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SO, WHEN HE HAD GONE OUT, Jesus said, Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him !f God is glorified in Him, God will also glorif" Him in Himself, and glorif" Him immediatel" #ittle $hildren, ! shall %e with "ou a little while longer &ou will see' Me( and as ! said to the Jews, )Where ! am going, "ou $annot $ome,) so now ! sa" to "ou A new $ommandment ! gi*e to "ou, that "ou lo*e one another( as ! ha*e lo*ed "ou, that "ou also lo*e one another +" this all will 'now that "ou are M" dis$i,les, if "ou ha*e lo*e for one another Simon -eter said to Him, #ord, where are &ou going. Jesus answered him, Where ! am going "ou $annot follow Me now, %ut "ou shall follow Me afterward -eter said to Him, #ord, wh" $an ! not follow &ou now. ! will la" down m" life for &our sa'e Jesus answered him, Will "ou la" down "our life for M" sa'e. Most assuredl", ! sa" to "ou, the rooster shall not $row till "ou ha*e denied Me three times #et not "our heart %e trou%led( "ou %elie*e in God, %elie*e also in Me !n M" /ather)s house are man" mansions( if it were not so, ! would ha*e told "ou ! go to ,re,are a ,la$e for "ou And if ! go and ,re,are a ,la$e for "ou, ! will $ome again and re$ei*e "ou to M"self( that where ! am, there "ou ma" %e also And where ! go "ou 'now, and the wa" "ou 'now Thomas said to Him, #ord, we do not 'now where &ou are going, and how $an we 'now the wa". Jesus said to him, ! am the wa", the truth, and the life No one $omes to the /ather e0$e,t through Me !f "ou had 'nown Me, "ou would ha*e 'nown M" /ather also( and from now on "ou 'now Him and ha*e seen Him -hili, said to Him, #ord, show us the /ather, and it is suffi$ient for us Jesus said to him, Ha*e ! %een with "ou so long, and "et "ou ha*e not 'nown Me, -hili,. He who has seen Me has seen the /ather( so how $an "ou sa", )Show us the /ather). Do "ou not %elie*e that ! am in the /ather, and the /ather in Me. The words that ! s,ea' to "ou ! do not s,ea' on M" own authorit"( %ut the /ather who dwells in Me does the wor's +elie*e Me that ! am in the /ather and the /ather in Me, or else %elie*e Me for the sa'e of the wor's themsel*es Most assuredl", ! sa" to "ou, he who %elie*es in Me, the wor's that ! do he will do also( and greater wor's than these he will do, %e$ause ! go to M" /ather And
whate*er "ou as' in M" name, that ! will do, that the /ather ma" %e glorified in the Son !f "ou as' an"thing in M" name, ! will do it !f "ou lo*e Me, 'ee, M" $ommandments And ! will ,ra" the /ather, and He will gi*e "ou another Hel,er, that He ma" a%ide with "ou fore*er( the S,irit of truth, whom the world $annot re$ei*e, %e$ause it neither sees Him nor 'nows Him( %ut "ou 'now Him, for He dwells with "ou and will %e in "ou ! will not lea*e "ou or,hans( ! will $ome to "ou A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, %ut "ou will see Me +e$ause ! li*e, "ou will li*e also At that da" "ou will 'now that ! am in M" /ather, and "ou in Me, and ! in "ou He who has M" $ommandments and 'ee,s them, it is he who lo*es Me And he who lo*es Me will %e lo*ed %" M" /ather, and ! will lo*e him and manifest M"self to him Judas 1not !s$ariot2 said to Him, #ord, how is it that &ou will manifest &ourself to us, and not to the world. Jesus answered and said to him, !f an"one lo*es Me, he will 'ee, M" word( and M" /ather will lo*e him, and We will $ome to him and ma'e Our home with him He who does not lo*e Me does not 'ee, M" words( and the word whi$h "ou hear is not Mine %ut the /ather)s who sent Me These things ! ha*e s,o'en to "ou while %eing ,resent with "ou +ut the Hel,er, the Hol" S,irit, whom the /ather will send in M" name, He will tea$h "ou all things, and %ring to "our remem%ran$e all things that ! said to "ou -ea$e ! lea*e with "ou, M" ,ea$e ! gi*e to "ou( not as the world gi*es do ! gi*e to "ou #et not "our heart %e trou%led, neither let it %e afraid &ou ha*e heard Me sa" to "ou, )! am going awa" and $oming %a$' to "ou ) !f "ou lo*ed Me, "ou would re3oi$e %e$ause ! said, )! am going to the /ather,) for M" /ather is greater than ! And now ! ha*e told "ou %efore it $omes, that when it does $ome to ,ass, "ou ma" %elie*e ! will no longer tal' mu$h with "ou, for the ruler of this world is $oming, and he has nothing in Me +ut that the world ma" 'now that ! lo*e the /ather, and as the /ather ga*e Me $ommandment, so ! do Arise, let us go from here ! am the true *ine, and M" /ather is the *inedresser E*er" %ran$h in Me that does not %ear fruit He ta'es awa"( and e*er" %ran$h that %ears fruit He ,runes, that it ma" %ear more fruit &ou are alread" $lean %e$ause of the word whi$h ! ha*e s,o'en to "ou A%ide in Me, and ! in "ou As the %ran$h $annot %ear fruit of itself, unless it a%ides in the *ine, neither $an "ou, unless "ou a%ide in Me ! am the *ine, "ou are the %ran$hes He who a%ides in Me, and ! in him, %ears mu$h fruit( for without Me "ou $an do nothing !f an"one does not a%ide in Me, he is $ast out as a %ran$h and is withered( and the" gather them and throw them into the fire, and the" are %urned !f "ou a%ide in Me, and M" words a%ide in "ou, "ou will as' what "ou desire, and it shall %e done for "ou +" this M" /ather is glorified, that "ou %ear mu$h fruit( so "ou will %e M"
dis$i,les As the /ather lo*ed Me, ! also ha*e lo*ed "ou( a%ide in M" lo*e !f "ou 'ee, M" $ommandments, "ou will a%ide in M" lo*e, 3ust as ! ha*e 'e,t M" /ather)s $ommandments and a%ide in His lo*e These things ! ha*e s,o'en to "ou, that M" 3o" ma" remain in "ou, and that "our 3o" ma" %e full This is M" $ommandment, that "ou lo*e one another as ! ha*e lo*ed "ou Greater lo*e has no one than this, than to la" down one)s life for his friends &ou are M" friends if "ou do whate*er ! $ommand "ou No longer do ! $all "ou ser*ants, for a ser*ant does not 'now what his master is doing( %ut ! ha*e $alled "ou friends, for all things that ! heard from M" /ather ! ha*e made 'nown to "ou &ou did not $hoose Me, %ut ! $hose "ou and a,,ointed "ou that "ou should go and %ear fruit, and that "our fruit should remain, that whate*er "ou as' the /ather in M" name He ma" gi*e "ou These things ! $ommand "ou, that "ou lo*e one another !f the world hates "ou, "ou 'now that it hated Me %efore it hated "ou !f "ou were of the world, the world would lo*e its own &et %e$ause "ou are not of the world, %ut ! $hose "ou out of the world, therefore the world hates "ou 4emem%er the word that ! said to "ou, )A ser*ant is not greater than his master ) !f the" ,erse$uted Me, the" will also ,erse$ute "ou !f the" 'e,t M" word, the" will 'ee, "ours also +ut all these things the" will do to "ou for M" name)s sa'e, %e$ause the" do not 'now Him who sent Me !f ! had not $ome and s,o'en to them, the" would ha*e no sin, %ut now the" ha*e no e0$use for their sin He who hates Me hates M" /ather also !f ! had not done among them the wor's whi$h no one else did, the" would ha*e no sin( %ut now the" ha*e seen and also hated %oth Me and M" /ather +ut this ha,,ened that the word might %e fulfilled whi$h is written in their law, )The" hated Me without a $ause ) +ut when the Hel,er $omes, whom ! shall send to "ou from the /ather, the S,irit of truth who ,ro$eeds from the /ather, He will testif" of Me And "ou also will %ear witness, %e$ause "ou ha*e %een with Me from the %eginning These things ! ha*e s,o'en to "ou, that "ou should not %e made to stum%le The" will ,ut "ou out of the s"nagogues( "es, the time is $oming that whoe*er 'ills "ou will thin' that he offers God ser*i$e And these things the" will do to "ou %e$ause the" ha*e not 'nown the /ather nor Me +ut these things ! ha*e told "ou, that when the time $omes, "ou ma" remem%er that ! told "ou of them And these things ! did not sa" to "ou at the %eginning, %e$ause ! was with "ou +ut now ! go awa" to Him who sent Me, and none of "ou as's Me, )Where are &ou going.) +ut %e$ause ! ha*e said these things to "ou, sorrow has filled "our heart Ne*ertheless ! tell "ou the truth !t is to "our ad*antage that ! go awa"( for if ! do not go awa", the Hel,er will not $ome