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hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in 22 Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. Ye worship

that which ye know not: we worship that which we 23 know for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth 24 the Father seek to be his worshippers. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and 25 truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (which is called Christ): when he is come, 26 he will declare unto us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

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And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her? 28 So the woman left her waterpot, and went away into 29 the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which

.told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ? 30 They went out of the city, and were coming to him. In 31 the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, 32 eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye 33 know not. The disciples therefore said one to another, 34 Hath any man brought him aught to eat? Jesus saith

unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent 35 me, and to accomplish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? benold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on 36 the fields, that they are white already unto harvest. He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth 37 may rejoice together. For herein is the saying true, 38 One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not laboured: others have laboured, and ye are entered into their labour.

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And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testi. 40 fied, He told me all things that ever I did. So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide 41 with them: and he abode there two days. And many 42 more believed because of his word; and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

43 And after the two days he went forth from thence 44 into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet 45 hath no honour in his own country. So when he came into Galilee, the Galilæans received him, having seen all

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the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain 47 nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judæa into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point 48 of death. Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see 49 signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe. The

nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child 50 die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth.

The man believed the word that Jesus spake unto him, 51 and he went his way. And as he was now going down, 52 his servants met him, saying, that his son lived. So he

inquired of them the hour when he began to amend. They said therefore unto him, Yesterday at the seventh 53 hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said unto him, Thy son 54 liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judæa into Galilee.

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After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five 3 porches. In these lay a multitude of them that were 5 sick, blind, halt, withered. And a certain man was

there, which had been thirty and eight years in his in6 firmity. When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, 7 Wouldest thou be made whole? The sick man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another 8 steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Arise, 9 take up thy bed, and walk. And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. 10 Now it was the sabbath on that day. So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it 11 is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed. But he answered them, He that made me whole, the same said 12 unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. They asked him,

Who is the man that said unto thee, Take up thy bed, 13 and walk? But he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being 14 in the place. Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole:

15 sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee. The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which 16 had made him whole. And for this cause did the Jews

persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sab17 bath. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh 18 even until now, and I work. For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

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Jesus therefore answered and said unto them,

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth 20 in like manner. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and greater works than these will he shew him, that ye may mar21 vel. For as the Father raiseth the dead and quick

eneth them, even so the Son also quickeneth whom he 22 will. For neither doth the Father judge any man, but 23 he hath given all judgement unto the Son; that all may

honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father 24 which sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgement, but hath 25 passed out of death into life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that 26 hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself,

even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself: 27 and he gave him authority to execute judgement, because 28 he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour

cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear 29 his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done. good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done ill, unto the resurrection of judgement.

30 I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgement is righteous; because I seek not mine own 31 will, but the will of him that sent me. If I bear witness 32 of myself, my witness is not true. It is another that

beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness 33 which he witnesseth of me is true. Ye have sent unto 34 John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth. But the

witness which I receive is not from man: how beit I say 35 these things, that ye may be saved. He was the lamp

that burneth and shineth: and ye were willing to rejoice 36 for a season in his light. But the witness which I have

is greater than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent 37 me. And the Father which sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any 88 time, nor seen his form. And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him ye believe not. 39 Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them

ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear wit40 ness of me; and ye will not come to me, that ye may 41 have life. I receive not glory from men. But I know 42 you, that ye have not the love of God in yourselves. 43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not:

if another shall come in his own name, him ye will 44 receive. How can ye believe, which receive glory one

of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God 45 ye seek not? Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, on 46 whom ye have set your hope. For if ye believed Moses, 47 ye would believe me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? 6 After these things Jesus went away to the other side 2 of the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the 3 signs which he did on them that were sick. And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his 4 disciples. Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was 5 at hand. Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may 6 eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself 7 knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two

hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, 8 that every one may take a lit.le. One of his disciples, 9 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two 10 fishes: but what are these among so many? Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about 11 five thousand. Jesus therefore took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down; likewise also of the fishes as much as they 12 would. And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain 13 over, that nothing be lost. So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that

14 had eaten. When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.

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Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, with-drew again into the mountain himself alone.

16 And when evening came, his disciples went down 17 unto the sea; and they entered into a boat, and were

going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now 13 dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. And the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were 20 afraid. But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. 21 They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going.

22 On the morrow the multitude which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went 23 away alone (howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the 24 Lord had given thanks): when the multitude therefore

saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, 25 seeking Jesus. And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when 26 camest thou hither? Jesus answered them and said,

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were 27 filled. Work not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, 28 even God, hath sealed. They said therefore unto him,

What must we do, that we may work the works of 29 God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the

work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath 30 sent. They said therefore unto him, What then doest

thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? 31 what workest thou? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of 32 heaven to eat. Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the 33 true bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is that

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