VERILY, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but getteth in some other way, that person is a thief and a robber.2He that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own peculiar sheep by name, and leadeth them forth.4And when he bringeth out his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: because they know his voice.5And a stranger will they not follow, but will fly from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they knew nothing of the things which he spake to them.
7Therefore Jesus said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that I am the door of the sheep.8All, as many as have gone before me, are thieves and robbers: but the sheep hearkened not to them.9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved; and shall go in and out, and find pasture.10The thief cometh not but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.12But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own property the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf seizes upon them, and disperseth the sheep.13Now the hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.14I am the good shepherd, and know my ownsheep, and am known of my own.15As the Father knoweth me, so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: these also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, one shepherd.17Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment I have received from my Father.
19There was therefore a division again among the Jews, on account of these sayings.20Then many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hearken to him?21Others said, These are not the discourses of a demoniac. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22Then was the feast of dedication at Jerusalem, and it was winter.23And Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s portico.24Then the Jews came about him, and said to him, How long dost thou keep our soul in suspense? If thou art the Messiah, tell us plainly.25Jesus answered them; I told you, and ye believed not: the works which I do in the name of my Father, they bear witness of me.26But ye believe not, for ye are not of my sheep, as I told you.27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:28and I give unto them everlasting life and they shall never perish to eternity, and no person shall pluck them out of my hand.29My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all and no one shall pluck them out of my Father’s hand.30I and my Father are one.
31Then the Jews again brought stones, in order to stone him.32Jesus said unto them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which work of these are ye going to stone me?33The Jews answered him, For a good work we do not stone thee; but for blasphemy; and that thou, being merely a man, makest thyself God.34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, “I said ye are gods?”35If he called those gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;36do ye say of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest because I said, I am the Son of God?37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.38But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.39Then sought they again to apprehend him and he departed out of their reach,40and went again beyond Jordan, unto the place where John at first baptised; and there he abode.41And many came to him, and said, That John indeed performed no miracle: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true.42And many believed on him there.
NOW there was a sick man, Lazarus, of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.2(It was the Mary who had anointed the Lord with the balm, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)3The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.4When Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not for death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.
5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.6Then, though he heard he was ill, yet notwithstanding he abode in the same place where he was two days.7But after that he saith to his disciples, Let us go again into Judea.8The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews have just now sought to stone thee; and art thou going thither again?9Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because he seeth the light of this world.10But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light with him.11These things said he: and after that he saith to them, Our friend Lazarus is asleep; but I go to waken him up.12Then said his disciples, Lord, if he is asleep, he will recover.13Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they apprehended that he spake of taking rest in sleep.14Then Jesus therefore told them plainly, Lazarus is dead.15And I rejoice on your account that I was not there, in order that ye may believe; but let us go to him.16Then said Thomas, (called Didymus, the twin,) to his fellow-disciples, Let us go too, that we may die with him.
17Then Jesus, when he came; found that he had already lain in the tomb four days.18Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:19and many of the Jews had come with the women who were about Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.20Then Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, met him: but Mary sat in the house.21And Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.22But even now I know, that whatsoever things thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee.23Jesus saith to her, Thy brother shall rise again.24Martha saith to him, I know that he shall rise at the resurrection in the last day.25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:26and every one who is alive, and believeth in me, shall never die to eternity. Believest thou this?27She saith to him, Yes, Lord I believe that thou art the Messiah, the Son of God, who cometh into the world.
28So when she had thus spoken, she went away, and called her sister Mary privately, saying, The Master is near at hand, and calleth for thee.29As soon as she heard it, she rose hastily, and came to him.
30Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was on the spot where Martha had met him.31Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, observing Mary, that she rose up hastily, and went out, followed her, saying, She is going to the tomb, to weep there.
