The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?^(A)

^20 (B)So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.

²¹ Then they asked Him, saying, ^(C)“Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth: ²² Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

²³ But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, ^[a]“Why do you test Me? ²⁴ Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?”

They answered and said, “Caesar’s.”

²⁵ And He said to them, ^(D)“Render^[b] therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

²⁶ But they could not catch Him in His words in the presence of the people. And they marveled at His answer and kept silent.

The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?^(E)

^27 (F)Then some of the Sadducees, ^(G)who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, ²⁸ saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. ²⁹ Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children. ³⁰ And the second ^[c]took her as wife, and he died childless. ³¹ Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven ^[d]also; and they left no children, and died. ³² Last of all the woman died also. ³³ Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife.”

³⁴ Jesus answered and said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. ³⁵ But those who are ^(H)counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; ³⁶ nor can they die anymore, for ^(I)they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, ^(J)being sons of the resurrection. ³⁷ But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord ^(K)‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ ³⁸ For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for ^(L)all live to Him.”

³⁹ Then some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” ⁴⁰ But after that they dared not question Him anymore.

Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?^(M)

⁴¹ And He said to them, ^(N)“How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David? ⁴² Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms:

⁴⁴ Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord’; ^(P)how is He then his Son?”

Beware of the Scribes^(Q)

^45 (R)Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples, ^46 (S)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, ^(T)love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, ^47 (U)who devour widows’ houses, and for a ^(V)pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Two Mites^(W)

21 And He looked up ^(X)and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, ² and He saw also a certain ^(Y)poor widow putting in two ^(Z)mites.^{[e] 3} So He said, “Truly I say to you ^(AA)that this poor widow has put in more than all; ⁴ for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings ^[f]for God, but she out of her poverty put in ^(AB)all the livelihood that she had.”

Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple^(AC)

^5 (AD)Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was ^[g]adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, ⁶ “These things which you see—the days will come in which ^(AE)not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.”

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age^(AF)

⁷ So they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?”

⁸ And He said: ^(AG)“Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ ^[h]Therefore do not ^[i]go after them. ⁹ But when you hear of ^(AH)wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.”

^10 (AI)Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ And there will be great ^(AJ)earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. ^12 (AK)But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and ^(AL)prisons. ^(AM)You will be brought before kings and rulers ^(AN)for My name’s sake. ¹³ But ^(AO)it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. ^14 (AP)Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will ^[j]answer; ¹⁵ for I will give you a mouth and wisdom ^(AQ)which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or ^[k]resist. ^16 (AR)You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put ^(AS)some of you to death. ¹⁷ And ^(AT)you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. ^18 (AU)But not a hair of your head shall be lost. ¹⁹ By your patience possess your souls.

The Destruction of Jerusalem^(AV)

^20 (AW)“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. ²¹ Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. ²² For these are the days of vengeance, that ^(AX)all things which are written may be fulfilled. ^23 (AY)But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. ²⁴ And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles ^(AZ)until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Coming of the Son of Man^(BA)

^25 (BB)“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; ²⁶ men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, ^(BC)for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷ Then they will see the Son of Man ^(BD)coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸ Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because ^(BE)your redemption draws near.”

The Parable of the Fig Tree^(BF)

^29 (BG)Then He spoke to them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. ³⁰ When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. ³¹ So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. ³² Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. ^33 (BH)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My ^(BI)words will by no means pass away.

The Importance of Watching^(BJ)

³⁴ “But ^(BK)take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with ^[l]carousing, drunkenness, and ^(BL)cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. ³⁵ For ^(BM)it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. ^36 (BN)Watch therefore, and ^(BO)pray always that you may ^[m]be counted ^(BP)worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and ^(BQ)to stand before the Son of Man.”

^37 (BR)And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but ^(BS)at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet. ³⁸ Then early in the morning all the people came to Him in the temple to hear Him.

The Plot to Kill Jesus^(BT)

22 Now ^(BU)the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. ² And ^(BV)the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Him, for they feared the people.

^3 (BW)Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the ^(BX)twelve. ⁴ So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. ⁵ And they were glad, and ^(BY)agreed to give him money. ⁶ So he promised and sought opportunity to ^(BZ)betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude.

Jesus and His Disciples Prepare the Passover

^7 (CA)Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be ^[n]killed. ⁸ And He sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”

⁹ So they said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare?”

¹⁰ And He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house which he enters. ¹¹ Then you shall say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’ ¹² Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready.”

