nothing to him. May not the rulers have be come convinced that this man is the Messiah? But we know whence this man is; and when 27 the Messiah comes, no one will know whence he is.

Then Jesus cried aloud, as he was teaching in 28 the temple, Ye know me! and ye know whence I am! Yet I have not come of myself, but He who sent me is true, whom you know not. I 29 know him; for I am from him, and he sent me.

THEN they were desirous of apprehending 80 him; but no one laid hands on him, for his hour had not yet come. But many of the common 81 people believed in him, and said, Will the Messiah, when he comes, do more miracles than this man does?

When the Pharisees heard this talk of the 32 common people concerning him, they and the chief priests sent officers to apprehend him. Then Jesus said, But a little while longer shall 33 I be with you. I am going to Him who sent me. Should you seek for me you will not find me, 34 and where I shall be you cannot come. Then 35 the Jews said one to another, Where does this man intend going, so that we shall not find

him? Will he go to the Greeks who are scat36 tered about, and teach the Greeks? What does

he mean by saying, Should you seek for me you will not find me, and where I shall be you cannot come?

87 On the last, the great day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried aloud, saying, If any one 38 thirst, let him come to me and drink. From

him who believes in me will flow, as the Scrip39 ture says, rivers of living water. This he spoke

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of the Spirit that believers in him were to receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, Jesus not having yet been glorified.

Then many of the multitude, on hearing this discourse, said, This is truly the prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Messiah; others said, 42 Can the Messiah come from Galilee? Does not the Scripture say, that the Messiah is to be of the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, 43 the town of David? So the multitude were 4 divided concerning him; and some of them were disposed to apprehend him; but no one 45 laid hands on him. Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to 46 them, Why have you not brought him? The

officers answered, Never did man speak like

this man. Then the Pharisees said to them, 47 Are you also deceived? Has any one of the 48 rulers believed in him? or of the Pharisees? But this multitude, that know not the Law, are 49 accursed. Nicodemus, he who came to him by 50 night, who was one of their number, said to them, Does our Law condemn a man without 51 a hearing, and its being known what he has done? They answered him, Are you too a 52 a Galilæan? Search, and see that no prophet has arisen from Galilee.

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AGAIN, Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Then the Pharisees said to him, You bear 13 testimony to yourself; your testimony is not true. Jesus answered them, If I bear testimony to my- 14 self, my testimony is true; for I know whence I came and where I am going; but you do not know whence I come nor where I am going. You condemn according to the flesh. I condemn 15 no one. Yet were I to condemn, my condemna- 16 tion would be just; for it would not be mine alone, but mine and the Father's, who sent me.

-It is written in your Law, that the testimony 17

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18 of two witnesses is valid. I, who bear testi

mony to myself, am He; and my Father, who 19 sent me, bears testimony to me. Then they said.

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to him, Where is your father? Jesus answered, You know neither me nor my Father. Did you know me, you would know my Father also.

These words he spoke while teaching in the treasury in the temple; but no one apprehended him, for his hour had not yet come.

AGAIN, he said to them, I am going away,

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and will seek me, you

and

you

will die in your

sin. Where I am going you cannot come.

22 Then the Jews said, Will he kill himself, that he says, Where I am going you cannot come? And he said to them, You are of what is below; I am of what is above. You are of this 24 world; I am not of this world. Therefore I

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said to you, that you will die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in 25 your sins. Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said to them, In the first place, 26 I am in all respects as I speak to you. I have much to say in your condemnation; but He who

* Deuteronomy xix. 15.

sent me is true; and I speak to the world what I have heard from him. They understood not 27 that he spoke to them of the Father.

THEN Jesus said to them, When you have 28 raised on high the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of myself, but speak thus as the Father has taught me. And He who sent me is with me. He has 29 not left me alone; for all which I do is conformed to his will.

WHILE he was teaching thus, many believed 30 in him. Then Jesus said to those Jews who be- 81 lieved in him, If you remain steadfast in what I teach, you will be truly my disciples; and you 82 will know the Truth, and the Truth will make you free. Some answered him, We are Abra- 33 ham's offspring, and were never slaves to any one. What do you mean by saying that we shall become free? Jesus answered them, Truly, truly I tell you, that whoever is a sinner is the slave of sin. But the slave will not abide in the 35 family for ever; the son will abide for ever. If, 36 then, the son shall give you freedom, you will be free indeed.