32When therefore Mary was come where Jesus was, beholding him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother would not have died!33When Jesus then saw her weeping, and all the Jews who came with her lamenting, he groaned in spirit, and was himself greatly agitated:34and he said, Where have ye laid him? They say to him, Lord, come and see.35Jesus wept.36Then said the Jews, Behold, how he loved him!37But some of them said, Could not this man, who openeth the eyes of the blind, have caused that this person should not have died?38Then Jesus again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre. It was an excavation, and a stone lay upon it.39Jesus saith, Remove the stone. The sister of the deceased, Martha, said to him, Lord, he is by this time putrid: for he hath been dead four days.40Jesus saith unto her, Did I not tell thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?41Then they removed the stone where the deceased was lying. And Jesus lifted his eyes upwards, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me!42And I knew that thou always dost hear me: but for the sake of the multitude standing by I spake, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.43And when he had thus spoken, with a loud voice he cried, Lazarus, come forth!44And the deceased came forth, his feet and his hands wrapped with the linen swathes; and his face bound round with a napkin. Jesus saith to them, Loose him, and let him go!
45Then many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what Jesus had done, believed on him.46But some of them went to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.47The chief priests and Pharisees therefore called the sanhedrim together, and said, What are we about? for this man is doing many miracles.48If we suffer him to go on thus, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and nation.49Then one particular person of them, Caiaphas, being the high-priest of that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing,50nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation be not destroyed.51And this he spake not from himself: but being the high-priest of that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;52and not for that nation only, but that he should collect into one body the children of God wherever dispersed.53Then from that day they consulted together how they might kill him.
54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence into the country bordering on the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there he abode with his disciples.55Now the passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, in order to purify themselves.56Then they sought for Jesus, and said one to another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any person knew where he was, they should declare it, that they might apprehend him.
JESUS then before the days of the passover came to Bethany, where the deceased Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead.2Therefore they made him a supper there; and Martha waited: but Lazarus was one of those who sat at table with him.3Then Mary taking a pound of unadulterated balm of nard, very valuable, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.4Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, who was preparing to betray him,5Wherefore was not this aromatic ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?6Now he said this, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and kept the purse, and carried the money put therein.7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: for the day of my burial hath she reserved this.8For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.
9Then the whole multitude of the Jews knew that he was there: and they came not for the sake of Jesus only, but also that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.10Then the chief priests consulted how they might kill Lazarus also;11because on his account many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
12On the morrow a great multitude who came to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,13took branches of palm, and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna! blessed is the king of Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord.
14Then Jesus, having found a young ass, sat upon it; as it is written,15“Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on the foal of an ass.”16These things indeed knew not his disciples at first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
17Then the multitude that was with him, when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bore their testimony.18Therefore also the multitude met him, because they had heard that he had done this miracle.19Then said the Pharisees among themselves, Do ye not perceive that ye gain no advantage? behold, the world is gone after him.
20Now there were certain Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast:21these then came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida, of Galilee, and they asked him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus.22Philip comes and speaks to Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.23Then Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat falling on the earth undergo a deathlike change, it abideth single: but if itthusdie, it beareth abundant produce.25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall preserve it to life eternal.26If a man will be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: and if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.28Father, glorify thy name! Then came a voice from heaven, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.29The multitude that stood by, and heard it, said that it was thunder: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.30Jesus answered and said, This voice came not for my sake, but for your’s.31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the ruler of this world be ejected outof it.32And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.33And this he said, signifying by what death he should die.
34Then the multitude answered him, We have heard out of the law, that the Messiah abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, That the Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?35Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest the darkness overtake you: he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not even whither he is going.36While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Jesus, and going away, concealed himself from them.
37Now, though he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not on him:38that the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, “Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?”39For this reason they could not believe, because Isaiah had said again;40“He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts; lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with the heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.”41These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.42However, notwithstanding, many even of the rulers believed on him; but on account of the Pharisees they did not make open profession, lest they should be put out of the synagogues:43for they loved honour from men, more than honour from God.
