³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

⁴⁴ Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.^{(A) 45} Philip found Nathanael^(B) and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law,^(C) and about whom the prophets also wrote^(D)—Jesus of Nazareth,^(E) the son of Joseph.”^(F)

⁴⁶ “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?”^(G) Nathanael asked.

“Come and see,” said Philip.

⁴⁷ When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite^(H) in whom there is no deceit.”^(I)

⁴⁸ “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

⁵ When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip,^(A) “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?”

⁷ Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages^[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

²¹ They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida^(A) in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” ²² Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.

²³ Jesus replied, “The hour^(B) has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.^{(C) 24} Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies,^(D) it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. ²⁵ Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it^(E) for eternal life.^{(F) 26} Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.^(G) My Father will honor the one who serves me.

²⁷ “Now my soul is troubled,^(H) and what shall I say? ‘Father,^(I) save me from this hour’?^(J) No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify your name!”

Then a voice came from heaven,^(K) “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” ²⁹ The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

³⁰ Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit,^(L) not mine. ³¹ Now is the time for judgment on this world;^(M) now the prince of this world^(N) will be driven out. ³² And I, when I am lifted up^[a] from the earth,^(O) will draw all people to myself.”^{(P) 33} He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.^(Q)

³⁴ The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law^(R) that the Messiah will remain forever,^(S) so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man^(T) must be lifted up’?^(U) Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

³⁵ Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light^(V) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,^(W) before darkness overtakes you.^(X) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. ³⁶ Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”^(Y) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.^(Z)

Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews

³⁷ Even after Jesus had performed so many signs^(AA) in their presence, they still would not believe in him. ³⁸ This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:

³⁹ For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

⁴¹ Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory^(AD) and spoke about him.^(AE)

⁴² Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him.^(AF) But because of the Pharisees^(AG) they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;^{(AH) 43} for they loved human praise^(AI) more than praise from God.^(AJ)

⁴⁴ Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.^{(AK) 45} The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.^{(AL) 46} I have come into the world as a light,^(AM) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

⁴⁷ “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.^{(AN) 48} There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them^(AO) at the last day. ⁴⁹ For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me^(AP) to say all that I have spoken. ⁵⁰ I know that his command leads to eternal life.^(AQ) So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”^(AR)

⁸ Philip^(A) said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

⁹ Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.^(B) How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? ¹⁰ Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?^(C) The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority.^(D) Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. ¹¹ Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.^{(E) 12} Very truly I tell you, whoever believes^(F) in me will do the works I have been doing,^(G) and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. ¹³ And I will do whatever you ask^(H) in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. ¹⁴ You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

¹⁵ “If you love me, keep my commands.^{(I) 16} And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate^(J) to help you and be with you forever— ¹⁷ the Spirit of truth.^(K) The world cannot accept him,^(L) because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be^[a] in you. ¹⁸ I will not leave you as orphans;^(M) I will come to you.^{(N) 19} Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me.^(O) Because I live, you also will live.^{(P) 20} On that day^(Q) you will realize that I am in my Father,^(R) and you are in me, and I am in you.^{(S) 21} Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.^(T) The one who loves me will be loved by my Father,^(U) and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

²² Then Judas^(V) (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”^(W)

²³ Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.^(X) My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.^{(Y) 24} Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.^(Z)

²⁵ “All this I have spoken while still with you. ²⁶ But the Advocate,^(AA) the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,^(AB) will teach you all things^(AC) and will remind you of everything I have said to you.^{(AD) 27} Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.^(AE) I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled^(AF) and do not be afraid.

²⁸ “You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’^(AG) If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father,^(AH) for the Father is greater than I.^{(AI) 29} I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe.^{(AJ) 30} I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world^(AK) is coming. He has no hold over me, ³¹ but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me.^(AL)

“Come now; let us leave.