I Am the Good Shepherd

JOHN 10 [†]“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3[†]To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 y A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6This figure of speech Jesus  z used with them, but they  a did not understand what he was saying to them.

7[†]So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you,  b I am the door of the sheep. 8[†]All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9[†]I am the door. If anyone enters by me,  c he will be saved and will go in and out and  d find pasture. 10[†]The thief comes only to steal and  e kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11[†] f I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd  g lays down his life for the sheep. 12He who is  h a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and  i leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and  j scatters them. 13He flees because  k he is a hired hand and  l cares nothing for the sheep. 14 m I am the good shepherd.  n I know my own and  o my own know me, 15 p just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and  q I lay down my life for the sheep. 16[†]And  r I have other sheep that are not of this fold.  s I must bring them also, and  t they will listen to my voice. So there will be  u one flock,  v one shepherd. 17[†] w For this reason the Father loves me,  x because  y I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 z No one takes it from me, but  y I lay it down  a of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and  b I have authority to take it up again.  c This charge I have received from my Father.”

19 d There was again a division among the Jews because of these words. 20[†]Many of them said,  e “He has a demon, and  f is insane; why listen to him?” 21Others said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon.  g Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

I and the Father Are One

22[†]At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23[†]and Jesus was walking in the temple,  h in the colonnade of Solomon. 24[†]So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are  i the Christ,  j tell us plainly.” 25Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe.  k The works that I do  l in my Father’s name bear witness about me, 26[†]but  m you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. 27 n My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 o I give them eternal life, and  p they will never perish, and  q no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father,  r who has given them to me, [1]  s is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of  t the Father’s hand. 30[†] u I and the Father are one.”

31[†] v The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. 32[†]Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” 33The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but  w for blasphemy, because you, being a man,  x make yourself God.” 34[†]Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in  y your Law,  z ‘I said, you are gods’? 35[†]If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be  a broken— 36[†]do you say of him whom  b the Father consecrated and  c sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because  d I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37[†] e If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; 38but if I do them,  f even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that  g the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” 39 h Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands.

40[†]He went away again across the Jordan to the place  i where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained. 41And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but  j everything that John said about this man was true.” 42And  k many believed in him there.

The Death of Lazarus

JOHN 11 [†]Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of  l Mary and her sister Martha. 2 m It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord,  n he whom you love is ill.” 4[†]But when Jesus heard it he said,  o “This illness does not lead to death. It is for  p the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

5[†]Now  q Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6So, when he heard that Lazarus [1] was ill,  r he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7Then after this he said to the disciples,  s “Let us go to Judea again.” 8The disciples said to him,  t “Rabbi,  u the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” 9[†]Jesus answered,  v “Are there not twelve hours in the day?  w If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10But  x if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not  x in him.” 11[†]After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus  y has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” 12The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” 13Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. 14Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, 15[†]and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” 16[†] z So Thomas, called the Twin, [2] said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go,  a that we may die with him.”

I Am the Resurrection and the Life

17[†]Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb  b four days. 18[†]Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles [3] off, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary  c to console them concerning their brother. 20 d So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. 21Martha said to  e Jesus, “Lord,  f if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22But even now I know that whatever you ask from God,  g God will give you.” 23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24[†] h Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in  i the resurrection on the last day.” 25[†]Jesus said to her,  j “I am the resurrection and  k the life. [4] Whoever believes in me,  l though he die,  m yet shall he live, 26[†]and everyone who lives and believes in me  n shall never die. Do you believe this?” 27[†]She said to him, “Yes, Lord;  o I believe that  p you are the Christ, the Son of God,  q who is coming into the world.”

Jesus Weeps

28[†]When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private,  r “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” 29And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. 30Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. 31When the Jews  s who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him,  t “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33[†]When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he  u was deeply moved [5] in his spirit and  v greatly troubled. 34And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” 35[†] w Jesus wept. 36So the Jews said, “See  x how he loved him!” 37But some of them said, “Could not he  y who opened the eyes of the blind man  z also have kept this man from dying?”

