Let All Peoples Praise the Lord

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The True Vine

15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. ^2 (A)Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He ^[a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear ^(B)more fruit. ^3 (C)You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. ^4 (D)Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

⁵ “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much ^(E)fruit; for without Me you can do ^(F)nothing. ⁶ If anyone does not abide in Me, ^(G)he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. ⁷ If you abide in Me, and My words ^(H)abide in you, ^(I)you^[b] will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. ^8 (J)By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; ^(K)so you will be My disciples.

Love and Joy Perfected

⁹ “As the Father ^(L)loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. ^10 (M)If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

¹¹ “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and ^(N)that your joy may be full. ^12 (O)This is My ^(P)commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. ^13 (Q)Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. ^14 (R)You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. ¹⁵ No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, ^(S)for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. ^16 (T)You did not choose Me, but I chose you and ^(U)appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father ^(V)in My name He may give you. ¹⁷ These things I command you, that you love one another.

The World’s Hatred

^18 (W)“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. ^19 (X)If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet ^(Y)because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. ²⁰ Remember the word that I said to you, ^(Z)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. ^(AA)If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. ²¹ But ^(AB)all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me. ^22 (AC)If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, ^(AD)but now they have no excuse for their sin. ^23 (AE)He who hates Me hates My Father also. ²⁴ If I had not done among them ^(AF)the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have ^(AG)seen and also hated both Me and My Father. ²⁵ But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, ^(AH)‘They hated Me without a cause.’

The Coming Rejection

^26 (AI)“But when the ^[c]Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, ^(AJ)He will testify of Me. ²⁷ And ^(AK)you also will bear witness, because ^(AL)you have been with Me from the beginning.

Jesus Warns and Comforts His Disciples

16 “These things I have spoken to you, that you ^(AM)should not be made to stumble. ^2 (AN)They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming ^(AO)that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. ³ And ^(AP)these things they will do ^[d]to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. ⁴ But these things I have told you, that when ^[e]the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.

“And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

⁵ “But now I ^(AQ)go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ ⁶ But because I have said these things to you, ^(AR)sorrow has filled your heart. ⁷ Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but ^(AS)if I depart, I will send Him to you. ⁸ And when He has ^(AT)come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: ^9 (AU)of sin, because they do not believe in Me; ^10 (AV)of righteousness, ^(AW)because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; ^11 (AX)of judgment, because ^(AY)the ruler of this world is judged.

¹² “I still have many things to say to you, ^(AZ)but you cannot bear them now. ¹³ However, when He, ^(BA)the Spirit of truth, has come, ^(BB)He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. ^14 (BC)He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. ^15 (BD)All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He ^[f]will take of Mine and declare it to you.

Sorrow Will Turn to Joy

¹⁶ “A ^(BE)little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, ^(BF)because I go to the Father.”

¹⁷ Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” ¹⁸ They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not ^[g]know what He is saying.”

¹⁹ Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’? ²⁰ Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and ^(BG)lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into ^(BH)joy. ^21 (BI)A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. ²² Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and ^(BJ)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

²³ “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. ^(BK)Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. ²⁴ Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, ^(BL)that your joy may be ^(BM)full.

Jesus Christ Has Overcome the World

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but I will tell you ^(BN)plainly about the Father. ²⁶ In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; ^27 (BO)for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and ^(BP)have believed that I came forth from God. ^28 (BQ)I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”

²⁹ His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech! ³⁰ Now we are sure that ^(BR)You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this ^(BS)we believe that You came forth from God.”

³¹ Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? ^32 (BT)Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, ^(BU)each to his ^[h]own, and will leave Me alone. And ^(BV)yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. ³³ These things I have spoken to you, that ^(BW)in Me you may have peace. ^(BX)In the world you ^[i]will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, ^(BY)I have overcome the world.”

Jesus Prays for Himself

17 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, ^(BZ)the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, ^2 (CA)as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He ^[j]should give eternal life to as many ^(CB)as You have given Him. ³ And ^(CC)this is eternal life, that they may know You, ^(CD)the only true God, and Jesus Christ ^(CE)whom You have sent. ^4 (CF)I have glorified You on the earth. ^(CG)I have finished the work ^(CH)which You have given Me to do. ⁵ And now, O Father, glorify Me together ^[k]with Yourself, with the glory ^(CI)which I had with You before the world was.

Jesus Prays for His Disciples

^6 (CJ)“I have ^[l]manifested Your name to the men ^(CK)whom You have given Me out of the world. ^(CL)They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. ⁷ Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. ⁸ For I have given to them the words ^(CM)which You have given Me; and they have received them, ^(CN)and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that ^(CO)You sent Me.

