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Jesus, the Lamb of God
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
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Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
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Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”).
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The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.”
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As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
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But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body.
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After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said.
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After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”
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Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.”
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The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”
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“I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband—
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Many Samaritans Believe
Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!”
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Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started home.
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“Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)
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Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.
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They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
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But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what I said.
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So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you.
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Many Disciples Desert Jesus
Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”
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Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you?
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Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.”
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and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles!
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(When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)
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“Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
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Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”