¹³ So they went and ^(CB)found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper

^14 (CC)When the hour had come, He sat down, and the ^[o]twelve apostles with Him. ¹⁵ Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; ¹⁶ for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it ^(CD)until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

¹⁷ Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; ¹⁸ for ^(CE)I say to you, ^[p]I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

^19 (CF)And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My ^(CG)body which is given for you; ^(CH)do this in remembrance of Me.”

²⁰ Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, ^(CI)“This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. ^21 (CJ)But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. ^22 (CK)And truly the Son of Man goes ^(CL)as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

^23 (CM)Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.

The Disciples Argue About Greatness

^24 (CN)Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. ^25 (CO)And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ ^26 (CP)But not so among you; on the contrary, ^(CQ)he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. ^27 (CR)For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet ^(CS)I am among you as the One who serves.

²⁸ “But you are those who have continued with Me in ^(CT)My trials. ²⁹ And ^(CU)I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, ³⁰ that ^(CV)you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, ^(CW)and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial^(CX)

^31 [q]And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, ^(CY)Satan has asked for you, that he may ^(CZ)sift you as wheat. ³² But ^(DA)I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, ^(DB)strengthen your brethren.”

³³ But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.”

^34 (DC)Then He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me.”

Supplies for the Road

^35 (DD)And He said to them, “When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?”

So they said, “Nothing.”

³⁶ Then He said to them, “But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. ³⁷ For I say to you that this which is written must still be ^[r]accomplished in Me: ^(DE)‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For the things concerning Me have an end.”

³⁸ So they said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.”

And He said to them, “It is enough.”

The Prayer in the Garden^(DF)

^39 (DG)Coming out, ^(DH)He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. ^40 (DI)When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

^41 (DJ)And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, ⁴² saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless ^(DK)not My will, but Yours, be done.” ^43 [s]Then ^(DL)an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. ^44 (DM)And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

⁴⁵ When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. ⁴⁶ Then He said to them, “Why ^(DN)do you sleep? Rise and ^(DO)pray, lest you enter into temptation.”

Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane^(DP)

⁴⁷ And while He was still speaking, ^(DQ)behold, a multitude; and he who was called ^(DR)Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a ^(DS)kiss?”

⁴⁹ When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” ⁵⁰ And ^(DT)one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

⁵¹ But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

^52 (DU)Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, “Have you come out, as against a ^(DV)robber, with swords and clubs? ⁵³ When I was with you daily in the ^(DW)temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your ^(DX)hour, and the power of darkness.”

Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly^(DY)

^54 (DZ)Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. ^(EA)But Peter followed at a distance. ^55 (EB)Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. ⁵⁶ And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.”

⁵⁷ But he denied ^[t]Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

^58 (EC)And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.”

But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

^59 (ED)Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a ^(EE)Galilean.”

⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!”

Immediately, while he was still speaking, ^[u]the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then ^(EF)Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, ^(EG)“Before the rooster ^[v]crows, you will deny Me three times.” ⁶² So Peter went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Mocked and Beaten^(EH)

^63 (EI)Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and ^(EJ)beat Him. ^64 [w]And having blindfolded Him, they ^(EK)struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?” ⁶⁵ And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him.

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin^(EL)

^66 (EM)As soon as it was day, ^(EN)the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, ^67 (EO)“If You are the Christ, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will ^(EP)by no means believe. ⁶⁸ And if I ^[x]also ask you, you will by no means answer ^[y]Me or let Me go. ^69 (EQ)Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.”

⁷⁰ Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?”

So He said to them, ^(ER)“You rightly say that I am.”

^71 (ES)And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate^(ET)

23 Then ^(EU)the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to ^(EV)Pilate. ² And they began to ^(EW)accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow ^(EX)perverting ^[z]the nation, and ^(EY)forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying ^(EZ)that He Himself is Christ, a King.”

^3 (FA)Then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

⁴ So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, ^(FB)“I find no fault in this Man.”

⁵ But they were the more fierce, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from ^(FC)Galilee to this place.”

Jesus Faces Herod

⁶ When Pilate heard ^[aa]of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean. ⁷ And as soon as he knew that He belonged to ^(FD)Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. ⁸ Now when Herod saw Jesus, ^(FE)he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because ^(FF)he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him. ⁹ Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him ^(FG)nothing. ¹⁰ And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. ^11 (FH)Then Herod, with his ^[ab]men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. ¹² That very day ^(FI)Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other.