to "ou( %ut if ! de,art, ! will send Him to "ou And when He has $ome, He will $on*i$t the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of 3udgment5 of sin, %e$ause the" do not %elie*e in Me( of righteousness, %e$ause ! go to M" /ather and "ou see Me no more( of 3udgment, %e$ause the ruler of this world is 3udged ! still ha*e man" things to sa" to "ou, %ut "ou $annot %ear them now Howe*er, when He, the S,irit of truth, has $ome, He will guide "ou into all truth( for He will not s,ea' on His own authorit", %ut whate*er He hears He will s,ea'( and He will tell "ou things to $ome He will glorif" Me, for He will ta'e of what is Mine and de$lare it to "ou All things that the /ather has are Mine Therefore ! said that He will ta'e of Mine and de$lare it to "ou A little while, and "ou will not see Me( and again a little while, and "ou will see Me, %e$ause ! go to the /ather Then some of His dis$i,les said among themsel*es, What is this that He sa"s to us, )A little while, and "ou will not see Me( and again a little while, and "ou will see Me)( and, )%e$ause ! go to the /ather). The" said therefore, What is this that He sa"s, )A little while). We do not 'now what He is sa"ing Now Jesus 'new that the" desired to as' Him, and He said to them, Are "ou in6uiring among "oursel*es a%out what ! said, )A little while, and "ou will not see Me( and again a little while, and "ou will see Me). Most assuredl", ! sa" to "ou that "ou will wee, and lament, %ut the world will re3oi$e( and "ou will %e sorrowful, %ut "our sorrow will %e turned into 3o" A woman, when she is in la%or, has sorrow %e$ause her hour has $ome( %ut as soon as she has gi*en %irth to the $hild, she no longer remem%ers the anguish, for 3o" that a human %eing has %een %orn into the world Therefore "ou now ha*e sorrow( %ut ! will see "ou again and "our heart will re3oi$e, and "our 3o" no one will ta'e from "ou And in that da" "ou will as' Me nothing Most assuredl", ! sa" to "ou, whate*er "ou as' the /ather in M" name He will gi*e "ou Until now "ou ha*e as'ed nothing in M" name As', and "ou will re$ei*e, that "our 3o" ma" %e full These things ! ha*e s,o'en to "ou in figurati*e language( %ut the time is $oming when ! will no longer s,ea' to "ou in figurati*e language, %ut ! will tell "ou ,lainl" a%out the /ather !n that da" "ou will as' in M" name, and ! do not sa" to "ou that ! shall ,ra" the /ather for "ou( for the /ather Himself lo*es "ou, %e$ause "ou ha*e lo*ed Me, and ha*e %elie*ed that ! $ame forth from God ! $ame forth from the /ather and ha*e $ome into the world Again, ! lea*e the world and go to the /ather His dis$i,les said to Him, See, now &ou are s,ea'ing ,lainl", and using no figure of s,ee$h7 Now we are sure that &ou 'now all things, and ha*e no need that an"one should 6uestion &ou +" this we %elie*e that &ou $ame forth from God Jesus answered them, Do "ou now %elie*e. !ndeed the hour is $oming, "es, has now $ome, that "ou will %e s$attered, ea$h to his own, and will lea*e Me alone And "et ! am not alone, %e$ause the /ather is with Me These things ! ha*e s,o'en to "ou, that in Me "ou ma" ha*e ,ea$e !n the world "ou will ha*e
tri%ulation( %ut %e of good $heer, ! ha*e o*er$ome the world Jesus s,o'e these words, lifted u, His e"es to hea*en, and said5 /ather, the hour has $ome Glorif" &our Son, that &our Son also ma" glorif" &ou, as &ou ha*e gi*en Him authorit" o*er all flesh, that He should gi*e eternal life to as man" as &ou ha*e gi*en Him And this is eternal life, that the" ma" 'now &ou, the onl" true God, and Jesus 8hrist whom &ou ha*e sent ! ha*e glorified &ou on the earth ! ha*e finished the wor' whi$h &ou ha*e gi*en Me to do And now, O /ather, glorif" Me together with &ourself, with the glor" whi$h ! had with &ou %efore the world was ! ha*e manifested &our name to the men whom &ou ha*e gi*en Me out of the world The" were &ours, &ou ga*e them to Me, and the" ha*e 'e,t &our word Now the" ha*e 'nown that all things whi$h &ou ha*e gi*en Me are from &ou /or ! ha*e gi*en to them the words whi$h &ou ha*e gi*en Me( and the" ha*e re$ei*ed them, and ha*e 'nown surel" that ! $ame forth from &ou( and the" ha*e %elie*ed that &ou sent Me ! ,ra" for them ! do not ,ra" for the world %ut for those whom &ou ha*e gi*en Me, for the" are &ours And all Mine are &ours, and &ours are Mine, and ! am glorified in them Now ! am no longer in the world, %ut these are in the world, and ! $ome to &ou Hol" /ather, 'ee, through &our name those whom &ou ha*e gi*en Me, that the" ma" %e one as We are While ! was with them in the world, ! 