Jesus Raises Lazarus

38[†]Then Jesus,  a deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was  b a cave, and  c a stone lay against it. 39Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for  d he has been dead four days.” 40Jesus said to her,  e “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see  f the glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus  g lifted up his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 h I knew that you always hear me, but I said this  i on account of the people standing around,  j that they may believe that you sent me.” 43[†]When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” 44[†] k The man who had died came out,  l his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and  m his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

45[†] n Many of the Jews therefore,  o who had come with Mary and  p had seen what he did, believed in him, 46but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47[†]So the chief priests and the Pharisees  q gathered  r the council and said,  s “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. 48[†]If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and  t the Romans will come and take away both our  u place and our nation.” 49[†]But one of them,  v Caiaphas,  w who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. 50[†]Nor do you understand that  x it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” 51He did not say this of his own accord, but  y being high priest that year  z he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, 52[†]and  a not for the nation only, but also  b to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53So from that day on they  c made plans to put him to death.

54Jesus therefore  d no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.

55[†]Now  e the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and  f many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover  g to purify themselves. 56 h They were looking for [6] Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast at all?” 57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him.

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

JOHN 12 [†]Six days before  i the Passover,  j Jesus therefore came to Bethany,  k where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2[†]So they gave a dinner for him there.  l Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 3[†] m Mary therefore took a pound [1] of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, 5[†]“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii [2] and  n given to the poor?” 6[†]He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and  n having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7[†]Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it [3] for the day of my burial. 8[†]For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

9When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus [4] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus,  o whom he had raised from the dead. 10[†] p So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, 11[†]because  q on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The Triumphal Entry

12[†]The next day  r the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13[†]So they took branches of  s palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out,  t “Hosanna! Blessed is  u he who comes in the name of the Lord, even  v the King of Israel!” 14And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

15[†]  w “Fear not, daughter of Zion;

behold, your king is coming,

sitting on a donkey’s colt!”

16[†] x His disciples did not understand these things at first, but  y when Jesus was glorified, then  z they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17 a The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18The reason why the crowd went to meet him  b was that they heard he had done this sign. 19[†]So the Pharisees said to one another,  c “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look,  d the world has gone after him.”

Some Greeks Seek Jesus

20[†]Now  e among those who went up to worship at the feast were some  f Greeks. 21[†]So these came to  g Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22Philip went and told  h Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23[†]And Jesus answered them,  i “The hour has come  j for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24Truly, truly, I say to you,  k unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25[†] l Whoever loves his life loses it, and  m whoever  n hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26If anyone serves me, he must  o follow me; and  p where I am, there will my servant be also.  q If anyone serves me,  r the Father will honor him.

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

27[†] s “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father,  t save me from  u this hour’? But  v for this purpose I have come to  u this hour. 28[†]Father, glorify your name.” Then  w a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29[†]The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said,  x “An angel has spoken to him.” 30Jesus answered,  y “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31[†] z Now is the judgment of this world; now will  a the ruler of this world  b be cast out. 32[†]And I,  c when I am lifted up from the earth,  d will draw  e all people to myself.” 33[†]He said this  f to show by what kind of death he was going to die. 34[†]So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that  g the Christ remains forever. How can you say that  h the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” 35[†]So Jesus said to them,  i “The light is among you  j for a little while longer.  k Walk while you have the light, lest darkness  l overtake you.  m The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36[†]While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become  n sons of light.”

The Unbelief of the People

When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. 37[†]Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38 o so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

 p “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us,

and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

39Therefore they  q could not believe. For again Isaiah said,

40  r “He has blinded their eyes

and  s hardened their heart,

lest they see with their eyes,

and understand with their heart, and turn,

and I would heal them.”

41[†]Isaiah said these things because  t he saw his glory and  u spoke of him. 42[†]Nevertheless,  v many even of the authorities believed in him, but  w for fear of the Pharisees they did not  x confess it, so that they would not be  x put out of the synagogue; 43 y for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.

Jesus Came to Save the World

44[†]And Jesus cried out and said,  z “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but  a in him who sent me. 45And  b whoever  c sees me sees him who sent me. 46[†] d I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. 47[†]If anyone  e hears my words and does not keep them,  f I do not judge him; for  g I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 h The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge;  i the word that I have spoken will judge him  j on the last day. 49[†]For  k I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father  l who sent me has himself given me  m a commandment—what to say and what to speak. 50And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

JOHN 13 [†]Now  n before  o the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that  p his hour had come  q to depart out of this world to the Father,  r having loved  s his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2During supper, when  t the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3Jesus, knowing  u that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that  v he had come from God and  w was going back to God, 4rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel,  x tied it around his waist. 5Then he  y poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7[†] z Jesus answered him, “What I am doing  a you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” 8[†] b Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him,  c “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” 9[†]Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” 10Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash,  d except for his feet, [1] but is completely clean. And  e you [2] are clean,  f but not every one of you.” 11 g For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