⁹ “I pray for them. ^(CP)I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. ¹⁰ And all Mine are Yours, and ^(CQ)Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. ^11 (CR)Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, ^(CS)keep^[m] through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one ^(CT)as We are. ¹² While I was with them ^[n]in the world, ^(CU)I kept them in ^[o]Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and ^(CV)none of them is ^[p]lost ^(CW)except the son of ^[q]perdition, ^(CX)that the Scripture might be fulfilled. ¹³ But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. ¹⁴ I have given them Your word; ^(CY)and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, ^(CZ)just as I am not of the world. ¹⁵ I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but ^(DA)that You should keep them from the evil one. ¹⁶ They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ^17 (DB)Sanctify^[r] them by Your truth. ^(DC)Your word is truth. ^18 (DD)As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. ¹⁹ And ^(DE)for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

Jesus Prays for All Believers

²⁰ “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who ^[s]will believe in Me through their word; ^21 (DF)that they all may be one, as ^(DG)You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. ²² And the ^(DH)glory which You gave Me I have given them, ^(DI)that they may be one just as We are one: ²³ I in them, and You in Me; ^(DJ)that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

^24 (DK)“Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; ^(DL)for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. ²⁵ O righteous Father! ^(DM)The world has not known You, but ^(DN)I have known You; and ^(DO)these have known that You sent Me. ^26 (DP)And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love ^(DQ)with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane^(DR)

18 When Jesus had spoken these words, ^(DS)He went out with His disciples over ^(DT)the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered. ² And Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place; ^(DU)for Jesus often met there with His disciples. ^3 (DV)Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. ⁴ Jesus therefore, ^(DW)knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?”

⁵ They answered Him, ^(DX)“Jesus ^[t]of Nazareth.”

Jesus said to them, “I am He.” And Judas, who ^(DY)betrayed Him, also stood with them. ⁶ Now when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

⁷ Then He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?”

And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”

⁸ Jesus answered, “I have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me, let these go their way,” ⁹ that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, ^(DZ)“Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none.”

^10 (EA)Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

¹¹ So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink ^(EB)the cup which My Father has given Me?”

Before the High Priest

¹² Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him. ¹³ And ^(EC)they led Him away to ^(ED)Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of ^(EE)Caiaphas who was high priest that year. ^14 (EF)Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was ^[u]expedient that one man should die for the people.

Peter Denies Jesus^(EG)

^15 (EH)And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did ^(EI)another^[v] disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. ^16 (EJ)But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought Peter in. ¹⁷ Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, “You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?”

He said, “I am ^(EK)not.”

¹⁸ Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. And Peter stood with them and warmed himself.

Jesus Questioned by the High Priest

¹⁹ The high priest then asked Jesus about His disciples and His doctrine.

²⁰ Jesus answered him, ^(EL)“I spoke openly to the world. I always taught ^(EM)in synagogues and ^(EN)in the temple, where ^[w]the Jews always meet, and in secret I have said nothing. ²¹ Why do you ask Me? Ask ^(EO)those who have heard Me what I said to them. Indeed they know what I said.”

²² And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by ^(EP)struck^[x] Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?”

²³ Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?”

^24 (EQ)Then Annas sent Him bound to ^(ER)Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter Denies Twice More

²⁵ Now Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. ^(ES)Therefore they said to him, “You are not also one of His disciples, are you?”

He denied it and said, “I am not!”

²⁶ One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” ²⁷ Peter then denied again; and ^(ET)immediately a rooster crowed.

In Pilate’s Court^(EU)

^28 (EV)Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. ^(EW)But they themselves did not go into the ^[y]Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover. ^29 (EX)Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”

³⁰ They answered and said to him, “If He were not ^[z]an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”

³¹ Then Pilate said to them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your law.”

Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,” ^32 (EY)that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, ^(EZ)signifying by what death He would die.

^33 (FA)Then Pilate entered the ^[aa]Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

³⁴ Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?”

³⁵ Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?”

^36 (FB)Jesus answered, ^(FC)“My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”

³⁷ Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?”

Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, ^(FD)that I should bear ^(FE)witness to the truth. Everyone who ^(FF)is of the truth ^(FG)hears My voice.”

³⁸ Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, ^(FH)“I find no fault in Him at all.

