The Third Sign: Healing the Sick

After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.(A) By the Sheep Gate(B) in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda[a] in Hebrew, which has five colonnades.[b] Within these lay a large number of the sick—blind, lame, and paralyzed [—waiting for the moving of the water, because an angel would go down into the pool from time to time and stir up the water. Then the first one who got in after the water was stirred up recovered from whatever ailment he had].[c]

One man was there who had been sick for 38 years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time,(C) He said to him, “Do you want to get well?”

“Sir,”(D) the sick man answered, “I don’t have a man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, someone goes down ahead of me.”

“Get up,” Jesus told him, “pick up your mat and walk!” Instantly the man got well, picked up his mat, and started to walk.

Now that day was the Sabbath,(E) 10 so the Jews(F) said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath!(G) It’s illegal for you to pick up your mat.”

11 He replied, “The man who made me well(H) told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’

12 “Who is this man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?” they asked. 13 But the man who was cured did not know who it was,(I) because Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.[d]

14 After this, Jesus found him in the temple complex(J) and said to him, “See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.” 15 The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.(K)

Honoring the Father and the Son

16 Therefore, the Jews began persecuting(L) Jesus[e] because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.(M) 17 But Jesus responded to them, “My Father(N) is still working, and I am working also.” 18 This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill Him:(O) Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

19 Then Jesus replied, “I assure you: The Son is not able to do anything on His own, but only what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father[f] does, the Son also does these things in the same way.(P) 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything He is doing, and He will show Him greater works(Q) than these so that you will be amazed. 21 And just as the Father raises(R) the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to anyone He wants to.(S) 22 The Father,(T) in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son, 23 so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father.(U) Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.(V)

Life and Judgment

24 “I assure you: Anyone who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life(W) and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

25 “I assure you: An hour is coming, and is now here,(X) when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.(Y) 26 For just as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted to the Son(Z) to have life in Himself. 27 And He has granted Him the right to pass judgment,(AA) because He is the Son of Man.(AB) 28 Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come out—those who have done good things, to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked things, to the resurrection of judgment.

30 “I can do nothing on My own. I judge only as I hear, and My judgment(AC) is righteous,(AD) because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.(AE)

Four Witnesses to Jesus

31 “If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.[g] 32 There is Another who testifies about Me, and I know that the testimony He gives about Me is valid.[h](AF) 33 You have sent messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth.(AG) 34 I don’t receive man’s testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 John[i](AH) was a burning and shining lamp,(AI) and for a time you were willing to enjoy his light.(AJ)

36 “But I have a greater testimony than John’s because of the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish.(AK) These very works I am doing testify about Me that the Father has sent(AL) Me. 37 The Father who sent Me has Himself testified(AM) about Me. You have not heard His voice at any time, and you haven’t seen His form.(AN) 38 You don’t have His word living in you, because you don’t believe the One He sent. 39 You pore over[j] the Scriptures(AO) because you think you have eternal life in them, yet they testify about Me.(AP) 40 And you are not willing(AQ) to come to Me(AR) so that you may have life.

41 “I do not accept glory(AS) from men, 42 but I know you—that you have no love for God(AT) within you. 43 I have come in My Father’s name,(AU) yet you don’t accept Me.(AV) If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe? While accepting glory from one another, you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only(AW) God.(AX) 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. Your accuser is Moses,(AY) on whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. 47 But if you don’t believe his writings,(AZ) how will you believe My words?”(BA)

The Fourth Sign: Feeding 5,000

After(BB) this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee(BC) (or Tiberias(BD)). And a huge crowd was following Him because they saw the signs that He was performing by healing the sick. So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples.

Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near. Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him,(BE) He asked Philip,(BF) “Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?” He asked this to test him,(BG) for He Himself knew what He was going to do.

Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii(BH) worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.”

One of His disciples, Andrew,(BI) Simon(BJ) Peter’s(BK) brother, said to Him, “There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what are they for so many?”

10 Then Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”

There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000.(BL) 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were seated—so also with the fish, as much as they wanted.(BM)

12 When they were full, He told His disciples, “Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted.”(BN) 13 So they collected them and filled 12 baskets with the pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten.

14 When the people saw the sign[k] He had done, they said, “This really is the Prophet(BO) who was to come(BP) into the world!”(BQ) 15 Therefore, when Jesus knew that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king,(BR) He withdrew again[l] to the mountain by Himself.

The Fifth Sign: Walking on Water

16 When(BS) evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum.(BT) Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 Then a high wind arose, and the sea began to churn. 19 After they had rowed about three or four miles,[m] they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid.

20 But He said to them, “It is I.[n](BU) Don’t be afraid!” 21 Then they were willing to take Him on board, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading.

The Bread of Life

22 The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea knew there had been only one boat.[o](BV) They also knew that Jesus had not boarded the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone off alone. 23 Some boats from Tiberias(BW) came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord gave thanks. 24 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

25 When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi,(BX) when did You get here?”

26 Jesus answered, “I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw[p] the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. 27 Don’t work for the food that perishes(BY) but for the food that lasts for eternal life,(BZ) which the Son of Man(CA) will give you, because God the Father(CB) has set His seal of approval on Him.”

28 “What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked.

