Old/New Testament
25 Truly truly I say to you, the time shall come, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God. And those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so likewise has he given to the Son to have life in himself, 27 and has given him power also to judge, in that he is the Son of man. 28 Do not be surprised at this. And the hour shall come in which all who are in the graves will hear his voice, 29 and will come forth – those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of damnation.
30 I can of my own self do nothing at all. As I hear, I judge. And my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who has sent me.
31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32 There is another who bears witness of me, and I know that the witness he bears of me is true: 33 you sent to John, and he bore witness to the truth. 34 But I do not need the testimony of man. Nevertheless, I say these things so that you might be saved. 35 He was a burning and a shining light, and you were willing for a season to enjoy his light.
36 But I have greater witness than the witness of John. For the works which the Father has given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father sent me.
37 And the Father himself who has sent me bears witness of me. You have not heard his voice at any time, nor have you seen his nature, 38 and his words you do not have abiding in you. For whom he has sent, him you do not believe.
39 Search the scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life, and it is they that testify of me. 40 And yet you will not come to me so that you might have life. 41 I do not need praise 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 How can you believe, who receive honour from one another, and do not seek the honour that comes from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to my Father. There is one who accuses you: even Moses, in whom you trust. 46 For had you believed Moses, you would have believed me. For he wrote of me. 47 But seeing you do not believe his writing, how will you believe my words?
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.