Taking the Place of Barabbas^(FI)

^39 (FJ)“But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

^40 (FK)Then they all cried again, saying, “Not this Man, but Barabbas!” ^(FL)Now Barabbas was a robber.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus^(FM)

19 So then ^(FN)Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. ² And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. ^3 [ab]Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they ^(FO)struck Him with their hands.

⁴ Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, ^(FP)that you may know that I find no fault in Him.”

Pilate’s Decision

⁵ Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”

^6 (FQ)Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”

⁷ The Jews answered him, ^(FR)“We have a law, and according to ^[ac]our law He ought to die, because ^(FS)He made Himself the Son of God.”

⁸ Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, ⁹ and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” ^(FT)But Jesus gave him no answer.

¹⁰ Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have ^[ad]power to crucify You, and power to release You?”

¹¹ Jesus answered, ^(FU)“You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore ^(FV)the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”

¹² From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. ^(FW)Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.”

^13 (FX)When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. ¹⁴ Now ^(FY)it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King!”

¹⁵ But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!”

Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?”

The chief priests answered, ^(FZ)“We have no king but Caesar!”

^16 (GA)Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus ^[ae]and led Him away.

The King on a Cross^(GB)

^17 (GC)And He, bearing His cross, ^(GD)went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, ¹⁸ where they crucified Him, and ^(GE)two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. ^19 (GF)Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was:

JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁰ Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.

²¹ Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ’ ”

²² Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

^23 (GG)Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. ²⁴ They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:

Therefore the soldiers did these things.

Behold Your Mother

^25 (GI)Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of ^(GJ)Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶ When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and ^(GK)the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, ^(GL)“Woman, behold your son!” ²⁷ Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her ^(GM)to his own home.

It Is Finished

²⁸ After this, Jesus, ^[af]knowing that all things were now accomplished, ^(GN)that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” ²⁹ Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and ^(GO)they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. ³⁰ So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ^(GP)“It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

^31 (GQ)Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, ^(GR)that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ^(GS)high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. ³² Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him. ³³ But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. ³⁴ But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately ^(GT)blood and water came out. ³⁵ And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is ^(GU)true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may ^(GV)believe. ³⁶ For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, ^(GW)“Not one of His bones shall be broken.” ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, ^(GX)“They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb^(GY)

^38 (GZ)After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, ^(HA)for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. ³⁹ And ^(HB)Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of ^(HC)myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. ⁴⁰ Then they took the body of Jesus, and ^(HD)bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom 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 tomb in which no one had yet been laid. ⁴² So ^(HE)there they laid Jesus, ^(HF)because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.

The Empty Tomb^(HG)

20 Now the ^(HH)first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the ^(HI)stone had been taken away from the tomb. ² Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the ^(HJ)other disciple, ^(HK)whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”

^3 (HL)Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. ⁴ So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. ⁵ And he, stooping down and looking in, saw ^(HM)the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. ⁶ Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, ⁷ and ^(HN)the ^[ag]handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. ⁸ Then the ^(HO)other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. ⁹ For as yet they did not ^[ah]know the ^(HP)Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. ¹⁰ Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.

Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord

^11 (HQ)But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. ¹² And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. ¹³ Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?”

She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

^14 (HR)Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and ^(HS)did not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵ Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”

She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, ^(HT)“Mary!”

She turned and said to ^[ai]Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).

¹⁷ Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ^(HU)ascended to My Father; but go to ^(HV)My brethren and say to them, ^(HW)‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to ^(HX)My God and your God.’ ”

^18 (HY)Mary Magdalene came and told the ^[aj]disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.

The Apostles Commissioned^(HZ)

^19 (IA)Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were ^[ak]assembled, for ^(IB)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, ^(IC)“Peace be with you.” ²⁰ When He had said this, He ^(ID)showed them His hands and His side. ^(IE)Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

²¹ So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! ^(IF)As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” ²² And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ^23 (IG)If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Seeing and Believing

²⁴ Now Thomas, ^(IH)called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵ The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”

So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

²⁶ And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” ²⁷ Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and ^(II)reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be ^(IJ)unbelieving, but believing.”

²⁸ And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

²⁹ Jesus said to him, ^[al]“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. ^(IK)Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

That You May Believe

³⁰ And ^(IL)truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; ^31 (IM)but these are written that ^(IN)you may believe that Jesus ^(IO)is the Christ, the Son of God, ^(IP)and that believing you may have life in His name.

Breakfast by the Sea

21 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the ^(IQ)Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: ² Simon Peter, ^(IR)Thomas called the Twin, ^(IS)Nathanael of ^(IT)Cana in Galilee, ^(IU)the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. ³ Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”

They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and ^[am]immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. ⁴ But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples ^(IV)did not know that it was Jesus. ⁵ Then ^(IW)Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”

They answered Him, “No.”