29 Jesus replied, “This is the work(CC) of God—that you believe in the One He has sent.”(CD)

30 “What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You?” they asked. “What are You going to perform? 31 Our fathers ate the manna(CE) in the wilderness,(CF) just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.[q](CG)[r]

32 Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Moses(CH) didn’t give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the real bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always!”

35 “I am(CI) the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to Me(CJ) will ever be hungry,(CK) and no one who believes in Me(CL) will ever be thirsty(CM) again. 36 But as I told you, you’ve seen Me,[s] and yet you do not believe. 37 Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out.(CN) 38 For I have come down from heaven,(CO) not to do My will, but the will of Him(CP) who sent Me. 39 This is the will of Him who sent Me: that I should lose none of those He has given Me but should raise(CQ) them up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of My Father:(CR) that everyone who sees the Son(CS) and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise(CT) him up on the last day.”

41 Therefore the Jews started complaining about Him because He said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They were saying, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph,(CU) whose father and mother we know? How can He now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

43 Jesus answered them, “Stop complaining among yourselves. 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws[t] him, and I will raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets:(CV) And they will all be taught by God.(CW)[u] Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father(CX) comes to Me— 46 not that anyone has seen the Father(CY) except the One who is from God.(CZ) He has seen the Father.(DA)

47 “I assure you: Anyone who believes[v] has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna(DB) in the wilderness,(DC) and they died. 50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that anyone may eat of it and not die.(DD) 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live(DE) forever.(DF) The bread that I will give for the life(DG) of the world is My flesh.”(DH)

52 At that, the Jews argued(DI) among themselves,(DJ) “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

53 So Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man(DK) and drink His blood,(DL) you do not have life in yourselves. 54 Anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood(DM) has eternal life, and I will raise(DN) him up on the last day, 55 because My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink. 56 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives in Me, and I in him.(DO) 57 Just as the living(DP) Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live(DQ) because of Me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna[w] your fathers ate—and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”(DR)

59 He said these things while teaching in the synagogue(DS) in Capernaum.(DT)

Many Disciples Desert Jesus

60 Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This teaching is hard! Who can accept[x] it?”

61 Jesus, knowing in Himself(DU) that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man(DV) ascending(DW) to where He was before? 63 The Spirit(DX) is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. 64 But there are some among you who don’t believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning(DY) those who would not[y] believe and the one who would betray(DZ) Him.) 65 He said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me(EA) unless it is granted to him by the Father.”

66 From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him. 67 Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve,(EB) “You don’t want to go away too, do you?”

68 Simon Peter(EC) answered, “Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!”[z](ED)

70 Jesus replied to them, “Didn’t I choose you, the Twelve?(EE) Yet one of you is the Devil!”(EF) 71 He was referring to Judas,(EG) Simon Iscariot’s son,[aa][ab] one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray(EH) Him.

The Unbelief of Jesus’ Brothers

After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee,(EI) since He did not want to travel in Judea(EJ) because the Jews(EK) were trying to kill Him.(EL) The Jewish Festival of Tabernacles[ac][ad](EM) was near, so His brothers(EN) said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea so Your disciples can see Your works(EO) that You are doing. For no one does anything in secret while he’s seeking public recognition. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” (For not even His brothers believed in Him.)

Jesus told them, “My time(EP) has not yet arrived, but your time is always at hand. The world cannot hate(EQ) you, but it does hate Me because I testify about it—that its deeds are evil. Go up to the festival yourselves. I’m not going up to the festival yet,[ae] because My time has not yet fully come.” After He had said these things, He stayed in Galilee.

Jesus at the Festival of Tabernacles

10 After His brothers had gone up to the festival, then He also went up, not openly but secretly. 11 The Jews were looking for Him at the festival and saying, “Where is He?” 12 And there was a lot of discussion about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good(ER) man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He’s deceiving(ES) the people.” 13 Still, nobody was talking publicly about Him because they feared the Jews.

14 When the festival was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple complex(ET) and began to teach. 15 Then the Jews were amazed and said, “How does He know the Scriptures,(EU) since He hasn’t been trained?”

16 Jesus answered them, “My teaching isn’t Mine but is from the One who sent Me.(EV) 17 If anyone wants to do His will,(EW) he will understand whether the teaching is from God or if I am speaking on My own. 18 The one who speaks for himself seeks his own glory.(EX) But He who seeks the glory(EY) of the One who sent Him is true,(EZ) and there is no unrighteousness in Him.(FA) 19 Didn’t Moses(FB) give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law!(FC) Why do you want to kill Me?”

20 “You have a demon!” the crowd responded. “Who wants to kill You?”

21 “I did one work,(FD) and you are all amazed,” Jesus answered. 22 “Consider this: Moses has given you circumcision(FE)—not that it comes from Moses but from the fathers(FF)—and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.(FG) 23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath(FH) so that the law of Moses(FI) won’t be broken, are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath? 24 Stop judging(FJ) according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment.”

The Identity of the Messiah

25 Some of the people of Jerusalem(FK) were saying, “Isn’t this the man they want to kill? 26 Yet, look! He’s speaking publicly and they’re saying nothing to Him. Can it be true that the authorities(FL) know He is the Messiah?(FM) 27 But we know where this man is from.(FN) When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where He is from.”