'e,t them in &our name Those whom &ou ga*e Me ! ha*e 'e,t( and none of them is lost e0$e,t the son of ,erdition, that the S$ri,ture might %e fulfilled +ut now ! $ome to &ou, and these things ! s,ea' in the world, that the" ma" ha*e M" 3o" fulfilled in themsel*es ! ha*e gi*en them &our word( and the world has hated them %e$ause the" are not of the world, 3ust as ! am not of the world ! do not ,ra" that &ou should ta'e them out of the world, %ut that &ou should 'ee, them from the e*il one The" are not of the world, 3ust as ! am not of the world San$tif" them %" &our truth &our word is truth As &ou sent Me into the world, ! also ha*e sent them into the world And for their sa'es ! san$tif" M"self, that the" also ma" %e san$tified %" the truth ! do not ,ra" for these alone, %ut also for those who will %elie*e in Me through their word( that the" all ma" %e one, as &ou, /ather, are in Me, and ! in &ou( that the" also ma" %e one in Us, that the world ma" %elie*e that &ou sent Me And the glor" whi$h &ou ga*e Me ! ha*e gi*en them, that the" ma" %e one 3ust as We are one5 ! in them, and &ou in Me( that the" ma" %e made ,erfe$t in one, and that the world ma" 'now that &ou ha*e sent Me, and ha*e lo*ed them as &ou ha*e lo*ed Me /ather, ! desire that the" also whom &ou ga*e Me ma" %e with Me where ! am, that the" ma" %ehold M" glor" whi$h &ou ha*e gi*en Me( for &ou lo*ed Me %efore the foundation of the world
O righteous /ather7 The world has not 'nown &ou, %ut ! ha*e 'nown &ou( and these ha*e 'nown that &ou sent Me And ! ha*e de$lared to them &our name, and will de$lare it, that the lo*e with whi$h &ou lo*ed Me ma" %e in them, and ! in them When Jesus had s,o'en these words, He went out with His dis$i,les o*er the +roo' 9idron, where there was a garden, whi$h He and His dis$i,les entered
answered him, ! s,o'e o,enl" to the world ! alwa"s taught in s"nagogues and in the tem,le, where the Jews alwa"s meet, and in se$ret ! ha*e said nothing Wh" do "ou as' Me. As' those who ha*e heard Me what ! said to them !ndeed the" 'now what ! said And when He had said these things, one of the offi$ers who stood %" stru$' Jesus with the ,alm of his hand, sa"ing, Do &ou answer the high ,riest li'e that. Jesus answered him, !f ! ha*e s,o'en e*il, %ear witness of the e*il( %ut if well, wh" do "ou stri'e Me. Then Annas sent Him %ound to 8aia,has the high ,riest Now Simon -eter stood and warmed himself Therefore the" said to him, &ou are not also one of His dis$i,les, are "ou. He denied it and said, ! am not7 One of the ser*ants of the high ,riest, a relati*e of him whose ear -eter $ut off, said, Did ! not see "ou in the garden with Him. -eter then denied again( and immediatel" a rooster $rowed Then the" led Jesus from 8aia,has to the -raetorium, and it was earl" morning +ut the" themsel*es did not go into the -raetorium, lest the" should %e defiled, %ut that the" might eat the -asso*er
And a little later those who stood %" $ame u, and said to -eter, Surel" "ou also are one of them, for "our s,ee$h %etra"s "ou Then he %egan to $urse and swear, sa"ing, ! do not 'now the Man7 !mmediatel" a rooster $rowed And -eter remem%ered the word of Jesus who had said to him, +efore the rooster $rows, "ou will den" Me three times So he went out and we,t %itterl"
