47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees took counsel and said, 'What shall we do?' This Man works many miracles.  48 If we leave him thus, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take possession of our place and people.  49 And one of them, a certain Caiaphas, who was high priest for that year, said to them, 'You know nothing,50 and you will not think that it is better for us that one man should die for the people, than that the whole nation should perish.'  51 And he did not say these things of his own accord, but, being high priest for that year, he foretold that Jesus would die for the people, 52 and not only for the people, but also to gather together the scattered children of God.  53 From that day on, they decided to kill Him.  54 Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to a country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he remained with his disciples.

     55 And the Passover of the Jews drew nigh, and many of all the country came to Jerusalem before the Passover to be cleansed.  56 Then they were looking for Jesus, and standing in the temple, they said to one another, 'What do you think?' Will He not come to the feast?  57 And the chief priests and the Pharisees gave orders that if any man knew where he would be, he would declare that he might take him.

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     1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was dead, whom he had raised from the dead.  2 There they prepared a supper for Him, and Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those who sat at table with Him.  3 And Mary took a pound of spikenard, pure precious ointment, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. and the house was filled with the fragrance of myrrh.  4 Then one of his disciples, Judas Simon Iscariot, who wanted to betray him, said, 5 Why not sell this ointment for three hundred denarii, and give it to the poor?  6 And he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief. He had a money drawer with him and carried what was put into it.  7 And Jesus said, 'Leave her; she has reserved it for the day of my burial.  8 For you always have the poor with you, but not always me.  9 Many of the Jews knew that he was there, and they came not only to Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.  10 And the chief priests determined to kill Lazarus also, 11 because for his sake many of the Jews came and believed in Jesus.

     12 And on the morrow the multitude of the people who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, 13 took palm branches, and went out to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna! blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, King of Israel!  14 And when Jesus found the colt, he sat on it, as it is written: 15 Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion! Behold, thy King cometh seated on a colt.  16 His disciples at first did not understand this; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that it was written about Him, and they did it to Him.  17 And the people who were with him testified that he had called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead.  18 Therefore the people met him, for they had heard that he had done this miracle.  19 And the Pharisees said among themselves, 'Do you see that you do not succeed in anything?' the whole world follows Him.

     20 Of those who came to worship at the feast, there were some Greeks.  21 And they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and besought him, saying, 'Lord! we want to see Jesus.  22 Philip went and spoke of these things to Andrew; and then Andrew and Philip told Jesus about it.  23 And Jesus answered and said unto them, 'The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified.'  24 Verily, verily, I say to you, if a grain of wheat falls into the ground and does not die, it will remain alone; but if he dies, he will bear much fruit.  25 He that loveth his life shall destroy it; but he who hates his soul in this world will preserve it to eternal life.  26 Whosoever serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be. And whosoever serves me, my Father will honor him.  27 My soul is now troubled; and what shall I say? Father! deliver me from this hour! But at this hour I have come.

     28 Father! glorify Thy name. Then came a voice from heaven: "And I have glorified, and I will glorify again."  29 And the people who stood and heard these things said, 'This is thunder; and others said, An angel spoke to him.  30 Jesus said to this, "This voice was not for me, but for the people."  31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.  32 And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me.  33 And these things he spoke, that he might understand by what death he would die.  34 And the people answered him, 'We have heard from the law that Christ abides for ever; how then do you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?  35 Then Jesus said to them, 'Yet a little while the light is with you; walk while there is light, lest darkness overtake you: but he who walks in darkness does not know whither he goes.  36 As long as the light is with you, believe in the light, that you may be sons of light. When Jesus had said this, he departed and hid himself from them.  37 So many wonders did he do before them, and they did not believe in him, 38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: Lord! Who believed what we heard? and to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed?  39 Therefore they could not believe, because, as Isaiah said, 40 This people have blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn back, that I may heal them.  41 These things Isaiah said, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.  42 Yet many of the rulers also believed in him; but for the sake of the Pharisees they did not confess, lest they should be excommunicated from the synagogue, 43 for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.  44 And Jesus cried out, saying, 'He who believes in me does not believe in me, but in him who sent me.'  45 And he that seeth me beholds him that sent me.  46 I have come into the world as a light, that whosoever believeth in me should not remain in darkness.  47 And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him, for I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.  48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath a judge unto himself: the word which I have spoken, it shall judge him at the last day.  49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father who sent Me, He gave Me a commandment what to say and what to say.  50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. So what I say, I say, as the Father told Me. 