44Then Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.45And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.46I am come a light into the world, that every one who believeth on me should not abide in darkness.47And if any man, hearing my words, believeth not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.48He that sets me at nought, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: even the word which I have spoken, the same shall judge him at the last day.49Because I have not spoken of myself; but the Father who has sent me, he gave me commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.50And I know that his commandment is life eternal: therefore the things which I speak to you, just as the Father spake to me, so speak I.
NOW before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour was come, that he should go out of this world to the Father, having loved his peculiar people that are in the world, he loved them to the end.2And supper being served, (the devil having now injected into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, that he should betray him;)3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came out from God, and was going to God;4he rises from supper, and lays aside his garments, and taking a towel, he wound it about himself.5Then he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was begirt.6Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and he saith to him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?7Jesus answered and said to him, What I am doing thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.8Peter saith to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet: no, never. Jesus answered him, Except I wash thee, thou hast no part with me.9Simon Peter saith to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.10Jesus saith to him, He that is washed hath need only to wash his feet, for he is entirely clean: and ye are clean, but not all.11(For he knew who would betray him; therefore he said, Ye are not all clean.)12When therefore he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done unto you?13Ye call me Master, and Lord: and ye speak truly; for such I am.14If therefore I have washed your feet, though the Lord and the Master; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.15For I have given you an example, that just as I have done to you, ye should do also.16Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his master; nor the messenger greater than him that sent him.17If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye practise them.18I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me.19Now I tell you previously, before this comes to pass, that, when it cometh to pass, ye may believe that Iam.20Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I shall send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.
21As Jesus was speaking these words, he was greatly agitated in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.22Then the disciples looked one at another, doubting of whom he spake.23Now there was one of the disciples reclining on the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus loved.24Therefore Simon Peter gave him a significant look, that he should inquire of Jesus, which of them it should be of whom he spake.25And he leaning on the breast of Jesus, said to him, Lord, which is it?26Jesus answered, It is he to whom I shall give this morsel of bread, when I have dipped it. And dipping the morsel of bread, he gave it unto Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.27And after the sop, then entered Satan into him. Jesus saith to him, What thou doest, do quickly.28Now none of those who sat at table knew wherefore he had spoken to him.29For some supposed, as Judas kept the purse, that Jesus was saying to him, Buy what we need for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.30Having then received the sop, he went out immediately: now it was night.
31When therefore he was gone, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.32If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him with himself, and immediately glorify him.33My dear children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: as I said to the Jews, Whither I am going, ye cannot come; so say I now to you.34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
36Simon Peter saith to him, Lord, Whither art thou going? Jesus answered him, Whither I am going, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me hereafter.37Peter saith to him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.38Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I tell thee, the cock will not crow, before thou shalt deny me thrice.
LET not your hearts be troubled: trust in God, and trust in me.2In my Father’s house are many mansions: and if not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.3And if I go and prepare you a place, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.4And whither I am going ye know, and the way ye know.
5Thomas saith to him, We know not whither thou art going; and how can we know the way?6Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.7If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father: and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him.