28 As He was teaching in the temple complex,(FO) Jesus cried out, “You know Me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me(FP) is true. You don’t know Him;(FQ) 29 I know Him because I am from Him, and He sent Me.”(FR)

30 Then they tried to seize Him. Yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour[af] had not yet come. 31 However, many from the crowd believed in Him and said, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this man has done,(FS) will He?”

32 The Pharisees(FT) heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests(FU) and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him.

33 Then Jesus said, “I am only with you for a short time.(FV) Then I’m going to the One who sent Me.(FW) 34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”(FX)

35 Then the Jews(FY) said to one another, “Where does He intend to go so we won’t find Him? He doesn’t intend to go to the Dispersion[ag](FZ) among the Greeks(GA) and teach the Greeks, does He? 36 What is this remark He made: ‘You will look for Me, and you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’(GB)?”

The Promise of the Spirit

37 On the last and most important day of the festival,(GC) Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, he should come to Me[ah](GD) and drink!(GE) 38 The one who believes in Me,(GF) as the Scripture(GG) has said,[ai] will have streams of living water(GH) flow(GI) from deep within him.” 39 He said this about the Spirit.(GJ) Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit,(GK) for the Spirit[aj] had not yet been received[ak][al] because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

The People Are Divided over Jesus

40 When some from the crowd heard these words, they said, “This really is the Prophet!”[am](GL) 41 Others said, “This is the Messiah!” But some said, “Surely the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He? 42 Doesn’t the Scripture(GM) say that the Messiah comes from David’s(GN) offspring[an] and from the town of Bethlehem,(GO) where David once lived?” 43 So a division(GP) occurred among the crowd because of Him. 44 Some of them wanted to seize Him,(GQ) but no one laid hands on Him.

Debate over Jesus’ Claims

45 Then the temple police(GR) came to the chief priests(GS) and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why haven’t you brought Him?”

46 The police answered, “No man ever spoke like this!”[ao](GT)

47 Then the Pharisees responded to them: “Are you fooled(GU) too? 48 Have any of the rulers(GV) or Pharisees believed in Him? 49 But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed!”

50 Nicodemus(GW)—the one who came to Him previously, being one of them—said to them, 51 “Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”(GX)

52 “You aren’t from Galilee(GY) too, are you?” they replied. “Investigate and you will see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”[ap](GZ)

[53 So each one went to his house. But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.(HA)

An Adulteress Forgiven

At dawn He went to the temple complex(HB) again, and all the people were coming to Him.(HC) He sat down(HD) and began to teach them.

Then the scribes and the Pharisees(HE) brought a woman caught in adultery,(HF) making her stand in the center. “Teacher,” they said to Him, “this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery.(HG) In the law Moses(HH) commanded us to stone such women.(HI) So what do You say?” They asked this to trap Him,(HJ) in order that they might have evidence to accuse Him.

Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with His finger. When they persisted in questioning Him, He stood up and said to them, “The one without sin(HK) among you(HL) should be the first to throw a stone at her.”(HM)

Then He stooped down again and continued writing on the ground. When they heard this, they left one by one, starting with the older men. Only He was left, with the woman in the center. 10 When Jesus stood up, He said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

11 “No one, Lord,”[aq] she answered.

“Neither do I condemn you,”(HN) said Jesus. “Go, and from now on do not sin anymore.”][ar]

The Light of the World

12 Then Jesus spoke to them again: “I am(HO) the light(HP) of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”(HQ)

13 So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are testifying about Yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”[as]

14 “Even if I testify about Myself,” Jesus replied, “My testimony is valid,[at] because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going.(HR) 15 You judge(HS) by human standards.[au](HT) I judge no one.(HU) 16 And if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me judge(HV) together.(HW) 17 Even in your law it is written that the witness of two men is valid.(HX) 18 I am the One who testifies(HY) about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.”

19 Then they asked Him, “Where is Your Father?”

“You know neither Me nor My Father,”(HZ) Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would also know My Father.”(IA) 20 He spoke these words by the treasury,[av](IB) while teaching in the temple complex. But no one seized Him, because His hour[aw] had not come.

Jesus Predicts His Departure

21 Then He said to them again, “I’m going away;(IC) you will look for Me, and you will die in your sin.(ID) Where I’m going, you cannot come.”(IE)

22 So the Jews said again, “He won’t kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I’m going, you cannot come’(IF)?”

23 “You are from below,” He told them, “I am from above.(IG) You are of this world;(IH) I am not of this world.(II) 24 Therefore I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He,[ax] you will die in your sins.”

25 “Who are You?” they questioned.

“Precisely what I’ve been telling you from the very beginning,” Jesus told them. 26 “I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the One who sent Me(IJ) is true, and what I have heard from Him—these things I tell the world.”(IK)

27 They did not know He was speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man,(IL) then you will know that I am(IM) He, and that I do nothing on My own.(IN) But just as the Father taught Me, I say these things. 29 The One who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone,(IO) because I always do what pleases Him.”

Truth and Freedom

30 As He was saying these things, many believed in Him. 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word,[ay](IP) you really are My disciples. 32 You will know the truth,(IQ) and the truth will set you free.”

33 “We are descendants[az] of Abraham,”(IR) they answered Him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will become free’?”

