⁴⁴ Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me.

⁴⁰ “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.

²⁰ I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Father who sent me.”

²⁴ “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.

³⁷ “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf^[a] welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me.”

²¹ Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.

²⁸ While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he called out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I come from. But I’m not here on my own. The one who sent me is true, and you don’t know him.

⁴³ Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”

Invitation to the Lord’s Salvation

Wisdom Calls for a Hearing