12[†]When he had washed their feet and  h put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them,  i “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 j You call me  k Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14[†]If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,  l you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15For I have given you an example,  m that you also should do just as I have done to you. 16[†]Truly, truly, I say to you,  n a servant [3] is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17If you know these things,  o blessed are you if you do them. 18[†] p I am not speaking of all of you; I know  q whom I have chosen. But  r the Scripture will be fulfilled, [4]  s ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ 19[†] t I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he. 20[†]Truly, truly, I say to you,  u whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”

One of You Will Betray Me

21[†]After saying these things,  v Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified,  w “Truly, truly, I say to you,  x one of you will betray me.” 22[†] y The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. 23[†] z One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table  a at Jesus’ side, [5] 24so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus [6] of whom he was speaking. 25 b So that disciple,  c leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?” 26Jesus answered,  d “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread  e when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel,  f he gave it to Judas,  g the son of Simon Iscariot. 27[†]Then after he had taken the morsel,  h Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him,  i “What you are going to do, do quickly.” 28Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. 29Some thought that,  j because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need  k for the feast,” or that he should  l give something to the poor. 30[†]So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out.  m And it was night.

A New Commandment

31[†]When he had gone out, Jesus said,  n “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and  o God is glorified in him. 32If God is glorified in him,  p God will also glorify him in himself, and  q glorify him at once. 33Little children,  r yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just  s as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ 34[†] t A new commandment  u I give to you,  v that you love one another:  w just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 x By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial

36Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?”  y Jesus answered him, “Where I am going  z you cannot follow me now,  a but you will follow afterward.” 37 b Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38[†]Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you,  c the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

JOHN 14 [†] d “Let not your hearts be troubled.  e Believe in God; [1] believe also in me. 2[†]In  f my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that  g I go to prepare a place for you? [2] 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you  h to myself, that  i where I am you may be also. 4And you know the way to where I am going.” [3] 5 j Thomas said to him, “Lord,  k we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6[†]Jesus said to him, “I am  l the way, and  m the truth, and  n the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 o If you had known me, you would have  p known my Father also. [4] From now on you do know him and  q have seen him.”

8[†] r Philip said to him, “Lord,  s show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip?  t Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10[†]Do you not believe that  u I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you  v I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11[†]Believe me that  u I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else  w believe on account of the works themselves.

12[†]“Truly, truly, I say to you,  x whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I  y am going to the Father. 13[†] z Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that  a the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14[†] z If you ask me [5] anything in my name, I will do it.

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

15[†] b “If you love me, you will  c keep my commandments. 16[†]And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another  d Helper, [6] to be with you forever, 17even  e the Spirit of truth,  f whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and  g will be [7] in you.

18[†]“I will not leave you as orphans;  h I will come to you. 19 i Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but  j you will see me.  k Because I live, you also will live. 20 l In that day you will know that  m I am in my Father, and  n you in me, and  o I in you. 21[†] p Whoever has my commandments and  q keeps them, he it is who loves me. And  r he who loves me  s will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and  t manifest myself to him.” 22[†] u Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it  v that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23[†]Jesus answered him,  w “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and  x we will come to him and  y make our home with him. 24Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And  z the word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me.

25“These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26[†]But the  a Helper, the Holy Spirit,  b whom the Father will send in my name,  c he will teach you all things and  d bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27[†] e Peace I leave with you;  f my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.  g Let not your hearts be troubled, neither  h let them be afraid. 28[†] i You heard me say to you,  j ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I  k am going to the Father, for  l the Father is greater than I. 29And  m now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. 30[†]I will no longer talk much with you, for  n the ruler of this world is coming.  o He has no claim on me, 31[†]but I do  p as the Father has commanded me,  q so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.

I Am the True Vine

JOHN 15 [†]“I am the  r true vine, and my Father is  s the vinedresser. 2[†] t Every branch in me that does not bear fruit  u he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes,  v that it may bear more fruit. 3[†]Already  w you are clean  x because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4[†] y Abide  z in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5[†]I am the vine;  a you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that  b bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6[†]If anyone does not abide in me  c he is thrown away like a branch and withers;  d and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7[†]If  e you abide in me, and my words abide in you,  f ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8[†] g By this my Father is glorified, that you  h bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9[†] i As the Father has loved me,  j so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10[†] k If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as  l I have kept  m my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11These things I have spoken to you,  n that my joy may be in you, and that  o your joy may be full.