34 Jesus responded, “I assure you: Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.(IS) 35 A slave does not remain in the household forever,(IT) but a son does remain forever.(IU) 36 Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you really will be free. 37 I know you are descendants[ba] of Abraham,(IV) but you are trying to kill Me because My word[bb] is not welcome among you. 38 I speak what I have seen(IW) in the presence of the Father;[bc](IX) therefore, you do what you have heard from your father.”

39 “Our father is Abraham!” they replied.

“If you were Abraham’s children,” Jesus told them, “you would do what Abraham did.(IY) 40 But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth(IZ) that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this! 41 You’re doing what your father does.”(JA)

“We weren’t born(JB) of sexual immorality,”(JC) they said. “We have one Father—God.”(JD)

42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me,(JE) because I came from God(JF) and I am here. For I didn’t come on My own, but He sent Me. 43 Why don’t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to[bd] My word.(JG) 44 You are of your father the Devil,(JH) and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer(JI) from the beginning(JJ) and has not stood in the truth,(JK) because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature,[be] because he is a liar and the father of liars.[bf] 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Who among you can convict Me of sin?(JL) If I tell the truth, why don’t you believe Me? 47 The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”

Jesus and Abraham

48 The Jews responded to Him, “Aren’t we right in saying that You’re a Samaritan(JM) and have a demon?”(JN)

49 “I do not have a demon,” Jesus answered. “On the contrary, I honor My Father and you dishonor Me. 50 I do not seek My glory;(JO) the One who seeks it also judges. 51 I assure you: If anyone keeps My word,(JP) he will never see death—ever!”

52 Then the Jews said, “Now we know You have a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death—ever!’ 53 Are You greater than our father Abraham who died? Even the prophets died. Who do You pretend to be?”[bg]

54 “If I glorify Myself,” Jesus answered, “My glory is nothing. My Father—you say about Him, ‘He is our God’—He is the One who glorifies Me. 55 You’ve never known Him, but I know Him. If I were to say I don’t know Him,(JQ) I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him,(JR) and I keep His word. 56 Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he would see My day; he saw it(JS) and rejoiced.”

57 The Jews replied, “You aren’t 50 years old yet, and You’ve seen Abraham?”[bh]

58 Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am.”[bi](JT)

59 At that, they picked up stones(JU) to throw at Him.(JV) But Jesus was hidden[bj](JW) and went out of the temple complex.[bk](JX)

The Sixth Sign: Healing a Man Born Blind

As He was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth. His disciples questioned Him: “Rabbi,(JY) who sinned, this man(JZ) or his parents,(KA) that he was born blind?”

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God’s works(KB) might be displayed in him. We[bl] must do the works(KC) of Him who sent Me[bm] while it is day.(KD) Night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(KE)

After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud(KF) from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes. “Go,” He told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam”(KG) (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.(KH)

His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the man who sat begging?” Some said, “He’s the one.” “No,” others were saying, “but he looks like him.”

He kept saying, “I’m the one!”

10 Therefore they asked him, “Then how were your eyes opened?”

11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam(KI) and wash.’ So when I went and washed I received my sight.”(KJ)

12 “Where is He?” they asked.

“I don’t know,” he said.

The Healed Man’s Testimony

13 They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.(KK) 14 The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.(KL) 15 So again the Pharisees asked him how he received his sight.

“He put mud on my eyes,” he told them. “I washed and I can see.”

16 Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God,(KM) for He doesn’t keep the Sabbath!” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man(KN) perform such signs?” And there was a division(KO) among them.

17 Again they asked the blind man,[bn] “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?”

“He’s a prophet,”(KP) he said.

18 The Jews did not believe this about him—that he was blind and received sight—until they summoned the parents of the one who had received his sight.

19 They asked them, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

20 “We know this is our son and that he was born blind,” his parents answered. 21 “But we don’t know how he now sees, and we don’t know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he’s of age. He will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him as Messiah,(KQ) he would be banned from the synagogue. 23 This is why his parents said, “He’s of age; ask him.”

24 So a second time they summoned the man who had been blind and told him, “Give glory(KR) to God.[bo](KS) We know that this man is a sinner!”

25 He answered, “Whether or not He’s a sinner, I don’t know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see!”

26 Then they asked him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”

27 “I already told you,” he said, “and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become His disciples too, do you?”

28 They ridiculed him: “You’re that man’s disciple, but we’re Moses’(KT) disciples. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man—we don’t know where He’s from!”(KU)

30 “This is an amazing thing,” the man told them. “You don’t know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes! 31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners,(KV) but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will,(KW) He listens to him.(KX) 32 Throughout history[bp] no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.(KY) 33 If this man were not from God, He wouldn’t be able to do anything.”(KZ)

34 “You were born entirely in sin,”(LA) they replied, “and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.[bq](LB)

The Blind Man’s Sight and the Pharisees’ Blindness

35 When Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, He found him and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”[br](LC)

36 “Who is He, Sir,(LD) that I may believe in Him?” he asked.

37 Jesus answered, “You have seen Him; in fact, He is the One speaking with you.”

38 “I believe, Lord!” he said, and he worshiped Him.

39 Jesus said, “I came into this world(LE) for judgment,(LF) in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”(LG)

40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

41 “If you were blind,” Jesus told them, “you wouldn’t have sin.[bs](LH) But now that you say, ‘We see’—your sin remains.

