
Chapter 16
1 These things have I spoken unto
you, that ye should not be offended.
2 They shall put you out of the
synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth
you will think that he doeth God service.
3 And these things will they do unto
you, because they have not known the Father, nor
me.
4 But these things have I told you,
that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told
you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the
beginning, because I was with you.
The Word of the Holy
Spirit
5 But now I go my way to him that
sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest
thou?
6 But because I have said these
things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth;
It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not
away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I
depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will
reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on
me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to
my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of
this world is judged.
12 I have yet many things to say unto
you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of
truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he
shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear,
that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to
come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall
receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
15 All things that the Father hath
are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and
shall shew it unto you.
16 A little while, and ye shall not
see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me,
because I go to the Father.
The Disciples' Grief Will Turn to
Joy
17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What
is this that he saith unto us, A
little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little
while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the
Father?
18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith,
A little while? we cannot tell
what he saith.
19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and
said unto them, Do ye enquire among
yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not
see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see
me?
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice:
and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned
into joy.
21 A woman when she is in travail
hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she
is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the
anguish, for joy that a man is born into the
world.
22 And ye now therefore have sorrow:
but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and
your joy no man taketh from you.
23 And in that day ye shall ask me
nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye
shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it
you.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in
my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be
full.
25 These things have I spoken unto
you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more
speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of
the Father.
26 At that day ye shall ask in my
name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father
for you:
27 For the Father himself loveth you,
because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out
from God.
28 I came forth from the Father, and
am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to
the Father.
29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou
plainly, and speakest no proverb.
30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and
needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we
believe that thou camest forth from God.
31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now
believe?
32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is
now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own,
and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because
the Father is with me.
33 These things I have spoken unto
you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall
have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the
world.
Jesus Prays for
Himself
Chapter 17
1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to
heaven, and said, Father, the hour is
come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify
thee:
2 As thou hast given him power over
all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as
thou hast given him.
3 And this is life eternal, that they
might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom
thou hast sent.
4 I have glorified thee on the earth:
I have finished the work which thou gavest me to
do.
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me
with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee
before the world was.
Jesus Prays for His
Disciples
6 I have manifested thy name unto the
men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were,
and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy
word.
7 Now they have known that all things
whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
8 For I have given unto them the
words which thou gavest me; and they have received them,
and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they
have believed that thou didst send me.
9 I pray for them: I pray not for the
world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are
thine.
10 And all mine are thine, and thine
are mine; and I am glorified in them.
11 And now I am no more in the world,
but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy
Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast
given me, that they may be one, as we are.
12 While I was with them in the
world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I
have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of
perdition; that the scripture might be
fulfilled.
13 And now come I to thee; and these
things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy
fulfilled in themselves.
14 I have given them thy word; and
the world hath hated them, because they are not of the
world, even as I am not of the world.
15 I pray not that thou shouldest
take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep
them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as
I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth:
thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the
world, even so have I also sent them into the
world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify
myself, that they also might be sanctified through the
truth.
Jesus Prays for all
Believers
20 Neither pray I for these alone,
but for them also which shall believe on me through their
word;
21 That they all may be one; as thou,
Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be
one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent
me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me
I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are
one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that
they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may
know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou
hast loved me.
24 Father, I will that they also,
whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they
may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou
lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
25 O righteous Father, the world hath
not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known
that thou hast sent me.
26 And I have declared unto them thy
name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou
hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Jesus Arrested
Chapter 18
1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his
disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into
the which he entered, and his disciples.
2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for
Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
3 Judas then, having received a band of men and officers
from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with
lanterns and torches and weapons.
4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon
him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto
them, I am he. And Judas also,
which betrayed him, stood with them.
6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to
the ground.
7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek
ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
8 Jesus answered, I have told you
that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their
way:
9 That the saying might be fulfilled,
which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost
none.
10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the
high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The
servant's name was Malchus.
11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up
thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath
given me, shall I not drink it?
Jesus Taken to
Annas
12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews
took Jesus, and bound him,
13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in
law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same
year.
14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews,
that it was expedient that one man should die for the
people.
Peter's First
Denial
15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another
disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and
went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that
other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and
spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in
Peter.
17 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art
not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am
not.
18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made
a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed
themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
The High Priest Questions
Jesus
19 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and
of his doctrine.
20 Jesus answered him, I spake openly
to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the
temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have
I said nothing.
21 Why askest thou me? ask them which
heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know
what I said.
22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which
stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying,
Answerest thou the high priest so?