8Philip saith to him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.9Jesus saith to him, Am I all this while with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou, Shew us the Father?10Dost thou not believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? the words which I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father, who dwelleth in me, he performeth these works.11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: and at least believe me on account of the works themselves.12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works which I do shall he do also; yea, and greater than these shall he do; because I go to the Father.13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.14If ye ask any thing in my name, I will do it.15If ye love me, keep my commandments.16And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; because he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.18I will not leave you orphans: I am coming to you.19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.20In that day ye shall know that I am in the Father, and ye in me, and I in you.21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he is the person who loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
22Then Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not unto the world?23Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love me, he will observe my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.24He that loveth me not, doth not observe my sayings: and the word which ye are hearing is not mine, but of him that sent me.25These things have I spoken to you, while I continue among you.26But the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, which I have spoken to you.27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your heart be agitated, nor shrink back through fear.28Ye have heard that I told you, I am going away, though I am coming again to you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I am going to the Father: because my Father is greater than I.29And now I have informed you before it comes to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe.30I shall not speak many things more with you: for the ruler of this world is coming, though in me he hath no part.31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father hath given me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
IAM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.2Every branch in me that beareth no fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he pruneth it clean, that it may bring forth more fruit.3Ye are already clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine: so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.5I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, this person beareth much fruit: because without me ye can do nothing.6If any man abide not in me, he is cast out as a branch, and withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done for you.8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye should bring forth much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.9Just as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide in my love.10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and as I abide in his love.11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may abide in you, and your joy may be full.12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, just as I have loved you.13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever things I command you.15I no more call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his master is doing: but I have called you friends because I have made known to you all things which I have heard of my Father.16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you that ye should go forth and bear fruit, and that your fruit should be permanent: that so whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he may give it you.17These things I command you, that ye love one another.18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before you.19If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have elected you out of the world, for this very cause the world hateth you.20Remember the word which I spake unto you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you also; if they have observed my words, they will observe your’s also.21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.22Had I not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.24If I had not done among them the works which no other ever did, they would not have had sin: but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.25But it is in order that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law, “They hated me without a cause.”26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:27and ye too shall bear your testimony, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
THESE things have I spoken, that ye might not be stumbled.2They will put you out of their synagogues: yea, the hour is coming, that every one who killeth you will think he offers God a sacred service.3And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.4But these things have I spoken to you, that when the hour is come, ye may remember the same for I had told you. But these things I told you not at the beginning, because I was with you.5But now I am going away to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither art thou going?6But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart.7Yet I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I went not away, the Comforter would not come to you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.8And when he cometh, he will convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment:9of sin first, because they believe not in me;10then of righteousness, because I am going to the Father, so ye see me no more;11and of judgment, because the ruler of this world hath sentence pronounced on him.
12I have many things to say to you, but ye cannot bear them just now.13But when he is come, the Spirit of truth, he will conduct you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever things he shall hear, he shall speak: and he will declare to you the things that shall come hereafter.14He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.15All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.16A little while longer, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me, because I am going to the Father.
17Then said some of the disciples unto each other, What is this which he saith to us, A little while longer, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me: and this, because I am going to the Father?18They said therefore, What is this which he saith, This little while? we know not what he means.
19Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Are ye questioning among yourselves concerning this declaration, which I spake, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall see me?20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be very sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.21A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when the little son is born, she no more remembers the anguish, for joy that a man is brought into the world.22And ye therefore have indeed at present sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall be made glad, and your joy no man taketh from you.23And in that hour ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, That whatsoever things ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.24Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be complete.25These things have I spoken to you in parables: but the hour is coming when I will no more speak to you in parables, but will plainly inform you respecting the Father.26In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I do not say to you, I will entreat the Father for you:27for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.28I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I am leaving the world, and going to the Father.
29His disciples said unto him, Lo! now thou speakest plainly, and speakest in no-wise proverbial.30Now we know that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any person should ask thee: by this we believe that thou hast come forth from God.31Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?32Behold, the hour is coming, yea, it is already come, that ye shall be dispersed, each after his own concerns, and shall leave me alone: though I am not alone, because the Father is with me.33These things have I spoken to you, that ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good courage; I have overcome the world.
THESE things spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify thee:2even as thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that with regard to all those whom thou hast given him, he should give to them eternal life:3and this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou hast sent, Jesus, the Messiah.4I have glorified thee upon earth: I have completed the work which thou gavest me to perform.5And now, Father, do thou glorify me with thyself in the glory which I held with thee before the world was.6I have made known thy name to the persons whom thou gavest me out of the world: for thee they had a being, and to me thou hast given them; and thy word have they kept.7Now have they known, that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are from thee.8For the declarations which thou gavest to me I have delivered to them; and they have received them, and have known assuredly that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou hast sent me.9I entreat for them: I make no request for the world; but for those thou hast given me; for they are thine.10And all mine are thine, and thine mine; and I have been glorified in them.11And now no longer am I in this world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to thee. Holy Father! preserve them for thy name’s sake whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.12When I was with them in the world, I preserved them by thy name: those whom thou hast given me have I guarded, and not one of them is perished, except the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.13But now I am coming to thee; and I am speaking these things in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.14I have given them thy word and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.15I entreat not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest preserve them from the wicked one.16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.17Sanctify them by thy truth: thy word is truth.18As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I sent them into the world.19And for them I devote myself, that they also might be sanctified by the truth.20And not for them do I make request only, but also for those who shall believe in me through their word;21that all may be one; as thou, Father, in me, and I in thee, that these also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.22And I have given them the glory, which thou hast given me; that they may be one, even as we are one:23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.24Father, those whom thou hast given me, I will that where I am they may also be with me; that they may behold my glory, which thou gavest me: because thou hast loved me before the foundation of the world.
