All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being.

He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

And He made a whip of cords, and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables;

But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because He knew all people,

And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing and all the people are coming to Him.”

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

The Father loves the Son and has entrusted all things to His hand.

The woman *said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not be thirsty, nor come all the way here to draw water.”

The woman *said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.”

“Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is He?”

The Samaritans

Now from that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all the things that I have done.”

So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, only because they had seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast.

Jesus’ Equality with God

For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will be amazed.

For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,

so that all will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Do not be amazed at this; for a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,

It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they shall all be taught of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.

Jesus answered them, “I did one deed, and you all are astonished.

And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began teaching them.

When he puts all his own sheep outside, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

All those who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

If we let Him go on like this, all the people will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take over both our place and our nation.”