⁶ And He said to them, ^(IX)“Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

⁷ Therefore ^(IY)that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. ⁸ But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. ⁹ Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”

¹¹ Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. ¹² Jesus said to them, ^(IZ)“Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.

¹⁴ This is now ^(JA)the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

Jesus Restores Peter

¹⁵ So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of ^[an]Jonah, do you love Me more than these?”

He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[ao]love You.”

He said to him, ^(JB)“Feed My lambs.”

¹⁶ He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of ^[ap]Jonah, do you love Me?”

He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[aq]love You.”

^(JC)He said to him, “Tend My ^(JD)sheep.”

¹⁷ He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of ^[ar]Jonah, do you ^[as]love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?”

And he said to Him, “Lord, ^(JE)You know all things; You know that I love You.”

Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. ^18 (JF)Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” ¹⁹ This He spoke, signifying ^(JG)by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, ^(JH)“Follow Me.”

The Beloved Disciple and His Book

²⁰ Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple ^(JI)whom Jesus loved following, ^(JJ)who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” ²¹ Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?”

²² Jesus said to him, “If I ^[at]will that he remain ^(JK)till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”

²³ Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?”

²⁴ This is the disciple who ^(JL)testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

^25 (JM)And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, ^(JN)I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.

What Was Heard, Seen, and Touched^(A)

1 That ^(B)which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have ^(C)seen with our eyes, ^(D)which we have looked upon, and ^(E)our hands have handled, concerning the ^(F)Word of life— ^2 (G)the life ^(H)was manifested, and we have seen, ^(I)and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was ^(J)with the Father and was manifested to us— ³ that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is ^(K)with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. ⁴ And these things we write to you ^(L)that ^[a]your joy may be full.

Fellowship with Him and One Another

^5 (M)This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that ^(N)God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. ^6 (O)If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. ⁷ But if we ^(P)walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^(Q)the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we ^(R)confess our sins, He is ^(S)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to ^(T)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say that we have not sinned, we ^(U)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

The Test of Knowing Christ

2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, ^(V)we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. ² And ^(W)He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but ^(X)also for the whole world.

The Test of Knowing Him

³ Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. ⁴ He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a ^(Y)liar, and the truth is not in him. ⁵ But ^(Z)whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God ^[b]is perfected ^(AA)in him. By this we know that we are in Him. ^6 (AB)He who says he abides in Him ^(AC)ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

^7 [c]Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had ^(AD)from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard ^[d]from the beginning. ⁸ Again, ^(AE)a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, ^(AF)because the darkness is passing away, and ^(AG)the true light is already shining.

^9 (AH)He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. ^10 (AI)He who loves his brother abides in the light, and ^(AJ)there is no cause for stumbling in him. ¹¹ But he who ^(AK)hates his brother is in darkness and ^(AL)walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Their Spiritual State

Do Not Love the World

^15 (AQ)Do not love the world or the things in the world. ^(AR)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, ^(AS)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. ¹⁷ And ^(AT)the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

Deceptions of the Last Hour

^18 (AU)Little children, ^(AV)it is the last hour; and as you have heard that ^(AW)the^[e] Antichrist is coming, ^(AX)even now many antichrists have come, by which we know ^(AY)that it is the last hour. ^19 (AZ)They went out from us, but they were not of us; for ^(BA)if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out ^(BB)that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.

²⁰ But ^(BC)you have an anointing ^(BD)from the Holy One, and ^(BE)you^[f] know all things. ²¹ I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

^22 (BF)Who is a liar but he who denies that ^(BG)Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. ^23 (BH)Whoever denies the Son does not have the ^(BI)Father either; ^(BJ)he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

Let Truth Abide in You

²⁴ Therefore let that abide in you ^(BK)which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, ^(BL)you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. ^25 (BM)And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.

²⁶ These things I have written to you concerning those who try to ^[g]deceive you. ²⁷ But the ^(BN)anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and ^(BO)you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing ^(BP)teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you ^[h]will abide in Him.