12[†] p “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13[†] q Greater love has no one than this,  r that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14You are  s my friends  t if you do what I command you. 15 u No longer do I call you servants, [1] for the servant [2]  w does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for  x all that I have heard from my Father  y I have made known to you. 16[†]You did not choose me, but  z I chose you and appointed you that you should go and  a bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that  b whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17These things I command you,  c so that you will love one another.

The Hatred of the World

18 d “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19[†] e If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because  f you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20Remember the word that I said to you:  g ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me,  h they will also persecute you.  i If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21But  j all these things they will do to you  k on account of my name,  l because they do not know him who sent me. 22[†]If I had not come and spoken to them,  m they would not have been guilty of sin, [3] but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 n Whoever hates me hates my Father also. 24 o If I had not done among them the works that no one else did,  m they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have  p seen and hated both me and my Father. 25[†]But  q the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled:  r ‘They hated me without a cause.’

26[†]“But  s when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father,  t he will bear witness about me. 27And  u you also will bear witness,  v because you have been with me  w from the beginning.

JOHN 16 [†]“I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2[†] x They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed,  y the hour is coming when  z whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3And they will do these things  a because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4[†]But  b I have said these things to you, that when  c their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

“I did not say these things to you from the beginning,  d because I was with you. 5[†]But now  e I am going to him who sent me, and  f none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6But because I have said these things to you,  g sorrow has filled your heart. 7[†]Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for  h if I do not go away,  i the Helper will not come to you. But  j if  k I go,  l I will send him to you. 8[†] m And when he comes, he will  n convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9concerning sin,  o because they do not believe in me; 10[†] p concerning righteousness,  q because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11[†] r concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world  s is judged.

12“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13[†]When  t the Spirit of truth comes,  u he will  v guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but  w whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14He will  x glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 y All that the Father has is mine;  z therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy

16[†] a “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and  b again a little while, and you will see me.” 17So  c some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us,  d ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and,  e ‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’?  f We do not know what he is talking about.” 19 g Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20Truly, truly, I say to you,  h you will weep and lament, but  i the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but  j your sorrow will turn into joy. 21 k When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 l So also you have sorrow now, but  m I will see you again, and  n your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23[†] o In that day you will  p ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you,  q whatever you ask of the Father in my name,  r he will give it to you. 24[†]Until now you have asked nothing in my name.  s Ask, and you will receive,  t that your joy may be full.

I Have Overcome the World

25[†]“I have said these things to you in figures of speech.  u The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27 v for the Father himself loves you, because  w you have loved me and  x have believed that I came from God. [1] 28[†] y I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now  z I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

29His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not  a using figurative speech! 30Now we know that  b you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that  c you came from God.” 31Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32[†]Behold,  d the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when  e you will be scattered, each to his own home, and  f will leave me alone.  g Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33[†]I have said these things to you, that  h in me you may have peace.  i In the world you will have  j tribulation. But  k take heart;  l I have overcome the world.”

The High Priestly Prayer

JOHN 17 [†]When Jesus had spoken these words,  m he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father,  n the hour has come;  o glorify your Son that the Son may  p glorify you, 2[†]since  q you have given him authority over all flesh,  r to give eternal life to all  s whom you have given him. 3 t And this is eternal life,  u that they know you  v the only  w true God, and  x Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4I  y glorified you on earth,  z having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5[†]And now, Father,  a glorify me in your own presence with the glory  b that I had with you  c before the world existed.

6[†] d “I have manifested your name to the people  e whom you gave me out of the world.  f Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7Now they know that everything  f that you have given me is from you. 8For I have given them  g the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that  h I came from you; and  i they have believed that you sent me. 9[†]I am praying for them.  j I am not praying for the world but for those  k whom you have given me, for  l they are yours. 10 m All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and  n I am glorified in them. 11[†]And I am no longer in the world, but  o they are in the world, and  p I am coming to you.  q Holy Father,  r keep them in your name,  s which you have given me,  t that they may be one,  u even as we are one. 12[†] v While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have  w guarded them, and  x not one of them has been lost except  y the son of destruction,  z that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13But now  a I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have  b my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14[†] c I have given them your word, and  d the world has hated them  e because they are not of the world,  f just as I am not of the world. 15[†]I  g do not ask that you  h take them out of the world, but that you  i keep them from  j the evil one. [1] 16[†] k They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17[†] l Sanctify them [2] in the truth;  m your word is truth. 18[†] n As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19And  o for their sake  p I consecrate myself, [3] that they also  q may be sanctified [4] in truth.