The Ideal Shepherd

10 “I assure you: Anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the door but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.(LI) The one who enters by the door is the shepherd(LJ) of the sheep.(LK) The doorkeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don’t recognize the voice of strangers.”

Jesus gave them this illustration, but they did not understand(LL) what He was telling them.

The Good Shepherd

So Jesus said again, “I assure you: I am(LM) the door of the sheep.(LN) All who came before Me[bt] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 A thief comes only to steal(LO) and to kill and to destroy.(LP) I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

11 “I am the good shepherd.(LQ) The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.(LR) 12 The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them[bu] and runs away when he sees a wolf(LS) coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. 13 This happens because he is a hired man and doesn’t care about the sheep.

14 “I am the good shepherd. I know My own sheep, and they know Me, 15 as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father.(LT) I lay down My life(LU) for the sheep. 16 But I have other sheep(LV) that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.(LW) 17 This is why the Father loves Me,(LX) because I am laying down My life(LY) so I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from My Father.”(LZ)

19 Again a division(MA) took place among the Jews because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon(MB) and He’s crazy! Why do you listen to Him?” 21 Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”(MC)

Jesus at the Festival of Dedication

22 Then the Festival of Dedication[bv] took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 Jesus was walking in the temple complex in Solomon’s Colonnade.[bw](MD) 24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and asked, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense?[bx] If You are the Messiah,(ME) tell us plainly.”[by](MF)

25 “I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works(MG) that I do in My Father’s name testify about Me. 26 But you don’t believe because you are not My sheep.[bz](MH) 27 My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me. 28 I give them eternal life,(MI) and they will never perish(MJ)—ever! No one will snatch(MK) them out of My hand. 29 My Father,(ML) who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”[ca](MM)

Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus

31 Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone Him.(MN)

32 Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works(MO) from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for?”

33 “We aren’t stoning(MP) You for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because You—being a man—make Yourself God.”

34 Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your scripture,[cb] I said, you are gods?(MQ)[cc] 35 If He called those whom the word(MR) of God came to ‘gods’—and the Scripture(MS) cannot be broken— 36 do you say, ‘You are blaspheming’ to the One the Father set apart and sent into the world, because I said: I am the Son of God?(MT) 37 If I am not doing My Father’s works,(MU) don’t believe Me. 38 But if I am doing them and you don’t believe Me, believe the works. This way you will know and understand[cd] that the Father is in Me and I in the Father.”(MV) 39 Then they were trying again to seize Him,(MW) yet He eluded their grasp.(MX)

Many beyond the Jordan Believe in Jesus

40 So He departed again across the Jordan(MY) to the place where John(MZ) had been baptizing earlier, and He remained there. 41 Many came to Him(NA) and said, “John never did a sign, but everything John said about this man was true.” 42 And many believed in Him there.

Lazarus Dies at Bethany

11 Now a man was sick, Lazarus, from Bethany,(NB) the village of Mary and her sister Martha.(NC) Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair,(ND) and it was her brother Lazarus who was sick. So the sisters sent a message to Him: “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

When Jesus heard it, He said, “This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God,(NE) so that the Son of God(NF) may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha, her sister, and Lazarus. So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. Then after that, He said to the disciples, “Let’s go to Judea(NG) again.”

“Rabbi,”(NH) the disciples told Him, “just now the Jews tried to stone You,(NI) and You’re going there again?”

“Aren’t there 12 hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.(NJ) 10 If anyone walks during the night,(NK) he does stumble, because the light is not in him.” 11 He said this, and then He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep,(NL) but I’m on My way to wake him up.”

12 Then the disciples said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.”

13 Jesus, however, was speaking about his death, but they thought He was speaking about natural sleep. 14 So Jesus then told them plainly, “Lazarus has died. 15 I’m glad for you that I wasn’t there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him.”

16 Then Thomas(NM) (called “Twin”) said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go so that we may die with Him.”

The Resurrection and the Life

17 When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb(NN) four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem(NO) (about two miles[ce] away). 19 Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother. 20 As soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him. But Mary remained seated in the house.

21 Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. 22 Yet even now I know that whatever You ask from God, God will give You.”

23 “Your brother will rise(NP) again,” Jesus told her.

24 Martha said, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”(NQ)

25 Jesus said to her, “I am(NR) the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me,(NS) even if he dies, will live.(NT) 26 Everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die—ever.(NU) Do you believe this?”

27 “Yes, Lord,” she told Him, “I believe You are the Messiah,(NV) the Son(NW) of God, who comes into the world.”(NX)

Jesus Shares the Sorrow of Death

28 Having said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, saying in private, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”

29 As soon as she heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.(NY) 30 Jesus had not yet come into the village but was still in the place where Martha had met Him. 31 The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw that Mary got up quickly and went out. So they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb(NZ) to cry there.

32 When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw Him, she fell at His feet(OA) and told Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died!”

33 When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, He was angry[cf] in His spirit(OB) and deeply moved. 34 “Where have you put him?” He asked.

“Lord,” they told Him, “come and see.”

35 Jesus wept.(OC)

36 So the Jews said, “See how He loved(OD) him!” 37 But some of them said, “Couldn’t He who opened the blind man’s eyes(OE) also have kept this man from dying?”