25Righteous Father! though the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.26And I have made known to them thy name, and will make it known: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
HAVING thus spoken, Jesus went out with his disciples beyond the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into which he went himself, and his disciples.2Now Judas also, who betrayed him, knew the place: for frequently had Jesus consorted with his disciples there.3Then Judas having taken a band of soldiers, and the inferior officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and arms.4Jesus therefore, conscious of all things that were coming upon him, going forward, said to them, Whom are ye seeking?5They answered him, Jesus the Nazarean. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. Then stood also Judas, who betrayed him, with these men.6As he then spake to them, I am he, they retreated backward, and fell flat on the ground.7Again therefore he demanded of them, Whom seek ye? Then they said, Jesus the Nazarean.8Jesus answered, I told you that I am he: if therefore ye are seeking me, permit these to go away:9that the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, That of those whom thou hast given me, I have not lost one of them.
10Then Simon Peter having a sword, drew it, and struck a servant of the high-priest, and cut off his right ear. Now the servant’s name was Malchas.11Then said Jesus to Peter, Put up thy sword into the scabbard: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
12The band therefore, and the chief captain, and the inferior officers of the Jews, seized on Jesus, and bound him,13and led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was the high-priest of that year.14Now Caiaphas was the person who had given his advice to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should be destroyed instead of the people.
15Now Simon Peter had followed Jesus, and another disciple: and that disciple was acquainted with the high-priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high-priest.16But Peter stood without at the door. Then that other disciple, who was acquainted with the high-priest, went out, and spoke to the porteress, and introduced Peter.17Then said the damsel who kept the door to Peter, Art not thou also one of the disciples of this man? He saith, I am not.18Now the servants and inferior officers having made a fire, for it was cold, stood and warmed themselves: and there stood Peter with them, and warmed himself.
19The high-priest then questioned Jesus concerning his disciples, and respecting his doctrine.20Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I always taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews resorted; and in secret have I spoken nothing.21Why dost thou question me? ask those who have heard me, what I have spoken to them: lo, they know what I said.22As he was thus speaking, one of the servants who stood by him gave Jesus a slap on the face, saying, Dost thou answer the high-priest in this fashion?23Jesus replied to him, If I have spoken in an improper manner, bear witness of the evil deed: but if properly, why strikest thou me?24Now Annas had sent him bound to Caiaphas the high-priest.
25Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Then said they to him, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.26One of the servants of the high-priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did I not see thee in the garden with him?27Then again Peter denied: and instantly the cock crew.
28Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas to the prætorium: and it was early: and they themselves went not into the prætorium, that they should not be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.29Pilate then came out to them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?30They answered and said to him, If this fellow had not been a malefactor, we should not have delivered him up to thee.31Pilate then said to them, Take him yourselves, and according to your own law judge him. The Jews then said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:32that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, intimating by what manner of death he should die.
