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In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
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This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
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And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
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He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
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Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.
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He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.
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Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
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No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
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Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
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They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”
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The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.”
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“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
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Many Samaritans Believe
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
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And because of his words many more became believers.
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They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
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When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.
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“Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed.
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When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
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At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,
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and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”
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But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’ ”
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The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
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The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.
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And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