The Seventh Sign: Raising Lazarus from the Dead

38 Then Jesus, angry[cg] in Himself again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.(OF) 39 “Remove the stone,” Jesus said.

Martha, the dead man’s sister, told Him, “Lord, he’s already decaying.[ch] It’s been four days.”

40 Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed you would see the glory(OG) of God?”(OH)

41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes and said, “Father, I thank(OI) You that You heard Me.(OJ) 42 I know that You always hear Me, but because of the crowd standing here I said this, so they may believe You sent(OK) Me.” 43 After He said this, He shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out bound hand and foot with linen strips and with his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

45 Therefore, many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what He did believed in Him.(OL) 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees(OM) and told them what Jesus had done.

47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin(ON) and said, “What are we going to do since this man does many signs? 48 If we let Him continue in this way, everyone will believe in Him! Then the Romans(OO) will come and remove both our place[ci] and our nation.”

49 One of them, Caiaphas,(OP) who was high priest(OQ) that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! 50 You’re not considering that it is to your[cj] advantage that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish.”(OR) 51 He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was going to die(OS) for the nation, 52 and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children(OT) of God. 53 So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.(OU) 54 Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly(OV) among the Jews but departed from there to the countryside near the wilderness,(OW) to a town called Ephraim. And He stayed there with the disciples.

55 The Jewish Passover(OX) was near, and many went up to Jerusalem(OY) from the country to purify[ck] themselves before the Passover. 56 They were looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple complex:(OZ) “What do you think? He won’t come to the festival,(PA) will He?” 57 The chief priests(PB) and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it so they could arrest Him.

The Anointing at Bethany

12 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany(PC) where Lazarus[cl] was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead.(PD) So(PE) they gave a dinner for Him there; Martha(PF) was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of fragrant oil—pure and expensive nard—anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped His feet with her hair.(PG) So the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot(PH) (who was about to betray Him), said, “Why wasn’t this fragrant oil sold for 300 denarii[cm](PI) and given to the poor?” He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief.(PJ) He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

Jesus answered, “Leave her alone; she has kept it for the day of My burial.(PK) For you always have the poor with you,(PL) but you do not always have Me.”

The Decision to Kill Lazarus

Then a large crowd of the Jews learned He was there. They came not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus the one He had raised from the dead.(PM) 10 Therefore the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also 11 because he was the reason many of the Jews were deserting them[cn] and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

12 The(PN) next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 they took palm branches(PO) and went out to meet Him. They kept shouting: “Hosanna!(PP) He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One(PQ)[co]—the King of Israel!”(PR)

14 Jesus found a young donkey(PS) and sat on it, just as it is written: 15 Fear no more,(PT) Daughter Zion. Look, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.(PU)[cp]

16 His disciples did not understand these things at first. However, when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about Him(PV) and that they had done these things to Him. 17 Meanwhile, the crowd, which had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb(PW) and raised him from the dead, continued to testify.[cq] 18 This is also why the crowd met Him, because they heard He had done this sign.

19 Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You see? You’ve accomplished nothing. Look—the world has gone after Him!”(PX)

Jesus Predicts His Crucifixion

20 Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 So they came to Philip,(PY) who was from Bethsaida(PZ) in Galilee,(QA) and requested of him, “Sir,(QB) we want to see Jesus.”

22 Philip went and told Andrew;(QC) then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 Jesus replied to them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man(QD) to be glorified.

24 “I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat(QE) falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop.[cr](QF) 25 The one who loves his life will lose it,(QG) and the one who hates(QH) his life(QI) in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant(QJ) also will be.(QK) If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor(QL) him.

27 “Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me(QM) from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name!”[cs](QN)

Then a voice(QO) came from heaven:(QP) “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!”(QQ)

29 The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

30 Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for Me, but for you.(QR) 31 Now is the judgment of this world.(QS) Now the ruler of this world(QT) will be cast out.(QU) 32 As for Me, if I am lifted up[ct] from the earth I will draw all people to Myself.”(QV) 33 He said this to signify what kind of death He was about to die.(QW)

34 Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever.(QX) So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man(QY) must be lifted up’?[cu] Who is this Son of Man?”

35 Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer.(QZ) Walk while you have the light(RA) so that darkness doesn’t overtake you.(RB) The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going.(RC) 36 While you have the light,(RD) believe in the light so that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.(RE)

Isaiah’s Prophecies Fulfilled

37 Even though He had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in Him. 38 But this was to fulfill(RF) the word of Isaiah(RG) the prophet, who said:[cv]

Lord, who has believed our message?
And who has the arm(RH) of the Lord
been revealed to?(RI)[cw]

39 This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

40 He has blinded(RJ) their eyes
and hardened their hearts,(RK)
so that they would not see with their eyes
or understand with their hearts,
and be converted,(RL)
and I would heal them.(RM)[cx]

41 Isaiah said these things because[cy] he saw His glory(RN) and spoke about Him.

42 Nevertheless, many did believe in Him even among the rulers,(RO) but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, so they would not be banned from the synagogue. 43 For they loved praise from men(RP) more than praise from God.[cz](RQ)