Taking the Place of Barabbas^(FJ)

^13 (FK)Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, ¹⁴ said to them, ^(FL)“You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, ^(FM)having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; ¹⁵ no, neither did Herod, for ^[ac]I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. ^16 (FN)I will therefore chastise Him and release Him” ^17 (FO)(for^[ad] it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast).

¹⁸ And ^(FP)they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”— ¹⁹ who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.

²⁰ Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. ²¹ But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

²² Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”

²³ But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men ^[ae]and of the chief priests prevailed. ²⁴ So ^(FQ)Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. ^25 (FR)And he released ^[af]to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

The King on a Cross^(FS)

^26 (FT)Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.

²⁷ And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. ²⁸ But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ^29 (FU)For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!’ ³⁰ Then they will begin ^(FV)‘to say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!” ’ ^31 (FW)For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?”

^32 (FX)There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. ³³ And ^(FY)when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. ^34 [ag]Then Jesus said, “Father, ^(FZ)forgive them, for ^(GA)they do not know what they do.”

And ^(GB)they divided His garments and cast lots. ³⁵ And ^(GC)the people stood looking on. But even the ^(GD)rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”

³⁶ The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him ^(GE)sour wine, ³⁷ and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

^38 (GF)And an inscription also was ^[ah]written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^39 (GG)Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, ^[ai]“If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

⁴⁰ But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? ⁴¹ And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done ^(GH)nothing wrong.” ⁴² Then he said ^[aj]to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”

⁴³ And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in ^(GI)Paradise.”

Jesus Dies on the Cross^(GJ)

^44 (GK)Now it ^[ak]was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. ⁴⁵ Then the sun was ^[al]darkened, and ^(GL)the veil of the temple was torn in ^[am]two. ⁴⁶ And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ^(GM)‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” ^(GN)Having said this, He breathed His last.

^47 (GO)So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”

⁴⁸ And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. ^49 (GP)But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb^(GQ)

^50 (GR)Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. ⁵¹ He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, ^(GS)who^[an] himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. ⁵² This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ^53 (GT)Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. ⁵⁴ That day was ^(GU)the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.

⁵⁵ And the women ^(GV)who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and ^(GW)they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. ⁵⁶ Then they returned and ^(GX)prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath ^(GY)according to the commandment.

He Is Risen^(GZ)

24 Now ^(HA)on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, ^[ao]and certain other women with them, came to the tomb ^(HB)bringing the spices which they had prepared. ^2 (HC)But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. ^3 (HD)Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴ And it happened, as they were ^[ap]greatly perplexed about this, that ^(HE)behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. ⁵ Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, but is risen! ^(HF)Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, ⁷ saying, ‘The Son of Man must be ^(HG)delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ”

⁸ And ^(HH)they remembered His words. ^9 (HI)Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. ¹⁰ It was Mary Magdalene, ^(HJ)Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. ^11 (HK)And their words seemed to them like ^[aq]idle tales, and they did not believe them. ^12 (HL)But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths ^[ar]lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.

The Road to Emmaus^(HM)

^13 (HN)Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was ^[as]seven miles from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And they talked together of all these things which had happened. ¹⁵ So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that ^(HO)Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. ¹⁶ But ^(HP)their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.

¹⁷ And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you ^[at]walk and are sad?”

¹⁸ Then the one ^(HQ)whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?”

¹⁹ And He said to them, “What things?”

So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, ^(HR)who was a Prophet ^(HS)mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, ^20 (HT)and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. ²¹ But we were hoping ^(HU)that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. ²² Yes, and ^(HV)certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. ²³ When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. ²⁴ And ^(HW)certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.”

²⁵ Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! ^26 (HX)Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His ^(HY)glory?” ²⁷ And beginning at ^(HZ)Moses and ^(IA)all the Prophets, He ^[au]expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

The Disciples’ Eyes Opened

²⁸ Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and ^(IB)He ^[av]indicated that He would have gone farther. ²⁹ But ^(IC)they constrained Him, saying, ^(ID)“Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in to stay with them.

³⁰ Now it came to pass, as ^(IE)He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. ³¹ Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.

³² And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” ³³ So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, ³⁴ saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and ^(IF)has appeared to Simon!” ³⁵ And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was ^[aw]known to them in the breaking of bread.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples^(IG)

^36 (IH)Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” ³⁷ But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen ^(II)a spirit. ³⁸ And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. ^(IJ)Handle Me and see, for a ^(IK)spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”

^40 [ax]When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. ⁴¹ But while they still did not believe ^(IL)for joy, and marveled, He said to them, ^(IM)“Have you any food here?” ⁴² So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish ^[ay]and some honeycomb. ^43 (IN)And He took it and ate in their presence.