33Pilate therefore entered again into the prætorium, and called Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the king of the Jews?34Jesus answered him, Dost thou speak this from thyself, or did others speak to thee concerning me?35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee to me: what hast thou done?36Jesus replied, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom had been of this world, then would my servants have struggled hard, that I should not have been delivered up to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence.37Then said Pilate unto him. Art thou not a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. For this end I was born, and for this I came into the world, that I should be a witness for the truth. Every one who is of the truth heareth my voice.38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And having thus spoken, he went out again unto the Jews and saith to them, I find no fault in him.39But ye have a custom, that I should release to you one person at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?40Then again they all clamoured, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
THEN Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.2And the soldiers having platted a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe,3and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they gave him slaps on the face with their hands.4Then again went Pilate out, and said to them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find in him no fault at all.5Then came Jesus out, bearing the thorny crown, and the purple robe. And he said to them, Behold the man!6When the chief priests therefore and the officers saw him, they cried vociferously, saying, Crucify him! crucify him! Pilate saith to them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I have not found in him a fault.7The Jews replied to him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he hath made himself the Son of God.8When Pilate then heard this saying, he was the more afraid:9and entered into the prætorium again, and saith to Jesus, From whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.10Then saith Pilate to him, Dost thou not speak to me? dost thou not know that I have power to crucify thee, and that I have power to release thee?11Jesus answered, Thou wouldest have had no authority over me, unless it had been given thee from above: for this reason, he that hath delivered me up to thee hath the greater crime.12Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews clamoured, saying, If thou release this fellow, thou art no friend of Cæsar’s: every one who professes himself a king, speaks in opposition to Cæsar.
13When Pilate therefore heard this speech, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat, in a place called the Stone Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith to the Jews, Behold your King!15But they cried vociferously, Away with him, away! crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.
16Then delivered he him therefore unto them, that he should be crucified. And they took Jesus and led him away.17And carrying his cross he went forth to a place called the Place of a Skull, which in the Hebrew is termed Golgotha:18where they crucified him, and two others with him, on this side and on that, and in the midst Jesus.19And Pilate also wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And this was the writing: JESUS THE NAZAREAN, THE KING OF THE JEWS,20This title then many of the Jews read: for the spot where Jesus was crucified was nigh unto the city: and it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, and in Latin.21The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.22Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written.
23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, for each soldier a part; and his vest: now the vest was without a seam, woven from the upper parts throughout the whole.24They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, “They parted my garments among them, and for my vest they cast lots.” So the soldiers therefore did these things.
25Now beside the cross of Jesus stood his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene.26When Jesus then beheld his mother, and the disciple whom he loved, standing by, he saith to his mother, Woman, behold thy son!27Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home.
28After this, Jesus, conscious that all things were now finished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.29Now there was placed a vessel full of vinegar: they then filling a spunge with the vinegar, and putting it on a stick of hyssop, carried it to his mouth.30When therefore Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and inclining his head, he surrendered up his spirit.
31The Jews therefore, as it was the preparation, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, (for that sabbath-day was a great day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.32Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him.33But when they came to Jesus, as they saw that he was already dead, they brake not his legs:34but one of the soldiers with his lance pierced his side, and immediately there gushed out blood and water.35And he that saw it bore witness, and we know that his testimony is true: and he himself is conscious that he speaketh what is true, that ye might believe.36Now these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him shall not be broken.”37And again another scripture saith, “They shall look on him whom they have pierced.”
38And after these things Joseph of Arimathea, (being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews,) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus and Pilate permitted him. Then he came and took away the body of Jesus.39And Nicodemus, who had come to Jesus by night formerly, came also, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred weight.
40Then they took the body, and bound it with swathes together with the aromatics, as the custom is with the Jews to bury.41And there was near the spot were he was crucified a garden and in the garden a new tomb, wherein no person had ever yet been laid.42Because of the preparation of the Jews therefore, they laid Jesus there; for the sepulchre was just by.