A Summary of Jesus’ Mission

44 Then Jesus cried out, “The one who believes in Me(RR) believes not in Me, but in Him who sent Me. 45 And the one who sees Me sees Him(RS) who sent Me. 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears My words and doesn’t keep(RT) them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world(RU) but to save the world.(RV) 48 The one who rejects Me(RW) and doesn’t accept My sayings has this as his judge:[da] The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.(RX) 49 For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father(RY) Himself who sent Me has given Me a command as to what I should say and what I should speak. 50 I know that His command is eternal life.(RZ) So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me.”(SA)

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

13 Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father.(SB) Having loved His own who were in the world,(SC) He loved them to the end.[db]

Now by the time of supper, the Devil(SD) had already put it into the heart of Judas,(SE) Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray(SF) Him. Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into His hands,(SG) that He had come from God,(SH) and that He was going back to God.(SI) So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe,(SJ) took a towel, and tied it around Himself.(SK) Next, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel tied around Him.

He came to Simon Peter,(SL) who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

Jesus answered him, “What I’m doing you don’t understand now, but afterward you will know.”(SM)

“You will never wash my feet—ever!” Peter said.

Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.”

Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”

10 “One who has bathed,” Jesus told him, “doesn’t need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.” 11 For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, “You are not all clean.”

The Meaning of Footwashing

12 When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His robe, He reclined[dc] again and said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am. 14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.(SN) 15 For I have given you an example(SO) that you also should do just as I have done for you.

16 “I assure you: A slave is not greater than his master,[dd](SP) and a messenger is not greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.(SQ) 18 I’m not speaking about all of you; I know those I have chosen.(SR) But the Scripture(SS) must be fulfilled:(ST) The one who eats My bread[de] has raised his heel against Me.(SU)[df]

19 “I am telling you now before it happens,(SV) so that when it does happen you will believe(SW) that I am He.(SX) 20 I assure you: Whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and the one who receives(SY) Me receives Him who sent Me.”

Judas’s Betrayal Predicted

21 When(SZ) Jesus had said this, He was troubled in His spirit(TA) and testified,(TB) “I assure you: One of you will betray Me!”

22 The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one He was speaking about. 23 One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved,(TC) was reclining close beside Jesus.[dg] 24 Simon Peter motioned to him to find out who it was He was talking about. 25 So he leaned back against Jesus and asked Him, “Lord, who is it?”

26 Jesus replied, “He’s the one I give the piece of bread to after I have dipped it.”(TD) When He had dipped the bread,(TE) He gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son.[dh] 27 After Judas ate the piece of bread, Satan(TF) entered him. Therefore Jesus told him, “What you’re doing, do quickly.”

28 None of those reclining at the table knew why He told him this. 29 Since Judas(TG) kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,”(TH) or that he should give something to the poor. 30 After receiving the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.(TI)

The New Command

31 When(TJ) he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man(TK) is glorified, and God is glorified(TL) in Him.(TM) 32 If God is glorified in Him,[di] God will also glorify Him in Himself and will glorify Him at once.

33 “Children, I am with you a little while longer.(TN) You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’(TO) so now I tell you.

34 “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love(TP) for one another.”

Peter’s Denials Predicted

36 “Lord,” Simon Peter said to Him, “where are You going?”

Jesus answered, “Where I am going(TQ) you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

37 “Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life(TR) for You!”(TS)

38 Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for Me? I assure you: A rooster will not crow until you have denied Me three times.