The Scriptures Opened

⁴⁴ Then He said to them, ^(IO)“These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” ⁴⁵ And ^(IP)He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.

⁴⁶ Then He said to them, ^(IQ)“Thus it is written, ^[az]and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, ⁴⁷ and that repentance and ^(IR)remission of sins should be preached in His name ^(IS)to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ And ^(IT)you are witnesses of these things. ^49 (IU)Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city ^[ba]of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”

The Ascension^(IV)

⁵⁰ And He led them out ^(IW)as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. ^51 (IX)Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. ^52 (IY)And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ⁵³ and were continually ^(IZ)in the temple ^[bb]praising and blessing God. ^[bc]Amen.

The Eternal Word^(JA)

1 In the beginning ^(JB)was the Word, and the ^(JC)Word was ^(JD)with God, and the Word was ^(JE)God. ^2 (JF)He was in the beginning with God. ^3 (JG)All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. ^4 (JH)In Him was life, and ^(JI)the life was the light of men. ⁵ And ^(JJ)the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not ^[bd]comprehend it.

John’s Witness: The True Light

⁶ There was a ^(JK)man sent from God, whose name was John. ⁷ This man came for a ^(JL)witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might ^(JM)believe. ⁸ He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that ^(JN)Light. ^9 (JO)That^[be] was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and ^(JP)the world did not know Him. ^11 (JQ)He came to His ^[bf]own, and His ^[bg]own did not receive Him. ¹² But ^(JR)as many as received Him, to them He gave the ^[bh]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: ^13 (JS)who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

The Word Becomes Flesh

^14 (JT)And the Word ^(JU)became ^(JV)flesh and dwelt among us, and ^(JW)we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ^(JX)full of grace and truth.

^15 (JY)John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ^(JZ)‘He who comes after me ^[bi]is preferred before me, ^(KA)for He was before me.’ ”

^16 [bj]And of His ^(KB)fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. ¹⁷ For ^(KC)the law was given through Moses, but ^(KD)grace and ^(KE)truth came through Jesus Christ. ^18 (KF)No one has seen God at any time. ^(KG)The only begotten ^[bk]Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

A Voice in the Wilderness^(KH)

¹⁹ Now this is ^(KI)the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

^20 (KJ)He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

²¹ And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you ^(KK)the Prophet?”

And he answered, “No.”

²² Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

²³ He said: ^(KL)“I am

as the prophet Isaiah said.”

²⁴ Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. ²⁵ And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

²⁶ John answered them, saying, ^(KN)“I baptize with water, ^(KO)but there stands One among you whom you do not know. ^27 (KP)It is He who, coming after me, ^[bl]is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”

²⁸ These things were done ^(KQ)in ^[bm]Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

The Lamb of God^(KR)

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! ^(KS)The Lamb of God ^(KT)who takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who ^[bn]is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ³¹ I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, ^(KU)therefore I came baptizing with water.”

^32 (KV)And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. ³³ I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, ^(KW)this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴ And I have seen and testified that this is the ^(KX)Son of God.”

The First Disciples

³⁵ Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. ³⁶ And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, ^(KY)“Behold the Lamb of God!”

³⁷ The two disciples heard him speak, and they ^(KZ)followed Jesus. ³⁸ Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”

They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?”

³⁹ He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day (now it was about the tenth hour).

⁴⁰ One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was ^(LA)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. ⁴¹ He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the ^[bo]Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). ⁴² And he brought him to Jesus.

Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of ^[bp]Jonah. ^(LB)You shall be called Cephas” (which is translated, ^[bq]A Stone).

Philip and Nathanael

⁴³ The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found ^(LC)Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” ⁴⁴ Now ^(LD)Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. ⁴⁵ Philip found ^(LE)Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom ^(LF)Moses in the law, and also the ^(LG)prophets, wrote—Jesus ^(LH)of Nazareth, the ^(LI)son of Joseph.”

⁴⁶ And Nathanael said to him, ^(LJ)“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”

Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, ^(LK)an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

⁴⁸ Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?”

Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered and said to Him, “Rabbi, ^(LL)You are the Son of God! You are ^(LM)the King of Israel!”