The Children of God

²⁸ And now, little children, abide in Him, that ^[i]when He appears, we may have ^(BQ)confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. ^29 (BR)If you know that He is righteous, you know that ^(BS)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

The Command to Love

3 Behold ^(BT)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that ^(BU)we should be called children of ^[j]God! Therefore the world does not know ^[k]us, ^(BV)because it did not know Him. ² Beloved, ^(BW)now we are children of God; and ^(BX)it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, ^(BY)we shall be like Him, for ^(BZ)we shall see Him as He is. ^3 (CA)And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Sin and the Child of God

⁴ Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and ^(CB)sin is lawlessness. ⁵ And you know ^(CC)that He was manifested ^(CD)to take away our sins, and ^(CE)in Him there is no sin. ⁶ Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

⁷ Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. ^8 (CF)He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, ^(CG)that He might destroy the works of the devil. ⁹ Whoever has been ^(CH)born of God does not sin, for ^(CI)His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

The Imperative of Love^(CJ)

¹⁰ In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. ¹¹ For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, ^(CK)that we should love one another, ¹² not as ^(CL)Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

¹³ Do not marvel, my brethren, if ^(CM)the world hates you. ¹⁴ We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love ^[l]his brother abides in death. ^15 (CN)Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that ^(CO)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

The Outworking of Love

^16 (CP)By this we know love, ^(CQ)because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. ¹⁷ But ^(CR)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

¹⁸ My little children, ^(CS)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. ¹⁹ And by this we ^[m]know ^(CT)that we are of the truth, and shall ^[n]assure our hearts before Him. ^20 (CU)For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. ²¹ Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, ^(CV)we have confidence toward God. ²² And ^(CW)whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments ^(CX)and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. ²³ And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ ^(CY)and love one another, as He gave ^[o]us commandment.

The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error

²⁴ Now ^(CZ)he who keeps His commandments ^(DA)abides in Him, and He in him. And ^(DB)by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Love for God and One Another

4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but ^(DC)test the spirits, whether they are of God; because ^(DD)many false prophets have gone out into the world. ² By this you know the Spirit of God: ^(DE)Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, ³ and every spirit that does not confess ^[p]that Jesus ^[q]Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

⁴ You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than ^(DF)he who is in the world. ^5 (DG)They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and ^(DH)the world hears them. ⁶ We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. ^(DI)By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Knowing God Through Love^(DJ)

^7 (DK)Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who ^(DL)loves is born of God and knows God. ⁸ He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. ^9 (DM)In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten ^(DN)Son into the world, that we might live through Him. ¹⁰ In this is love, ^(DO)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son ^(DP)to be the propitiation for our sins. ¹¹ Beloved, ^(DQ)if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Seeing God Through Love

^12 (DR)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. ^13 (DS)By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. ¹⁴ And ^(DT)we have seen and testify that ^(DU)the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. ^15 (DV)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. ¹⁶ And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and ^(DW)he who abides in love abides in God, and God ^(DX)in him.

The Consummation of Love

¹⁷ Love has been perfected among us in this: that ^(DY)we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. ¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. ^19 (DZ)We love ^[r]Him because He first loved us.

Obedience by Faith

^20 (EA)If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, ^[s]how can he love God ^(EB)whom he has not seen? ²¹ And ^(EC)this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

Obedience by Faith

5 Whoever believes that ^(ED)Jesus is the Christ is ^(EE)born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. ² By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and ^(EF)keep His commandments. ^3 (EG)For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And ^(EH)His commandments are not burdensome. ⁴ For ^(EI)whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that ^(EJ)has overcome the world—^[t]our faith. ⁵ Who is he who overcomes the world, but ^(EK)he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

The Certainty of God’s Witness

⁶ This is He who came ^(EL)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. ^(EM)And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. ⁷ For there are three that bear witness ^[u]in heaven: the Father, ^(EN)the Word, and the Holy Spirit; ^(EO)and these three are one. ⁸ And there are three that bear witness on earth: ^(EP)the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.

⁹ If we receive ^(EQ)the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; ^(ER)for this is the witness of ^[v]God which He has testified of His Son. ¹⁰ He who believes in the Son of God ^(ES)has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God ^(ET)has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. ¹¹ And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. ^12 (EU)He who has the Son has ^[w]life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. ¹³ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, ^[x]and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

Confidence and Compassion in Prayer

¹⁴ Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that ^(EV)if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

¹⁶ If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and ^(EW)He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. ^(EX)There is sin leading to death. ^(EY)I do not say that he should pray about that. ^17 (EZ)All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

Knowing the True—Rejecting the False

¹⁸ We know that ^(FA)whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God ^(FB)keeps^{[y] [z]}himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

¹⁹ We know that we are of God, and ^(FC)the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

²⁰ And we know that the ^(FD)Son of God has come and ^(FE)has given us an understanding, ^(FF)that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. ^(FG)This is the true God ^(FH)and eternal life.

²¹ Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.