AND on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen came very early, whilst yet some darkness remained, to the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.2She therefore runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.3Then Peter went out, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.4And they two ran together: and the other disciple ran before more swiftly than Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.5And stooping forward, he sees the swathing clothes lying there; yet he did not go in.6Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the swathing clothes lying,7and the napkin, which had been round his head, not laid with the linen swathes, but apart folded up in another place.8Then went in also the other disciple, who had come the first to the sepulchre, and saw, and believed.9Though not even yet had they known the scripture, that he should rise from the dead.10Then the disciples went back again to their companions.11But Mary stood at the sepulchre, without, weeping: as therefore she wept, she bent forward towards the sepulchre.12And saw two angels in white, sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.13And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.14And as she thus spoke, she turned about, and beheld Jesus standing by, and knew not that it was Jesus.15Then Jesus said to her, Woman, why art thou weeping? whom art thou seeking? She, supposing that it was the gardener, said to him, Sir, if thou hast carried him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.16Jesus saith to her, Mary! Starting round, she said to him, Rabboni! that is, Master!17Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I have not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and tell them, I am ascending to my Father, and your Father; to my God, and your God.18Mary Magdalen cometh declaring to the disciples, that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things to her.
19When the evening therefore was come, on the same first day of the week, and the doors being fastened where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be to you.20And thus speaking, he shewed them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord.21Jesus therefore spake to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.22And so speaking, he breathed on them, and said, Receive the Holy Ghost:23whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins soever ye retain, they are retained.
24Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, the twin, was not with them when Jesus came.25Then the other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Except I should see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I shall never believe it.26And eight days after, his disciples were again within, and Thomas with them: Jesus cometh, though the doors were fastened, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.27Afterwards he spake to Thomas, Bring hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and take thy hand, and thrust into my side: and be not incredulous, but a believer.28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God!29Jesus saith to him, Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, hast thou believed: blessed are they who though they have not seen me, yet have believed.
30Now many other miracles did Jesus therefore also in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:31but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
AFTER these things Jesus again shewed himself to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and he appeared in the following manner:2Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, the twin, and Nathaniel who was of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of the disciples were together.3Simon Peter said to them, I am going a-fishing. They say to him, We too will go with thee. They went out, and got on board the vessel immediately; and that night they caught nothing.4But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood upon the beach: yet the disciples had not discovered that it was Jesus.5Then saith Jesus unto them, My youths, have ye any thing eatable? They answered him, No.6Then he said to them, Shoot the net on the right side of the vessel, and ye shall find fish. They shot it therefore, and now they were not able to drag it in from the quantity of fishes.7Then said that disciple whom Jesus loved to Peter, It is the Lord! Then Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, girt his coat round him, (for he was stripped,) and threw himself into the sea.8And the other disciples came in the little vessel, (for they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with the fishes.9When therefore they were come to land, they saw a fire laid, and a fish upon it, and a loaf.10Jesus saith to them, Bring some of the fish which ye have just caught.11Simon Peter went aboard, and drew the net to land full of large fishes, to the number of a hundred and fifty-three: and though they were so many, yet was not the net rent.12Jesus saith to them, Come, dine. Now not one of the disciples dared inquire, Who art thou? conscious that it was the Lord.13Then Jesus cometh, and taketh the loaf, and distributed to them, and of the fish in like manner.14Now this was the third time Jesus had shewed himself to the disciples, after he rose from the dead.
15When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes, Lord! thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.16He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yes, Lord! thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.17He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee! Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.18Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast a younger man, thou didst gird up thyself, and go about whithersoever thy choice led thee: but when thou shalt grow old, another person extending thy hands, shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.19This he told him, to intimate by what kind of death he should glorify God. And having thus spoken, he said to him, Follow me.20Now Peter, turning about, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also at the supper reclined on his bosom, and said, Lord, which is the person who betrayeth thee?21Peter looking at him, saith to Jesus, Lord, and what will become of this man?22Jesus saith to him, If I will that he abide till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.23Then this speech went forth among the disciples, as though this disciple was not to die: yet Jesus had not said to him, That he shall not die; but, If I will that he abide till I come, what is that to thee?
24This is the disciple who is testifing of these things, and hath written these things: and we know that his testimony is true.25And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if every particular was written, I am of opinion that the world itself would not be capable of retaining the books which should be written. Amen.