find no fault in Him The Jews answered him, We ha*e a law, and a$$ording to our law He ought to die, %e$ause He made Himself the Son of God Therefore, when -ilate heard that sa"ing, he was the more afraid, and went again into the -raetorium, and said to Jesus, Where are &ou from. +ut Jesus ga*e him no answer Then -ilate said to Him, Are &ou not s,ea'ing to me. Do &ou not 'now that ! ha*e ,ower to $ru$if" &ou, and ,ower to release &ou. Jesus answered, &ou $ould ha*e no ,ower at all against Me unless it had %een gi*en "ou from a%o*e Therefore the one who deli*ered Me to "ou has the greater sin /rom then on -ilate sought to release Him, %ut the Jews $ried out, sa"ing, !f "ou let this Man go, "ou are not 8aesar)s friend Whoe*er ma'es himself a 'ing s,ea's against 8aesar When -ilate therefore heard that sa"ing, he %rought Jesus out and sat down in the 3udgment seat in a ,la$e that is $alled The -a*ement, %ut in He%rew, Ga%%atha Now it was the -re,aration Da" of the -asso*er, and a%out the si0th hour And he said to the Jews, +ehold "our 9ing7 +ut the" $ried out, Awa" with Him, awa" with Him7 8ru$if" Him7 -ilate said to them, Shall ! $ru$if" "our 9ing. The $hief ,riests answered, We ha*e no 'ing %ut 8aesar7 Then he deli*ered Him to them to %e $ru$ified So the" too' Jesus and led Him awa"
$alled +ara%%as Therefore, when the" had gathered together, -ilate said to them, Whom do "ou want me to release to "ou. +ara%%as, or Jesus who is $alled 8hrist. /or he 'new that the" had handed Him o*er %e$ause of en*" While he was sitting on the 3udgment seat, his wife sent to him, sa"ing, Ha*e nothing to do with that 3ust Man, for ! ha*e suffered man" things toda" in a dream %e$ause of Him +ut the $hief ,riests and elders ,ersuaded the multitudes that the" should as' for +ara%%as and destro" Jesus The go*ernor answered and said to them, Whi$h of the two do "ou want me to release to "ou. The" said, +ara%%as7 -ilate said to them, What then shall ! do with Jesus who is $alled 8hrist. The" all said to him, #et Him %e $ru$ified7 Then the go*ernor said, Wh", what e*il has He done. +ut the" $ried out all the more, sa"ing, #et Him %e $ru$ified7 When -ilate saw that he $ould not ,re*ail at all, %ut rather that a tumult was rising, he too' water and washed his hands %efore the multitude, sa"ing, ! am inno$ent of the %lood of this 3ust -erson &ou see to it And all the ,eo,le answered and said, His %lood %e on us and on our $hildren Then he released +ara%%as to them( and when he had s$ourged Jesus, he deli*ered Him to %e $ru$ified Then the soldiers of the go*ernor too' Jesus into the -raetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him And the" stri,,ed Him and ,ut a s$arlet ro%e on Him When the" had twisted a $rown of thorns, the" ,ut it on His head, and a reed in His right hand And the" %owed the 'nee %efore Him and mo$'ed Him, sa"ing, Hail, 9ing of the Jews7 Then the" s,at on Him, and too' the reed and stru$' Him on the head And when the" had mo$'ed Him, the" too' the ro%e off Him, ,ut His own $lothes on Him, and led Him awa" to %e $ru$ified Now as the" $ame out, the" found a man of 8"rene, Simon %" name Him the" $om,elled to %ear His $ross
And when the" $ru$ified Him, the" di*ided His garments, $asting lots for them to determine what e*er" man should ta'e Now it was the third hour, and the" $ru$ified Him And the ins$ri,tion of His a$$usation was written a%o*e5 THE 9!NG O/ THE JEWS With Him the" also $ru$ified two ro%%ers, one on His right and the other on His left So the S$ri,ture was fulfilled whi$h sa"s, And He was num%ered with the transgressors And those who ,assed %" %las,hemed Him, wagging their heads and sa"ing, Aha7 &ou who destro" the tem,le and %uild it in three da"s, sa*e &ourself, and $ome down from the $ross7 #i'ewise the $hief ,riests also, mo$'ing among themsel*es with the s$ri%es, said, He sa*ed others( Himself He $annot sa*e #et the 8hrist, the 9ing of !srael, des$end now from the $ross, that we ma" see and %elie*e
raised( and $oming out of the gra*es after His resurre$tion, the" went into the hol" $it" and a,,eared to man" So when the $enturion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earth6ua'e and the things that had ha,,ened, the" feared greatl", sa"ing, Trul" this was the Son of God7