20[†]“I do not  r ask for these only, but also for those  s who will believe in me through their word, 21[†] t that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that  u they also may be in  v us, so that the world  w may believe that you have sent me. 22[†] x The glory that you have given me  y I have given to them,  t that they may be one even as we are one, 23[†] z I in them and you in me,  a that they may become perfectly one,  b so that the world may know that you sent me and  c loved them even as  d you loved me. 24[†]Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be  e with me  f where I am,  g to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me  h before the foundation of the world. 25[†] i O righteous Father, even though  j the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26[†] k I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love  l with which you have loved me may be in them, and  m I in them.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

JOHN 18 [†]When Jesus had spoken these words,  n he went out with his disciples across  o the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew  p the place, for  q Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3[†] r So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4[†]Then Jesus,  s knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them,  t “Whom do you seek?” 5[†]They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” [1] Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6[†] u When Jesus [2] said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. 7So he asked them again,  t “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” 8[†]Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” 9 v This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” 10[†]Then Simon Peter,  w having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant [3] and cut off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) 11[†]So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath;  x shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”

Jesus Faces Annas and Caiaphas

12So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews [4] arrested Jesus and bound him. 13[†]First they  y led him to  z Annas, for he was the father-in-law of  a Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14[†]It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews  b that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.

Peter Denies Jesus

15[†] c Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, 16 d but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. 17 e The servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” 18Now the servants [5] and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves.  f Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.

The High Priest Questions Jesus

19[†] g The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20[†]Jesus answered him, “I have spoken  h openly  i to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together.  j I have said nothing in secret. 21Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” 22[†]When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying,  k “Is that how you answer the high priest?” 23[†]Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” 24[†] l Annas then sent him bound to  l Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter Denies Jesus Again

25 m Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” 26[†]One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of  n the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you  o in the garden with him?” 27[†]Peter again denied it, and  p at once a rooster crowed.

Jesus Before Pilate

28[†] q Then they led Jesus  r from the house of Caiaphas to  s the governor’s headquarters. [6] It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters,  t so that they would not be defiled,  u but could eat the Passover. 29[†] v So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” 31[†]Pilate said to them,  w “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” 32[†] x This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken  y to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

My Kingdom Is Not of This World

33[†] z So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him,  a “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36[†]Jesus answered,  b “My kingdom  c is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world,  d my servants would have been fighting, that  e I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37[†]Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered,  f “You say that I am a king.  g For this purpose I was born and for this purpose  h I have come into the world— i to bear witness to the truth.  j Everyone who is  k of the truth  l listens to my voice.” 38[†]Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”

After he had said this,  m he went back outside to the Jews and told them,  n “I find no guilt in him. 39[†] o But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” 40[†]They cried out again,  p “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber. [7]

Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified

JOHN 19 [†]Then Pilate took Jesus and  q flogged him. 2[†] r And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3[†]They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. 4[†]Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that  s I find no guilt in him.” 5[†]So Jesus came out, wearing  t the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,  u “Behold the man!” 6[†]When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them,  v “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for  w I find no guilt in him.” 7[†]The Jews [1] answered him, “We have a law, and  x according to that law he ought to die because  y he has made himself the Son of God.” 8[†]When Pilate heard this statement,  z he was even more afraid. 9[†] a He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus,  b “Where are you from?” But  c Jesus gave him no answer. 10So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” 11[†]Jesus answered him,  d “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore  e he who delivered me over to you  f has the greater sin.”

12[†]From then on  g Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend.  h Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13[†]So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on  i the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic [2] Gabbatha. 14[†]Now it was  j the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. [3] He said to the Jews,  k “Behold your King!” 15[†]They cried out,  l “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16[†] m So he  n delivered him over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus, 17[†]and  o he went out,  p bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. 18[†] q There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. 19[†]Pilate  r also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 20[†]Many of the Jews read this inscription, for  s the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. 21So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’” 22Pilate answered,  t “What I have written I have written.”

