and there will be massive earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

[Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven.

And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

And He *said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

No one has ascended into heaven, except He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.

John replied, “A person can receive not even one thing unless it has been given to him from heaven.

“He who comes from above is above all; the one who is only from the earth is of the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’”

Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven.

For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.”

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Words to the Jews

So then the Jews were complaining about Him because He said, “I am the bread that came down out of heaven.”

And they were saying, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, ‘I have come down out of heaven’ ?”

This is the bread that comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat from it and not die.

I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world also is My flesh.”

This is the bread that came down out of heaven, not as the fathers ate and died; the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

The High Priestly Prayer

Jesus spoke these things; and raising His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You,