⁵⁰ Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” ⁵¹ And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(LN)hereafter^[br] you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”

Water Turned to Wine

2 On the third day there was a ^(LO)wedding in ^(LP)Cana of Galilee, and the ^(LQ)mother of Jesus was there. ² Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. ³ And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

⁴ Jesus said to her, ^(LR)“Woman, ^(LS)what does your concern have to do with Me? ^(LT)My hour has not yet come.”

⁵ His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

⁶ Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, ^(LU)according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. ⁷ Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. ⁸ And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. ⁹ When the master of the feast had tasted ^(LV)the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. ¹⁰ And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”

¹¹ This ^(LW)beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, ^(LX)and ^[bs]manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

¹² After this He went down to ^(LY)Capernaum, He, His mother, ^(LZ)His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple^(MA)

^13 (MB)Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. ^14 (MC)And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers ^[bt]doing business. ¹⁵ When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. ¹⁶ And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make ^(MD)My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” ¹⁷ Then His disciples remembered that it was written, ^(ME)“Zeal for Your house ^[bu]has eaten Me up.”

¹⁸ So the Jews answered and said to Him, ^(MF)“What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?”

¹⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, ^(MG)“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

²⁰ Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”

²¹ But He was speaking ^(MH)of the temple of His body. ²² Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, ^(MI)His disciples remembered that He had said this ^[bv]to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

The Discerner of Hearts

²³ Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the ^(MJ)signs which He did. ²⁴ But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He ^(MK)knew all men, ²⁵ and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for ^(ML)He knew what was in man.

The New Birth

3 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. ^2 (MM)This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for ^(MN)no one can do these signs that You do unless ^(MO)God is with him.”

³ Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(MP)unless one is born ^[bw]again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

⁴ Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”

⁵ Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(MQ)unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ⁶ That which is born of the flesh is ^(MR)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. ⁷ Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ ^8 (MS)The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

⁹ Nicodemus answered and said to Him, ^(MT)“How can these things be?”

¹⁰ Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? ^11 (MU)Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and ^(MV)you do not receive Our witness. ¹² If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? ^13 (MW)No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man ^[bx]who is in heaven. ^14 (MX)And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so ^(MY)must the Son of Man be lifted up, ¹⁵ that whoever ^(MZ)believes in Him should ^[by]not perish but ^(NA)have eternal life. ^16 (NB)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten ^(NC)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. ^17 (ND)For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

^18 (NE)“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. ¹⁹ And this is the condemnation, ^(NF)that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. ²⁰ For ^(NG)everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. ²¹ But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been ^(NH)done in God.”

John the Baptist Exalts Christ

²² After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them ^(NI)and baptized. ²³ Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near ^(NJ)Salim, because there was much water there. ^(NK)And they came and were baptized. ²⁴ For ^(NL)John had not yet been thrown into prison.

²⁵ Then there arose a dispute between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification. ²⁶ And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, ^(NM)to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all ^(NN)are coming to Him!”

²⁷ John answered and said, ^(NO)“A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ^(NP)‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ^(NQ)‘I have been sent before Him.’ ^29 (NR)He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but ^(NS)the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. ^30 (NT)He must increase, but I must decrease. ^31 (NU)He who comes from above ^(NV)is above all; ^(NW)he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. ^(NX)He who comes from heaven is above all. ³² And ^(NY)what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. ³³ He who has received His testimony ^(NZ)has certified that God is true. ^34 (OA)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit ^(OB)by measure. ^35 (OC)The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. ^36 (OD)He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the ^(OE)wrath of God abides on him.”

A Samaritan Woman Meets Her Messiah

4 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and ^(OF)baptized more disciples than John ² (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), ³ He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. ⁴ But He needed to go through Samaria.

⁵ So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that ^(OG)Jacob ^(OH)gave to his son Joseph. ⁶ Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

⁷ A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” ⁸ For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

⁹ Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For ^(OI)Jews have no dealings with ^(OJ)Samaritans.

¹⁰ Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the ^(OK)gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you ^(OL)living water.”

¹¹ The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? ¹² Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?”

¹³ Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, ¹⁴ but ^(OM)whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him ^(ON)will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

^15 (OO)The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”

¹⁷ The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.”

Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ ¹⁸ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”

¹⁹ The woman said to Him, “Sir, ^(OP)I perceive that You are a prophet. ²⁰ Our fathers worshiped on ^(OQ)this mountain, and you Jews say that in ^(OR)Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”

²¹ Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming ^(OS)when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. ²² You worship ^(OT)what you do not know; we know what we worship, for ^(OU)salvation is of the Jews. ²³ But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will ^(OV)worship the Father in ^(OW)spirit ^(OX)and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. ^24 (OY)God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

²⁵ The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah ^(OZ)is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, ^(PA)He will tell us all things.”

²⁶ Jesus said to her, ^(PB)“I who speak to you am He.”

The Whitened Harvest

²⁷ And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?”

²⁸ The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, ²⁹ “Come, see a Man ^(PC)who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” ³⁰ Then they went out of the city and came to Him.

³¹ In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”

³² But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”

³³ Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?”

³⁴ Jesus said to them, ^(PD)“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to ^(PE)finish His work. ³⁵ Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes ^(PF)the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, ^(PG)for they are already white for harvest! ^36 (PH)And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that ^(PI)both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. ³⁷ For in this the saying is true: ^(PJ)‘One sows and another reaps.’ ³⁸ I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; ^(PK)others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”

The Savior of the World

³⁹ And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him ^(PL)because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” ⁴⁰ So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. ⁴¹ And many more believed because of His own ^(PM)word.

⁴² Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for ^(PN)we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed ^[bz]the Christ, the Savior of the world.”

Welcome at Galilee

⁴³ Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee. ⁴⁴ For ^(PO)Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. ⁴⁵ So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, ^(PP)having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; ^(PQ)for they also had gone to the feast.

A Nobleman’s Son Healed

⁴⁶ So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee ^(PR)where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain ^[ca]nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. ⁴⁷ When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. ⁴⁸ Then Jesus said to him, ^(PS)“Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”

⁴⁹ The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”

⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. ⁵¹ And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!”

⁵² Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” ⁵³ So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.

⁵⁴ This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.

A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda

5 After ^(PT)this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus ^(PU)went up to Jerusalem. ² Now there is in Jerusalem ^(PV)by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, ^[cb]Bethesda, having five porches. ³ In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, ^[cc]paralyzed, ^[cd]waiting for the moving of the water. ⁴ For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. ⁵ Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. ⁶ When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”

⁷ The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”

⁸ Jesus said to him, ^(PW)“Rise, take up your bed and walk.” ⁹ And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.

And ^(PX)that day was the Sabbath. ¹⁰ The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; ^(PY)it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”

¹¹ He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”

¹² Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” ¹³ But the one who was ^(PZ)healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. ¹⁴ Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. ^(QA)Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

¹⁵ The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Honor the Father and the Son

¹⁶ For this reason the Jews ^(QB)persecuted Jesus, ^[ce]and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. ¹⁷ But Jesus answered them, ^(QC)“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”

¹⁸ Therefore the Jews ^(QD)sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, ^(QE)making Himself equal with God. ¹⁹ Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(QF)the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. ²⁰ For ^(QG)the Father loves the Son, and ^(QH)shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. ²¹ For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, ^(QI)even so the Son gives life to whom He will. ²² For the Father judges no one, but ^(QJ)has committed all judgment to the Son, ²³ that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. ^(QK)He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Life and Judgment Are Through the Son

²⁴ “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(QL)he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, ^(QM)but has passed from death into life. ²⁵ Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when ^(QN)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. ²⁶ For ^(QO)as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have ^(QP)life in Himself, ²⁷ and ^(QQ)has given Him authority to execute judgment also, ^(QR)because He is the Son of Man. ²⁸ Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will ^(QS)hear His voice ^29 (QT)and come forth—^(QU)those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. ^30 (QV)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because ^(QW)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

The Fourfold Witness

^31 (QX)“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not ^[cf]true. ^32 (QY)There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. ³³ You have sent to John, ^(QZ)and he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴ Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. ³⁵ He was the burning and ^(RA)shining lamp, and ^(RB)you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. ³⁶ But ^(RC)I have a greater witness than John’s; for ^(RD)the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very ^(RE)works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. ³⁷ And the Father Himself, who sent Me, ^(RF)has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, ^(RG)nor seen His form. ³⁸ But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. ^39 (RH)You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and ^(RI)these are they which testify of Me. ^40 (RJ)But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

^41 (RK)“I do not receive honor from men. ⁴² But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. ⁴³ I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. ^44 (RL)How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek ^(RM)the honor that comes from the only God? ⁴⁵ Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; ^(RN)there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. ⁴⁶ For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; ^(RO)for he wrote about Me. ⁴⁷ But if you ^(RP)do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”