23 Jesus answered him, If I have
spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why
smitest thou me?
24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high
priest.
25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said
therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples?
He denied it, and said, I am not.
26 One of the servants of the high priest, being his
kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee
in the garden with him?
27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
Jesus Before Pilate
28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of
judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not
into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but
that they might eat the passover.
29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What
accusation bring ye against this man?
30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a
malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto
thee.
31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him
according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It
is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he
spake, signifying what death he should die.
33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and
called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the
Jews?
34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou
this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of
me?
35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the
chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou
done?
36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not
of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would
my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the
Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then?
Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am
a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I
into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth.
Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had
said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto
them, I find in him no fault at all.
39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one
at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you
the King of the Jews?
40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but
Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
Jesus Sentenced to be
Crucified
Chapter 19
1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on
his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with
their hands.
4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them,
Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I
find no fault in him.
5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and
the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the
man!
6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him,
they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find
no fault in him.
7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he
ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more
afraid;
9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto
Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me?
knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and
have power to release thee?
11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have
no power at all against me, except it were given thee
from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath
the greater sin.
12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but
the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou
art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king
speaketh against Caesar.
13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought
Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place
that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew,
Gabbatha.
14 And it was the preparation of the Passover, and about
the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your
King!
15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him,
crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your
King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but
Caesar.
16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be
crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
The Crucifixion
17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called
the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew
Golgotha:
18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on
either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And
the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE
JEWS.
20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place
where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was
written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write
not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of
the Jews.
22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.
23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took
his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part;
and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven
from the top throughout.
24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend
it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the
scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my
raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots.
These things therefore the soldiers did.
25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and
his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary
Magdalene.
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple
standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother,
Woman, behold thy son!
27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that
disciple took her unto his own home.
The Death of Jesus
28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now
accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith,
I thirst.
29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they
filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and
put it to his mouth.
30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said,
It is finished: and he bowed
his head, and gave up the ghost.
31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that
the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath
day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought
Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they
might be taken away.
32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first,
and of the other which was crucified with him.
33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead
already, they brake not his legs:
34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side,
and forthwith came there out blood and water.
35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is
true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might
believe.
36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be
fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on
him whom they pierced.
The Burial of Jesus
38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of
Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate
that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave
him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of
Jesus.
39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came
to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and
aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen
clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to
bury.
41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a
garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was
never man yet laid.
42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews'
preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
The Empty Tomb
Chapter 20
1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early,
when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the
stone taken away from the sepulchre.
2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the
other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They
have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know
not where they have laid him.
3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and
came to the sepulchre.
4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did
outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen
clothes lying; yet went he not in.
6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the
sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with
the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by
itself.
8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first
to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise
again from the dead.
Jesus Appears to Mary
Magdalene
10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own
home.
11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as
she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the
head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus
had lain.
13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She
saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and
I know not where they have laid him.
14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and
saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why
weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him
to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne
him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will
take him away.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary.
She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is
to say, Master.
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me
not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my
brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and
your Father; and to my God, and your God.
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had
seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto
her.
Jesus Appears to His
Disciples
19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of
the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were
assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the
midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands
and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw
the Lord.
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me,
even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and
saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy
Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they
are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain,
they are retained.
Jesus Appears to
Thomas
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not
with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have
seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in
his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into
the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I
will not believe.
26 And after eight days again his disciples were within,
and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being
shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto
you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach
hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither
thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not
faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my
God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas,
because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed
are they that have not seen, and yet have
believed.
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of
his disciples, which are not written in this book:
31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might
have life through his name.
Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of
Fish
Chapter 21
1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the
disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed
he himself.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called
Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of
Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say
unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and
entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught
nothing.
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the
shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him,
No.
6 And he said unto them, Cast the net
on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.
They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it
for the multitude of fishes.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto
Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it
was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for
he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they
were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,)
dragging the net with fishes.
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire
of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of
the fish which ye have now caught.
11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of
great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all
there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and
dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who
art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them,
and fish likewise.
14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to
his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me
more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest
that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my
lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of
Jonas, lovest thou me? He
saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me? Peter was
grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest
thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all
things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto
him, Feed my sheep.
18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst
whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou
shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee,
and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should
glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto
him, Follow me.
20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus
loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper,
and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall
this man do?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will
that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow
thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that
that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him,
He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come,
what is that to thee?
24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things,
and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is
true.
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did,
the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose
that even the world itself could not contain the books that
should be written. Amen.