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     1 Before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father, showed by his deed that having loved his own who are in the world, he loved them to the end.  2 And at the time of supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot of Simon to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, 4 he arose from the supper, and took off his outer garment, and took a towel, and girded himself.  5 Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.  6 He came up to Simon Peter, and he said to Him, "Lord! Do you wash my feet?  7 Jesus answered and said to him, 'What I am doing, you do not know now, but you will understand later.'  8 Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet." Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with me."  9 Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord! not only my feet, but also my hands and head.  10 Jesus said to him, "He who has been washed need only wash his feet, because he is completely clean; and you are pure, but not all.  11 For he knew his betrayer, therefore he said, 'You are not all pure.'  12 And when he had washed their feet, and put on his garments, he sat down again, and said to them, 'Do you know what I have done to you?'  E-13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right to speak, for I am exactly that.  14 Therefore, if I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also must wash one another's feet.  15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.  16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his master, and a messenger is not greater than he that sent him.  17 If you know this, blessed are you when you do.  18 I do not speak of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But let the Scripture be fulfilled: He that eateth bread with me lifteth up his heel against me.  19 Now I tell you, before it comes to pass, so that when it comes to pass, you may believe that it is I.  20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth him whom I send receiveth me; but he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.  21 And when Jesus had said these things, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.'  22 Then the disciples looked at one another, wondering of whom he was speaking.  23 And one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, reclined at the breast of Jesus.  24 To him Simon Peter made a sign to ask who he was talking about.  25 And he fell down on the bosom of Jesus, and said to him, 'Lord! Who is this?  26 Jesus answered, "He to whom I will dip a piece of bread and give." And having dipped a piece, he gave it to Judas Iscariot of Simon.  27 And after this morsel Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you do, do quickly."  28 But none of those who sat at table understood why he had said these things to him.  29 And since Judas had a box, some thought that Jesus was saying to him, "Buy what we need for the feast, or give something to the poor."  30 And he took the morsel, and straightway went out; And it was night.

     31 And when he went out, Jesus said, 'Today the Son of man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.'  32 If God is glorified in Him, God also will glorify Him in Himself, and will soon glorify Him.  33 Children! I will not be long with you. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, that where I am going you cannot come, so I say to you now.  34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.  35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.  36 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord! where are you going? Jesus answered him, "Where I am going, you cannot now follow Me, but after that you will follow Me."  37 Peter said to him, "Lord! why can't I follow Thee now? I will lay down my life for Thee.  38 Jesus answered him, "Will you lay down your life for me?" verily, verily, I say unto thee, The shall not crow until thou hast denied Me thrice. 

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     1 Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, and believe in me.  2 In My Father's house there are many mansions. And if it were not so, I would say to you, I am going to prepare a place for you.  3 And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you unto myself, that you also may be where I am.  4 And whither I am going, you know, and you know the way.  5 Thomas said to him, "Lord! we do not know where you are going; and how can we know the way?  6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.  7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. And from now on you know Him and have seen Him.  8 Philip said to him, "Lord! show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.  9 Jesus said to him, "How long have I been with you, and you do not know me, Philip?" He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how then do you say, show us the Father?  10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak of myself; The Father who dwells in Me, He does the works.  11 Believe me, that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, believe Me according to your very works.  12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works which I do, he shall do also, and greater than these, for I am coming unto my Father.  13 And if you ask the Father anything in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  14 If you ask anything in my name, I will do it.  15 If you love me, keep my commandments.  16 And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you forever, 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him and does not know him; but you know Him, for He is with you, and will be in you.  18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.  19 A little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me, for I live, and you will live.  20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.  21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, loveth me; but whoever loves Me will be loved by My Father; and I will love him and appear to him myself.  22 Judas, who is not Iscariot, saith unto him, Lord! what is this, that You want to reveal Yourself to us, and not to the world?  23 Jesus answered and said to him, 'Whoever loves me will keep my word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make our abode with him.  24 He that loveth not me keepeth not my words; but the word that you hear is not mine, but the Father who sent me.  25 These things have I said to you while I was with you.  26 But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said to you.  27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, and let it not be afraid.  28 And ye have heard that I said unto you, I am coming from you, and I will come unto you. If you loved me, you would rejoice that I said, I go to the Father; for My Father is greater than I.  29 And behold, I told you these things before it came to pass, that ye might believe when it should come to pass.  30 It is a little longer for me to speak to you; for the prince of this world is coming, and in me he has nothing.  31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father has commanded me, so do I do, arise, let us depart from hence. 

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     1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.  2 Every branch of me that does not bear fruit he cuts off; and every one that beareth fruit, He cleanses, that it may bear more fruit.  3 You have already been cleansed through the word which I have preached to you.  4 Abide in me, and I in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit of its own accord unless it be on the vine, so also are you, unless you are in Me.  5 I am the vine, and you are the branches; whoever abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.  6 Whoever does not abide in me will be cast out like a branch, and will wither; but such branches are gathered and thrown into the fire, and they are burned.  7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.  8 By this will my Father be glorified, if you bear much fruit, and be my disciples.  9 As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; abide in my love.  10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.  11 These things have I said unto you, that my joy may abide in you, and that your joy may be complete.  12 This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.  13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.  14 You are my friends, if you do what I command you.  15 I no longer call you servants, for a servant knoweth not what his master doeth; but I have called you friends, because I have told you all that I have heard from my Father.  16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give unto you.  17 This I command you, that you love one another.  18 If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you.  19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.  20 Remember the word which I have spoken to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also; if you have kept my word, they will keep yours also.  21 But all these things will be done to you for my name's sake, because they do not know him who sent me.  22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have had no sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.  23 He that hateth me hates my Father also.  24 If I had not done among them works which no one else had done, they would have had no sin; but now they have seen and hated me and my Father.  25 But let the word be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'  26 But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness to me.  27 and ye also shall bear witness, for ye are with me first.