Footnotes

  1. John 5:2 Other mss read Bethzatha; other mss read Bethsaida
  2. John 5:2 Rows of columns supporting a roof
  3. John 5:4 Other mss omit bracketed text
  4. John 5:13 Lit slipped away, there being a crowd in that place
  5. John 5:16 Other mss add and trying to kill Him
  6. John 5:19 Lit whatever that One
  7. John 5:31 Or not true
  8. John 5:32 Or true
  9. John 5:35 Lit That man
  10. John 5:39 In Gk this could be a command: Pore over . . .
  11. John 6:14 Other mss read signs
  12. John 6:15 A previous withdrawal is mentioned in Mk 6:31-32, an event that occurred just before the feeding of the 5,000.
  13. John 6:19 Lit 25 or 30 stadia; 1 stadion = 600 feet
  14. John 6:20 Lit I am
  15. John 6:22 Other mss add into which His disciples had entered
  16. John 6:26 Or perceived
  17. John 6:31 Bread miraculously provided by God for the Israelites
  18. John 6:31 Ex 16:4; Ps 78:24
  19. John 6:36 Other mss omit Me
  20. John 6:44 Or brings, or leads; see the use of this Gk verb in Jn 12:32; 21:6; Ac 16:19; Jms 2:6.
  21. John 6:45 Is 54:13
  22. John 6:47 Other mss add in Me
  23. John 6:58 Other mss omit the manna
  24. John 6:60 Lit hear
  25. John 6:64 Other mss omit not
  26. John 6:69 Other mss read You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God
  27. John 6:71 Other mss read Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son
  28. John 6:71 Lit Judas, of Simon Iscariot
  29. John 7:2 Or Booths
  30. John 7:2 One of 3 great Jewish religious festivals, along with Passover and Pentecost; Ex 23:14; Dt 16:16
  31. John 7:8 Other mss omit yet
  32. John 7:30 The time of His sacrificial death and exaltation; Jn 2:4; 8:20; 12:23,27; 13:1; 17:1
  33. John 7:35 Jewish people scattered throughout Gentile lands who spoke Gk and were influenced by Gk culture
  34. John 7:37 Other mss omit to Me
  35. John 7:38 Jesus may have had several OT passages in mind; Is 58:11; Ezk 47:1-12; Zch 14:8
  36. John 7:39 Other mss read Holy Spirit
  37. John 7:39 Other mss read had not yet been given
  38. John 7:39 Lit the Spirit was not yet; the word received is implied from the previous clause.
  39. John 7:40 Probably the Prophet in Dt 18:15
  40. John 7:42 Lit seed
  41. John 7:46 Other mss read like this man
  42. John 7:52 Jonah and probably other prophets did come from Galilee; 2Kg 14:25
  43. John 8:11 Or Sir; Jn 4:15,49; 5:7; 6:34; 9:36
  44. John 8:11 Other mss omit bracketed text
  45. John 8:13 The law of Moses required at least 2 witnesses to make a claim legally valid (v. 17).
  46. John 8:14 Or true
  47. John 8:15 Lit You judge according to the flesh
  48. John 8:20 A place for offerings to be given, perhaps in the court of women
  49. John 8:20 The time of His sacrificial death and exaltation; Jn 2:4; 7:30; 12:23,27; 13:1; 17:1
  50. John 8:24 Jesus claimed to be deity, but the Pharisees didn’t understand His meaning.
  51. John 8:31 Or My teaching, or My message
  52. John 8:33 Or offspring; lit seed; Jn 7:42
  53. John 8:37 Or offspring; lit seed; Jn 7:42
  54. John 8:37 Or My teaching, or My message
  55. John 8:38 Other mss read of My Father
  56. John 8:43 Or cannot hear
  57. John 8:44 Lit from his own things
  58. John 8:44 Lit of it
  59. John 8:53 Lit Who do You make Yourself?
  60. John 8:57 Other mss read and Abraham has seen You?
  61. John 8:58 I AM is the name God gave Himself at the burning bush; Ex 3:13-14; see note at Jn 8:24.
  62. John 8:59 Or Jesus hid Himself
  63. John 8:59 Other mss add and having gone through their midst, He passed by
  64. John 9:4 Other mss read I
  65. John 9:4 Other mss read sent us
  66. John 9:17 = the man who had been blind
  67. John 9:24 Give glory to God was a solemn charge to tell the truth; Jos 7:19.
  68. John 9:32 Lit From the age
  69. John 9:34 = they banned him from the synagogue; v. 22
  70. John 9:35 Other mss read the Son of God
  71. John 9:41 To have sin is an idiom that refers to guilt caused by sin.
  72. John 10:8 Other mss omit before Me
  73. John 10:12 Lit leaves the sheep
  74. John 10:22 Or Hanukkah, also called the Feast of Lights; this festival commemorated the rededication of the temple in 164 b.c.
  75. John 10:23 Rows of columns supporting a roof
  76. John 10:24 Lit How long are you taking away our life?
  77. John 10:24 Or openly, or publicly
  78. John 10:26 Other mss add just as I told you
  79. John 10:30 Lit I and the Father—We are one.
  80. John 10:34 Other mss read in the scripture
  81. John 10:34 Ps 82:6
  82. John 10:38 Other mss read know and believe
  83. John 11:18 Lit 15 stadia; 1 stadion = 600 feet
  84. John 11:33 The Gk word is very strong and probably indicates Jesus’ anger against sin’s tyranny and death.
  85. John 11:38 See note at 11:33.
  86. John 11:39 Lit he already stinks
  87. John 11:48 The temple or possibly all of Jerusalem
  88. John 11:50 Other mss read to our
  89. John 11:55 The law of Moses required God’s people to purify or cleanse themselves so they could celebrate the Passover. Jews often came to Jerusalem a week early to do this; Nm 9:4-11.
  90. John 12:1 Other mss read Lazarus who died
  91. John 12:5 This amount was about a year’s wages for a common worker.
  92. John 12:11 Lit going away
  93. John 12:13 Ps 118:25-26
  94. John 12:15 Zch 9:9
  95. John 12:17 Other mss read Meanwhile the crowd, which had been with Him, continued to testify that He had called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead.
  96. John 12:24 Lit produces much fruit
  97. John 12:28 Other mss read Your Son
  98. John 12:32 Or exalted
  99. John 12:34 Or exalted
  100. John 12:38 Lit which he said
  101. John 12:38 Is 53:1
  102. John 12:40 Is 6:10
  103. John 12:41 Other mss read when
  104. John 12:43 Lit loved glory of men more than glory of God; v. 41; Jn 5:41
  105. John 12:48 Lit has the one judging him
  106. John 13:1 = completely or always
  107. John 13:12 At important meals the custom was to recline on a mat at a low table and lean on the left elbow.
  108. John 13:16 Or lord
  109. John 13:18 Other mss read eats bread with Me
  110. John 13:18 Ps 41:9
  111. John 13:23 Lit reclining at Jesus’ breast; that is, on His right; Jn 1:18
  112. John 13:26 Other mss read Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son
  113. John 13:32 Other mss omit If God is glorified in Him

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