23[†] u When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. [4] But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24[†]so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.”  v This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,

 w “They divided my garments among them,

and for my clothing they cast lots.”

So the soldiers did these things, 25[†] x but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26[†]When Jesus saw his mother and  y the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother,  z “Woman, behold, your son!” 27Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to  a his own home.

The Death of Jesus

28[†]After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now  b finished, said ( v to fulfill the Scripture),  c “I thirst.” 29A jar full of sour wine stood there,  d so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30[†]When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said,  e “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and  f gave up his spirit.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

31[†]Since it was  g the day of Preparation, and  h so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was  i a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. 32So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other  j who had been crucified with him. 33But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34[†]But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out  k blood and water. 35[†] l He who saw it has borne witness— m his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth— n that you also may believe. 36[†] o For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled:  p “Not one of his bones  q will be broken.” 37[†]And again another Scripture says,  r “They will look on him whom they have pierced.”

Jesus Is Buried

38[†] s After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly  t for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. 39 u Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus [5] by night, came  v bringing a mixture of  w myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds [6] in weight. 40So they took the body of Jesus and  x bound it in  y linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41[†]Now in the place where he was crucified there was a  z garden, and  a in the garden a new tomb  b in which no one had yet been laid. 42[†]So because of the Jewish  c day of Preparation,  d since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

The Resurrection

JOHN 20 [†] e Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that  f the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2[†]So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple,  g the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and  h we do not know where they have laid him.” 3 i So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. 4Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5[†]And stooping to look in, he saw  j the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. 6[†]Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, 7[†]and  k the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ [1] head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. 8[†]Then the other disciple,  l who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9for as yet  m they did not understand the Scripture,  n that he must rise from the dead. 10[†]Then the disciples went back to their homes.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

11[†]But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12And  o she saw  p two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13They said to her,  q “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them,  r “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14Having said this, she turned around and  s saw Jesus standing,  t but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15[†]Jesus said to her,  u “Woman, why are you weeping?  v Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be  w the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16[†]Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, [2]  x “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). 17[†]Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to  y my brothers and say to them,  z ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to  a my God and your God.’” 18Mary Magdalene  b went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.

Jesus Appears to the Disciples

19[†] c On the evening  d of that day, the first day of the week,  e the doors being locked where the disciples were  f for fear of the Jews, [3] Jesus came and stood among them and said to them,  g “Peace be with you.” 20When he had said this,  h he showed them his hands and his side. Then  i the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21[†]Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As  j the Father has sent me,  k even so I am sending you.” 22And when he had said this, he  l breathed on them and said to them,  m “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23[†] n If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”

Jesus and Thomas

24[†]Now  o Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, [4] was not with them when Jesus came. 25[†]So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them,  p “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”

26[†]Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them.  q Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,  q “Peace be with you.” 27Then he said to Thomas,  r “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28[†]Thomas answered him,  s “My Lord and my God!” 29[†]Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me?  t Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The Purpose of This Book

30[†] u Now Jesus did many other signs  v in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 w but these are written so that you may  x believe that Jesus is the Christ,  y the Son of God, and that by believing  z you may have life  a in his name.

Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

JOHN 21 [†]After this Jesus  b revealed himself  c again to the disciples by  d the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2[†]Simon Peter,  e Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of  f Cana in Galilee,  g the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3[†]Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but  h that night they caught nothing.

4Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples  i did not know that it was Jesus. 5 j Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6 k He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. 7[†]That disciple  l whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord,  m he put on his outer garment, for he was  n stripped for work, and  o threw himself into the sea. 8The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards [1] off.

9[†]When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11[†]So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them,  p “Come and  q have breakfast.” Now  r none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came and  s took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 t This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Jesus and Peter

15[†]When they had  u finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,  v “Simon,  w son of John,  x do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed  y my lambs.” 16He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him,  z “Tend  y my sheep.” 17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him  a the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord,  b you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed  c my sheep. 18[†] d Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young,  e you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19(This he said to show  f by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him,  g “Follow me.”

Jesus and the Beloved Apostle

20[†]Peter turned and saw  h the disciple whom Jesus loved following them,  i the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain  j until  k I come, what is that to you?  l You follow me!” 23So the saying spread abroad among  m the brothers [2] that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”

24[†]This is the disciple  n who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and  o we know  p that his testimony is true.

25[†]Now  q there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that  r the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.